PASSIVE VOICE PLAN 1 Intro duc tion

PASSIVE VOICE

PLAN 1. Intro duc tion. The form ation voic e. of th 3. e pa The ssive use o 4. f the The pass use o ive v pass f sim oice ive. ple t. ense 5. The s in t use o he the p f con tinuo assiv 6. e. us te The nses use o in pass f per ive. fect 7. tens Way es in s of t the rans voic latin e int g o Uk raini the pas an. sive 2.

1. Introduction. Voice is a grammatical category of the verb which indicates the relation between an action and its agent. English verb has two voices: the Active Voice and the Passive Voice.

Can you recognize the tense in these sentences? They give us new books at the beginning of every year. They have been publishing these books for ten years. They are discussing the new rules at the highest level. The police caught the thieves last night. The earthquake has destroyed hundreds of houses. Have they cleaned the room yet? They will interview the potential candidate next week. They didn't see Mona this morning.

Can you recognize the tense in these sentences? While the mechanic was fixing my car at the workshop yesterday, someone broke the windscreen. The instructor had notified the students of the new procedures before he asked them to write their rough drafts.

1. Introduction. The object of an active verb corresponds to the subject of a passive verb. Shakespeare wrote Romeo & Juliette was written by Shakespeare.

does The object of an active verb corresponds to the subject of a passive verb. = = The indirect object in an active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence. ) does X Y Y X is done by X gave Y a present. Y was given a present (by X)

2. The formation of the passive voice. The Passive Voice is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the required tense and Participle II of the notional verb. The passive = to be + Participle II

2. The formation of the passive voice. !!! The Future Continuous and all Perfect-Continuous tenses are not used in the passive.

3. The use of the passive voice. The Passive Voice tends to be used in preference to the Active Voice: Ø when the doer of the action is unknown; Ø when the main interest is on the action itself; Ø when the doer of the action is obvious; Ø when the agent is not mentioned for some special reason; Ø in official instructions.

4. Th e use tens of sim es in the p ple assiv e. Prese nt Sim expr ple P esse assiv s ha repe e bitua ated actio l or ns. My ca r is se rviced regula rly. I he, she, it we, you, they am is are Participle II (Ved/V 3)

4. Th e use tens of sim es in the p ple assiv e. Past Simp expr l esse e Passiv e saf actio inish n in the p ed ast. Amer ica w as dis Chris covere tophe d by r Colu mbus. I, he, she, it we, you, they was were Participle II (Ved/V 3)

4. Th e use tens of sim es in the p ple assiv e. Futu re Sim expr esse ple Pass saf uture ive actio n. She w ill be invite d to t he pa rty. I, we, you, he, she, it, they will be Participle II (Ved/V 3)

5. Th e use ense of co s in t ntinu he p ous assiv e. Prese nt C Pass ive e ontinuou xpre s in pr sses ogre actio ss at mom ns the p ent o perio rese r in t nt d. he p rese nt The q uestio n is b now. eing d iscuss ed I he, she, it we, you, they am is being are Participle II (Ved/V 3)

5. Th e use tens es in of cont inuo the p us assiv e. Past Con tinuo expr esse s ac us Passiv prog tions e ress in at a mom defin ent i ite n the past. The b ike w as bei when ng rep I cam aired e. I, he, she, it was being we, you, were they Participle II (Ved/V 3)

6. Th e use tens of pe es in rfect the p assiv e. Prese expr nt Perfec esse t Pas s co actio mple sive n ted the p s conne c rese nt sit ted with uatio n. The d ocum ents h ave be en sig ned. I, we, you, they he, she, it have been has Participle II (Ved/V 3)

6. Th e use tens of pe es in rfect the p assiv e. Past Perfe expr esse ct Passiv s ac com tions e plete defin d be i past te mom fore a ent i. n the The t ickets had b time. ee I, we, you, he, she, it, they n sold had been by tha t Participle II (Ved/V 3)

6. Th e use tens of pe es in the p rfect assiv e. Futu re Pe expr rfect esse s ac Passive com tions plete defin d be ite m fore futur a ome e. nt in the The s tory w the tim ill ha ve bee e you n read come by back. I, we, you, he, she, it, they will have been Participle II (Ved/V 3)

Future-Indefinite-in-the-Past Passive Future-Perfect-in-the-Past Passive are formed in the same way as Future Indefinite and Future Perfect Passive, but auxiliary verbs should and would are used instead of shall/will. Future-Indefinite-in-the-Past Passive I (we) should be examined He (she, it, you, they) would be examined Future-Perfect-in-the-Past Passive I (we) should have been examined He (she, it, you, they) would have been examined.

7. Ways of translating the passive voice into Ukrainian. The passive verb forms can be translated into Ukrainian: Ø by verbs with the particle –ся (сь); Ø by combinations of the verb бути with Past Participle Passive or predicative verbal forms ending in –но, -то;