ACTIVE VOICE = The subject performs the action
PASSIVE VOICE = The subject “receives” the action.
Can be switch them from passive voice to active voice and also from active voice to passive voice.
Introduction
Welcome to Intermediate Relative Pronouns and Clauses
Relative pronouns and clauses
Important definitions before you begin
Relative pronouns and relative clauses
Types of relative pronouns
Role-play: Guess who?
Essential vocabulary
What are Placeholders?
One/ones
Preposition "by"
Both ... and
How to identify phrasal verbs
Negations with prefixes
Causative verbs
Role-play: What should I do?
Quiz: Essential vocabulary
Real and hypothetical situations
Generalizations about groups
General truths with Can
Role-play: Second conditional
Quiz: Real and hypothetical situations
Using "to" and "for"
Objects in sentences
Expressing purpose
Quiz: Using "to" and "for"
More ways to communicate in the past
Ongoing states and conditions
Difference Between "Until" and "till"
Expressing permission in the past
Past simple passive
Role-play: Past intentions
Story of Jack - The Time Traveller
Quiz: More ways to communicate in the past
Conclusions
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Aportes 210
Preguntas 6
ACTIVE VOICE = The subject performs the action
PASSIVE VOICE = The subject “receives” the action.
Can be switch them from passive voice to active voice and also from active voice to passive voice.
Jhon created an excellent course.
This excellent course was created by Jhon.
Example: Harry Potter was written by J.K Rowling
Passive Voice.
A dog chased the ball.
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💡 Remember, Just Active Voice use Past Simple form to verb. Meanwhile Passive Voice use past participle.
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The ball was chased by a Dog.
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💡 Difference between Active and Passive Voice is the switch between Object and Subject.
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Passive voice:
-My sister found my cellphone.
The cellphone was found by my sister
-Someone stole my wallet.
My wallet was stolen.
Active voice:
-Titanic was directed by James Cameron.
James cameron directed Titanic
-The presentation was given by Alisson.
Alisson gave the presentation.
Great explanation! Thank you, John!!
Time to practice!
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Switch from active voice to passive voice:
a. My sister found my cellphone.
My cellphone was found by my sister.
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b. Someone stole my wallet.
My wallet was stolen by someone.
Switch from passive voice to active voice:
a. Titanic was directed by James Cameron.
James Cameron directed Titanic.
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b. The presentation was given by Alisson.
Allisson gave the presentation.
Worksheet!
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Transform the following sentences into passive voice.
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The news was broadcasted worldwide
The song was sung beautifully by the choir
The project was completed on time.
The decision was made by the committee.
The car was repaired by the mechanic
The movie was filmed in Hollywood
The letter was sent yesterday.
The cellphone was found by my sister.
My wallet was stolen.
James cameron directed Titanic.
Alisson gave the presentation.
AV: Michael Grossman directed Drake and Josh in 2008
PV: Drake and Josh Was Directed by Michael Grossman in 2008
AV: I had to do a sales report for my boss
Pv: A sales report was done by me for my boss
To understand what the past simple passive is, we first need to comprehend the concepts of passive and active voice.
In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action.
Subject
+ Verb
+ Object
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Examples:
In passive voice, the subject of the sentence “receives” the action.
Object
+ Verb
+ Subject
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Examples:
We can use the past simple passive structure by modifying the examples above.
Object / “new” Subject | Past form of the verb "to be | Past participle | Complement and/or old subject |
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The ball | Was | Chased | By a dog |
Subject | Past simple | Object / “new” Subject |
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A dog | Chased | The ball |
Examples:
“Alice in Wonderland” was directed by Tim Burton.
Tim Burton directed “Alice in Wonderland”.
Anna bought a pair of roller skates.
A pair of roller skates was bought by Anna.
My dog broke down one of my favorite shoes.
One of my favorite shoes was broken by my dog.
Original: My sister found my cellphone switched: My cellphone was found by my sister Original: Someone stole my wallet Switched: My wallet was stolen ~by someone~ Original: Titanic was directed by James Cameron Switched: James Cameron directed Titanic Original: The presentation was given by Alisson Switched: Alisson gave the presentation
“Past Simple Passive”
A new house was bought by my father
A delicious dish was cooked by the chef
Paris was visited by millions of tourist last year
My homework was eaten by the dog
was = has been
don’t you think?
My dad bought a new car.
The new car was bought by my dad.
One piece was created by Eiichiro Oda.
Eiichiro Oda created One Piece.
Goku fighted against Majin boo.
The fight was Goku against Majin boo.
Apple was founded by Steve Jobs.
Steve jobs found Apple.
Active Voice vs Pasive Voice
Presente:
Pasado:
Futuro:
My cat loved play with my hair.
My hair was the toy of my cat
The phone was found by my sister.
My wallet was stolen by someone.
James Cameron directed Titanic.
Alisson gave the presentation.
ACTIVE VOICE = The subject performs the action
PASSIVE VOICE = The subject “receives” the action.
PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE:
STRUCTURE:
Object - “new subject” + Verb to be + Past participle + complement and/or “old subject”
Example: Harry Potter was written by J.K Rowling
The BIBLE was written by god.
The i chair was cleaned by me
The ball was bounced by She,
The book was read by her.
The blender was repaired by a technician.
The house was sold by sales advisor
ACTIVE
My mom wrote this book.
I infected the flu to my whole family.
He washed the dishes.
She won the race.
I tought in that firts.
They burned your English book.
My brother’s team made those bridges.
My sister broke the glass of my bedroom’s window.
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook.
PASSIVE
This book was written by my mother.
My whole family were infected by me.
The dishes were washed by him.
The race was won by her.
That was tought by me first.
Your English book was burnt by they.
Those bridges was made by my brother´s team.
The glass of my bedroom window was broken by my sister.
Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
My cellphone was found by my sister.
My wallet was stole by someone.
James Cameron was a director by Titanic
Alisson was given the presentation
My cellphone was found by my sister
My wallet was stolen by someone
James Cameron directed Titanic
Alisson gave the presentation
-My sister found my cellphone.
My cellphone was found by my sister.
-Someone stole my wallet.
My wallet was stolen.
-Titanic was directed by James Cameron.
James Cameron directed Titanic.
My task:
My exercises.
Platzi team is making some chances on the platform right now.
Some changes are being made on the platform right now by Platzi team.
Platzi team has created some new courses.
Some new courses have been created by Platzi team.
Platzi team has been creating new courses about Artificial Intelligence.
New courses have been created new courses about Artificial Intelligence.
Jhon Carvajal taught this class.
This class was taught by Jhon Carvajal.
Andres was writing some comments in Jhon´s class.
Some comments were written by Andres in Jhon´s class.
Main points you need to take into account about passive voice.
It focused on the object. As teacher Jhon said the object is the subject.
For example: This class was taught by Jhon Carvajal.
In all the tenses always the verbs go in the past participle. except for the present perfect continuous, you can see some sentences like gerunds.
For instance: My lova was** sung **by Farruko.
Time to practice!
Switch from Active voice to** Passive voice:**
My sister found my cellphone.
My cellphone was found by my sister.
Someone stole my wallet.
My wallet was stolen by someone.
Switch from Passive voice to Active voice:
Titanic was directed by James Cameron.
James Cameron directed Titanic.
The presentation was given by Alisson.
Alisson gave the presentation
Practice:
I let my friend down => My friends were let down by me.
My boss gave me a good review. => A good review was given to me by my boss.
My nephew broke down my computer. => My computer was broken down by my nephew.
Lisa ate the whole pizza. => The whole pizza was eaten by Lisa
The police officers patrolled the square last night => The square was patrolled by the police officers last night
The restaurant served a delicious meal => A delicious meal was served by the restaurant.
The horse saw a snake on the road => A snake was seen on the road by the horse
Peter met Anna at that coffee shop => Anna was met by Peter at that coffee shop.
The doctor injected the medicine to the dog => The medicine was injected by the doctor to the dog.
You stole my money => My money was stolen by me.
The road was inaugurated by the major => The major inaugurated the road.
The class was given by the chancellor. => The changellor give the class.
The music was played by the band. => The band played the music.
The meal was offered by my family => My family offered the meal.
The rice and corn was harvested by the peasants => The peasants harvested the rice and corn.
The mistakes were corrected by the teacher. => The teacher corrected the mistakes.
Were all the candy bars sold by the little boy? => Did the little boy sell all the candy bars?
No apples were eaten by Lauran. => Lauran didn’t eat any apples.
The wallet wasn’t given by him. => He didn’t give the wallet
He wasn’t questioned very closely by the police => The police didn’t question him very closely.
The whole story was forgotten by the kids in a few days => The kids forgot the whole story in a few days.
My sister found my cellphone,
The cellphone was founded by my sister.
Someone stole my wallet,
My wallet was stolen.
Titanic was directed by James Cameron,
James Cameron directed Titanic.
The presentation was given by Alisson,
Alisson gave the presentation.
The cellphone vas founded by my sister.
My wallet was stolen by someone.
James Cameron directed Titanic.
Alisson Gave the presentation.
My cellphone was found by my sister
My wallet was stolen
James Cameron directed Titanic
Alisson gave the presentation
● My father bought a new house.
A new house was bought by my father.
● The chef cooked a delicious dish.
A delicious dish was cooked by the chef.
● Millions of tourists visited Paris last year.
Last year, Paris was visited by millions of tourists.
● The dog ate my homework.
My homework was eaten for the dog.
My cell phone was found for my sister.
My wallet was stolen from someone.
James Cameron directed Titanic.
Alisson gave the presentation.
My cellphone was found by my sister.
My wallet was stolen.
James Cameron directed Titanic.
Alisson gave the presentation.
My sister found my cellphone - My cellphone was found by my sister
Someone stole my wallet - My wallet was stolen by someone
Titanic was directed by James Cameron - James Cameron directed the Titanic movie
The presentation was given by Alison - Alison gave the presentation
Active voice: My sister bought the cake
Pasive voice: The cake was bought by my sister
The subject of the sentence performs the action.
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The subject of the sentence “receives” the action.
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One sentence can be switched from passive voice to active voice and also from active voice to passive voice.
Subject + Verb + Object → Object + Verb + subject
We need to use the verb “to be” depending of the tense.
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The raccoon often steal things xD
Active voice examples:
Passive voice:
The Star Wars movies was directed by George Lucas
The cellphone was found by my sister.
My wallet was stolen by someone.
James Cameron directed titanic.
Allison gave the presentation.
Active voice
The subject of the sentence performs the action.
I learned a lot in my English classes.
We drank several liters of Pepsi at the party.
J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter saga.
Gottmik destroyed all his teddies.
Passive voice
The subject of the sentence receives the action.
English classes were learned by me.
Several liters of Pepsi were consumed at the party by us.
Harry Potter was written by J.K Rowling.
Gottmik’s teddies were destroyed by him.
TO PRACTICE!
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
I decorated the living room last year.
Last year the living room was decorate by my.
My sister found my cellphone.
My cellphone was found by my sister.
My friend ate my food
The food was eaten by my friend
My cellphone was found by my sister
My wallet was stolen
James Cameron directed Titanic
Alisson gave the presentation
My cellphone was found by my sister
My wallet was stolen by someone
James Cameron directed " Titanic "
Allisson gabe the presentation
Thanks!
My sentences.
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