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THE PASSIVE • They give all newborn babies a vaccination in hospital All newborn babies are given a vaccination in hospital. / A vaccination is given to all newborn babies in hospital. • My neighbour’s dog bit me yesterday. I was bitten by my neigbour’s dog yesterday. • I waited patiently while they were examining my little brother. I waited patiently while my little brother was being examined. • Your temperature will be taken by a nurse. A nurse will take your temperature. • This medicine can be prescribed only by a doctor. Only a doctor can prescribe this medicine. • She was recommended a specific surgery for her operation. They recommended her a specific surgery for her operation. PASSIVE VOICE VERB ACTIVE VERB Present Simple: try / tries Present Continuous: is trying Past Simple: tried Past Continuous: was trying / were trying Present Perfect: have tried / has tried Will: will try Be going to: is / are going to try Modal verbs: Can: can try Must : must try PASSIVE VERB: be + Past Participle is tried / are tried is being tried / are being tried was tried / were tried was being tried / were being tried have been tried / have been tried will be tried is / are going to be tried Modal verbs: can be tried must be tried PASSIVE VOICE STRUCTURE SUBJECT + ACTIVE VERB + OBJECTS + ADVERBIALS PASSIVE SUBJECT + PASSIVE VERB + ADVERBIALS + (AGENT) Jake passed me an excellent film about racial gangs An excellent film about social gans was passed to me by Jake Jake passed me an excellent film about racial gangs I was passed an excellent film about social gangs by Jake PASSIVE VOICE Leaving out the AGENT • We don’t know it: Someone stole our garden furniture last summer Our garden furniture was stolen last summer • It is not important or it is obvious. The builders built our house in two years. Our house was built in two years • A translation of our “Pasiva Refleja” or “Impersonal” Cars are rented (Se alquilan coches) Links • Grammar Zone • Presentation and exercises on the passive voice • Passive Quiz