PASSIVE VOICE
- verbos
transitivos
- sujeto pasa a
ser objeto al final. Va
precedido de “BY” y se puede omitir si no es relevante o se sobreentiende quién
realiza la acción. Si aparece un pronombre estará en función OBJETO. = BY
HIM  BY HE
CAMBIO EN EL
VERBO CUANDO SE PASA A PASIVA:
1.- EL VERBO
“TO BE” EN EL TIEMPO CORRESPONDIENTE AL VERBO PRINCIPAL EN ACTIVA
e.g. si es
presente simple = am/are/is. Si es pasado simple = was/were. Si es futuro
simple = will be…
2.- EL VERBO
PRINCIPAL SE PONE EN PARTICIPIO = (3ª columna si es irregular o con –ed si es
regular)
| 
ACTIVA | 
PASIVA | |
|  | 
To be 
en el tiempo 
de la activa | 
Verbo principal 
en participio | 
| 
BREAK | 
IS  | 
BROKEN | 
| 
IS BREAKING | 
IS BEING  | 
BROKEN | 
| 
WILL BREAK | 
WILL BE | 
BROKEN | 
| 
BROKE | 
WAS | 
BROKEN | 
| 
HAS BROKEN | 
HAS BEEN | 
BROKEN | 
| 
ACTIVA | 
PASIVA | |
| 
ELLA NOS VISITA |  |  | 
| 
SHE VISITS US | 
WE ARE VISITED BY HER |  | 
| 
SHE IS VISITING US | 
WE ARE BEING VISITED BY HER |  | 
| 
SHE WILL VISIT UT | 
WE WILL BE VISITED BY HER |  | 
| 
SHE VISITED US | 
WE WERE VISITED BY HER |  | 
| 
SHE HAS VISITED US | 
WE HAVE BEEN VISITED BY HER |  | 
SHE HAD VISITED
US = WE HAD BEEN VISITED BY HER
