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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 Lecciones Relacionadas 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: Autor: wiredwitch - CC 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