The Passive: Col Legi Mirasan Batxillerat

Col·legi Mirasan Batxillerat
The Passive
Passive sentences: Quan?
• Ens interessa més l’acció que la persona.
» People celebrate Christmas on 25 December.

» Christmas is celebrated on 25 December.
» El Nadal es celebra el 25 de Desembre.
» They aren’t showing the film in cinemas anymore.

» The film isn’t being shown in cinemas anymore.
» Ja no fan més la pel·lícula als cinemes.
Passive Sentences Formació
1. Canvi en l’ordre de la frase
The dog bit the woman
2. Canvi en el verb + by (si cal)*
The dog bit the woman
was bitten by
Passive Sentences Temps verbals
To be + participi
Verb Activa Passiva
Present simple Eat(s) / listen is / are eaten, listened

Past simple Built / played was / were eaten , played
Present continuous is / are watching is / are being watched
Past continuous was / were drinking was / were being drunk
Present perfect have / has cooked have / has been cooked
Past perfect had written had been written
Will will buy will be bought
Can can read can be read
Must must write must be written
Should should study should be studied
Going to is / are going to follow is/are going to be followed
Future continuous will be listening will be being listened
Future perfect will have broken will have been broken
Passive Sentences Traduccions
To be + participi
Activa Passiva
Eat(s) / listen Menja, escolta is / are eaten, listened Es menja, és menjat

Built / played Construia, jugava was / were eaten , played Es construia, es jugava
is / are watching Està mirant is / are being watched Està sent mirat
was / were drinking Estava bebent was / were being drunk Estava sent begut
have / has cooked Ha cuinat have / has been cooked Ha estat cuinat
had written Havia escrit had been written Havia estat escrit
will buy Comprarà will be bought Serà comprat, es comprarà
can read Pot llegir can be read Pot ser llegit
must write Ha d’escriure must be written Ha de ser escrit
should study Hauria d’estudiar should be studied Hauria de ser estudiat
is / are going to Va a seguir /
follow seguirà is/are going to be followed Va a ser seguit / serà seguit
will be listening Estarà escoltant will be being listened Estarà sent escoltat
will have broken Haurà trencat will have been broken Haurà estat trencat
Passive Sentences Complement agent
• Per introduir l’agent utilitzem BY.
• The Lord of the Rings was directed BY PETER JACKSON.

• The anti-globalisation march was attended by thousands of
people.
PERÒ …
All the roads were closed due to the floods.
They were arrested at the demonstration.
 The results will be published in next month’s journal.
 Smoking is not permitted in this building.
1. L’acció és més important que la persona que la fa.

2. No sabem qui va fer l’acció / És obvi qui la va portar a terme.
3. Frases formals en context acadèmic o científic.
Passive Sentences Verbs amb 2 CC
BUY , GIVE, KEEP, LEND, MAKE, OFFER, PAY, PROMISE, REFUSE, SEND, SHOW, TEACH
1. Football clubs pay footballers thousands of pounds every

week.
footballers ARE PAID thousands of pounds every week. ***
thousands of pounds ARE PAID TO footballers every week.
2. They won’t give students a lot of grants to study abroad.
Students won’t be given a lot of grants to study abroad.

a lot of grants won’t be given TO students to study abroad.
Passive sentences + Reporting Verbs
• Podem utilitzar la passiva per descriure

sentiments, creences i conviccions.
• Tenim 2 tipus d’estructures per a fer-ho
– Paris is considered to be the most romantic city

– Big record companies are said to be destroying the
music industry.
– It is said that travel broadens the mind.
– It was believed in the past that the Earth was flat.
Passive Sentences 4
Fica aquestes frases en passiva
1. He opens the door. The door is opened (by him)
2. We should set the table. The table should be set (by us)
A lot of money will be paid (by her)
3. She will pay a lot of money.
A picture is being drawn (by me)
4. I am drawing a picture.
Blue shoes were being worn (by them)
5. They were wearing blue shoes.
6. They can’t help you. You can’t be helped (by them)
The book was closed (by him)
7. He closed the book.
8. They have visited their grandmother.
Their grandmother has been visited by them
9. The thieves have stolen the jewels. The jewels have been stolen by the thieves
10.The students didn’t know the answer. The answer wasn’t known by the students
Passive Sentences 4
Segueix aquests links
• http://www.english-4u.de/passive_ex1.htm
• http://www.english-4u.de/passive_ex4.htm**
• WORKBOOK EXERCICIS TEMA 6.

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• Ens interessa més l’acció que la persona.

» People celebrate Christmas on 25 December.

» They aren’t showing the film in cinemas anymore.

1. Canvi en l’ordre de la frase

The dog bit the woman

2. Canvi en el verb + by (si cal)*

The dog bit the woman

Verb Activa Passiva

Present simple Eat(s) / listen is / are eaten, listened

Eat(s) / listen Menja, escolta is / are eaten, listened Es menja, és menjat

• The Lord of the Rings was directed BY PETER JACKSON.

1. L’acció és més important que la persona que la fa.

1. Football clubs pay footballers thousands of pounds every

thousands of pounds ARE PAID TO footballers every week.

2. They won’t give students a lot of grants to study abroad.

Students won’t be given a lot of grants to study abroad.

• Podem utilitzar la passiva per descriure

– Paris is considered to be the most romantic city

Fica aquestes frases en passiva

1. He opens the door. The door is opened (by him)

Segueix aquests links

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