1. Virginia Ruiz García

2.  It is used when we want to give more importance to the action instead of the person who performs.  Example: ◦ Active: The dog bit the mailman.(El perro mordió al cartero) ◦ Passive: The mailman was bitten by the dog. El cartero fue mordido por el perro)

3.  General rule: ◦ Subject + Ailiary Verb (TO BE) + Past Participle ◦ 1. The object changes in the subject of the voice passive. ◦ 2. The subject of the voice active changes in the complement agent of the active. It adds the end of the sentence introduces for a preposition “BY”. ◦ 3. The verbs of the active sentences changes into in passive verb. Subject + Auxiliary Verb (TO BE) + Past Participle

4.  The verb present simple in active voice changes for the form:  Ex: She buy a new car (active)  The new car is brought by her (passive) Am/ are / is + verb past participle / verb regular (-ed).

5.  This change is the follow:  EX: He read the book in the park(active)  The book was read in the park by him(passive) Was/ were + verb past participle/ verb regular (-ed)

6.  Ex: They have begun a fantastic travel (active)  The fantastic travel have been begun by them (passive) Have/Has Been + Verb Past Participle / Verb regular (-ed)

7. Ex: Susan had chosen an incredible buffet for lunch (active) The incredible buffet had been chosen for lunch by Susan (passive) Had Been + Verb Past Participle / Verb regular (-ed)

8.  Ex: I will become a good administrative (active)  A good administrative will be become by me (passive) Will + Be + Verb Past Participle / Verb regular (-ed)

9.  Ex: You are going to played the tennis match (active)  The tennis match is going to be played by your (passive) Is/are Going To+ Be + Verb Past Participle/ Verb regular (-ed)

10.  Must: Ex: I must eaten some fruits (active) Some fruits must be eaten by me (passive)  Can: Ex: You can eaten some fruits (active) Some fruits can be eaten by your (passive)  Should: Ex: She should eaten some fruits (active) Some fruits should be eaten by her (passive ) Must + Be+ Verb Past Participle/ Verb regular (-ed) Can + Be+ Verb Past Participle/ Verb regular (-ed) Should + Be+ Verb Past Participle/ Verb regular (-ed)

11. ACTIVE: He (subject) built (active voice) the house (object) PASSIVE: The house (object as subject) was built (verb passive) by him

12.  1. The cat drinks milk in the container (active) The milk is drunk in the container by the cat (passive)  2. She wrote a letter to her friend (active) The letter was written to her friend by her (passive)  3. The hen has laid five eggs in the corral (active) Five eggs has been laid in the corral by the hen (passive)  4. The fishing is going to fished some crab (active) Some crab are going to be fished by the fishing (passive)  5. In the market had sold a wine lot (active) The wine lot had been sold in the market (passive)