Download The Passive Voice: Simple Present Tense In this English lesson we

The Passive Voice: Simple Present Tense
In this English lesson we are learning the Passive Voice in the Simple Present Tense (i.e. I am loved by him.
English is learnt by Cecile)
The Passive Voice: Simple Present Tense
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Passive Voice
As you already know the steps to put an active sentence into the passive
are:
1 - Changing the subject-object verb position
2- Doing the verb "to be" in the same tense as the verb in the active sentence
3- Adding the Past Participle
Notice
If the verb in the active sentence is in the Simple Present Tense, we put the verb "to be" in the Simple
Present Tense, that's either "am", "is" or "are".
The structure is:
patient subject
Cups and glasses
English
I
is, are or am
are
is
am
past participle
brought
Learnt
Loved
agent complement
by her
by Cecile
by Norman
We translate it as: es bebido / se bebe
Notice
The Spanish Pasiva Refleja (se hace, se bebe, etc.) doesn't exist in English.
Examples:
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Cups and glasses are brought by her
 She brings cups and glasses
Cups and glasses are brought by her
 Cecile learns English at school
English is learnt by Cecile at school
 Norman loves me
I am loved by Norman
 Peter calls me every evening
I am called by Peter every evening
 The firm offers a job to me
A job is offered to me by the firm
 I am given sweets by my grandma
Sweets are given to me by my grandma
 They answer the question to me
The question is answered to me by them
The same question is asked by both of them
 The waiter serves us a nice meal
A nice meal is served to us by the waiter
We are served a nice meal by the waiter
 My friend often sends me a letter
A letter is often sent to me by my friend
I am often sent letters by different friends