THE PASSIVE

THE PASSIVE Millions of people speak Spanish. Forma attiva Forma passiva Spanish is spoken Simple present BY millions of people. Verbo essere al presente (am/is/are) Participio passato +

THE PASSIVE Simple present am I am are You are is He / She / It is are We are are You are are They are + Participio passato forma affermativa forma negativa ‘m not I‘m not aren’t You aren’t isn’t He / She / It isn’t aren’t We aren’t aren’t You aren’t aren’t They aren’t + Participio passato forma interrogativa Am Am I Are Are you Is Is he / she / it Are we Are Are you Are Are they + Participio passato

THE PASSIVE – positive form Japanese cooks make the best sushi. The best sushiismadeBY Japanese cooks. Simple present My family loves me. Iamloved BY my family. J. K. Rowling writes a lot of books. A lot of booksare written BY J.K. Rowling.

THE PASSIVE – negative form Italian cooks don’t make the best sushi. The best sushiisn’t made BY Italian cooks. Simple present My family doesn’t love me. I‘m notloved BY my family. My sister doesn’t write many books. Many booksaren’t written BY my sister.

THE PASSIVE – interrogative form Do Japanese cooks make the best sushi? the best sushi Is made BY Japanese cooks? Simple present Does my family love me? AmI loved BY my family? Does J.K. Rowling write many books? Aremany books written BY J.K. Rowling?

THE PASSIVE ESEMPI: Parmesan is produced in Italy. English is spoken here. Volvo cars are made in Sweden. Breakfast is served until 10 a.m. A lot of bikes are stolen in Padua every day. A lot of mobiles are sold on eBay. Non sempre si specifica chi compie l’azione.

THE PASSIVE Columbus discovered America. Forma attiva Forma passiva America was discovered Simple past BY Columbus. Verbo essere al passato (was/were) Participio passato +

THE PASSIVE Simple past was I was were You were was He / She / It was were We were were You were were They were + Participio passato forma affermativa forma negativa wasn’t I wasn’t weren’t You weren’t wasn’t He / She / It wasn’t weren’t We weren’t weren’t You weren’t weren’t They weren’t + Participio passato forma interrogativa Was Was I Were Were you Was Was he / she / it Were Were we Were Were you Were Were they + Participio passato

THE PASSIVE – positive form Manzoni wrote The Betrothed and The Fifth of May. The Betrothed and The Fifth of May werewritten BY Manzoni. Simple past A ball hit me yesterday. Iwas hit BY a ball yesterday. A mad fan killed John Lennon. John Lennonwas killed BY a mad fan.

THE PASSIVE – negative form Leopardi didn’t write The Betrothed and The Fifth of May. The Betrothed and The Fifth of May weren’twritten BY Leopardi. Simple past A ball didn’t hit me yesterday. Iwasn’t hitBY a ball yesterday. Mafia didn’t kill John Lennon. John Lennonwasn’t killed BY mafia.

THE PASSIVE – interrogative form Did Manzoni write The Betrothed and The Fifth of May? The Betrothed and The Fifth of May Were written BY Manzoni? Simple past Did a ball hit me yesterday? IWas hit BY a ball yesterday? Did a mad fan kill John Lennon? John Lennon Was killed BY a mad fan?

THE PASSIVE ESEMPI: Yesterday my bike was stolen. The thief was arrested two days ago. The Berlin Wall was demolished in Two banks were robbed last week. Some mistakes were made in the test. A lot of people were killed during World War II. Non sempre si specifica chi compie l’azione.