16 tenses active and passive voice

Intoday’s class, we will be talking about Speech Work: /Iᶕ/ and /aI/, Grammar: Tenses of Active and Passive Voice Comprehension: Page 16, etc. Enjoy the class! Speech Work: /Iᶕ/ and /aI/, Grammar: Tenses of Active and Passive Voice Comprehension ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICES. Tenses occur only in verbs although it is usual to talk about PassiveVoice for all Tenses - Rules. There are two basic rules for converting sentences from active voice into passive voices, which apply to all tenses. The places of the subject and the object in a sentence are interchanged for converting active voice into passive voice. Only 3rd form of the verb (e.g., written) is used as the main verb in Formof Passive. Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs) Example: A letter was written. When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following: the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. the finite form of the verb is changed ( to be + past participle) Thepassive Voice is formed with ‘be+ past participle’. The Object of the transitive verb in the active voice becomes the Subject of the verb in the passive: Active: I saw a tiger. Passive: A tiger was seen (by me). The vague or unknown doer is not mentioned in the passive and the agent with ‘by’ is usually avoided. ContohTenses Active & Passive Voice Dapatkan link; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Aplikasi Lainnya; September 20, 2018 Contoh tenses bahasa Inggris berkenaan dengan active voice dan passive voice ini telah dijelaskan dalam debat tenses bahasa Inggris. Untuk mengingat kembaili mari kita lihat contoh tenses bahasa Inggris active & passive Lirik Lagu Tak Ingin Usai Chord. Mark Twain was in London when he heard that his obituary news had been published by mistake. He sent a cable to the USA, which read the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Introduction to Active and Passive Voice Voice is one of the five basic properties of English grammar. The other four are mood, tense, person, and number. Voice is the connection between the subject and the object, which are linked through a verb. It's interesting to see how English enables us to play with sentences by changing the word order, and come up with two entirely different structures to form active and passive. While the active voice is undoubtedly the more common of the two, the passive voice is used to serve certain purposes. In this lesson, we are going to take a look at how and when we use active and passive voices. What Is Active Voice? The active voice is a style of writing where the subject acts upon its verb. Here, the subject always comes first, followed by the verb and the complements. The active voice is so called because, unlike the passive voice where the subject is passive, the subject here is active. Example Sentences with Active Voice Andrew hit the ball. Students always learn by doing. People call Orlando the theme park capital of the world. Catherine doesn't enjoy visiting malls. When to Use Active Voice The active voice is the more preferred of the two voices. Because using active voice helps make writing shorter, more precise, and more straightforward, a lot of people choose to use it in most of their communication. This means unless there is a specific requirement making passive voice an ideal choice, we stick to active voice. Given this fact, there are more rules for when to use passive voice than there are for when to use active voice. Advantages of Active Voice Since a sentence in active voice has a clear subject, it is easier for the reader to understand the sentence. Consider the below sentence, for example I love reading Mark Twain's witty quotes. active voice If we wrote the sentence in passive voice, it would sound awkward. Reading Mark Twain's witty quotes is loved by me. passive voice If we rewrote the sentence "Reading Mark Twain's witty quotes is a favorite pastime of mine", it would sound great. But, this is yet again an instance of active voice and not of passive voice. Active voice instantly connects with the reader. This is because it's free from the tangle of phrases that often accompany the passive voice. Read the following example Mr. Miller said the park must introduce an entrance fee in order to facilitate uninterrupted service. active voice It was said by Mr. Miller that an entrance fee must be introduced by the park in order for uninterrupted service to be facilitated. passive voice The string of phrases introduced in the passive version of this sentence makes it a little hard for the reader to understand. Hence, we prefer to use the active voice. What Is Passive Voice? The passive voice is the style of writing where you change the order of words and make the object of the action the subject of a sentence. In other words, the subject is the recipient of a verb's action. It's called passive because, unlike the active voice where the subject is active, the real subject is passive here. How to Recognize Passive Voice To recognize if a sentence is in passive voice, look for the following words. This is not an exhaustive list, though. by is are being has been have been will be Example Sentences with Passive Voice Kim's wallet was stolen during the fair. 50 volunteers are required to make the campaign a success. Over 1000 people were killed during the war. The results will be published later today. When to Use Passive Voice There are specific rules for when using the passive voice is better or more appropriate than using active voice. when we don't know who is responsible for the action Examples My pet dog has been stolen. Someone has stolen the dog; we don't know who it is. My essay has been corrected. You gave your essay to the correction service, and one of the teachers corrected it. when it's not important who did the action, or we don't want people to know who did it Examples My car was fixed on Monday. What is important is that the car was fixed; we don't really care who fixed it. Mistakes were made. We don't want to specifically mention who made the mistakes. when the reader or listener knows who did the action Example Kenneth has been asked to submit the grammar assignment again. It's obvious from the context that it's the English teacher who has asked Kenneth to submit the assignment again. when people in general are responsible for the action Example The worksheet can be freely downloaded from the website. Anybody can download a free worksheet, so the passive voice is used. when we report crimes or write in scientific contexts Examples The burglars were arrested as soon as they left the building. The animals were kept in a zoo for two years as part of an experiment. Subjects in Passive Voice The subject in passive voice is introduced with "by". That said, not every passive sentence has a by phrase containing the subject. Subjects can sometimes be assumed or remembered from a previous sentence. Examples The dish was prepared by Grandma. The subject is introduced in the by phrase. After the party, a lot of food was wasted. The subject is not mentioned, but it can be assumed from the context. There was a gathering at Grandma's. All family members were invited. In the second sentence, the subject "Grandma" is remembered from the first sentence. How to Convert Active Voice into Passive Voice The chart below includes all tenses that are used in passive voice. There is no passive voice for perfect progressive tenses present, past, and future and future progressive tense. Tense Active Voice Passive Voice Active Sentence Passive Sentence present simple read is read Keith reads the poem. The poem is read by Keith. present progressive is reading is being read Keith is reading the poem. The poem is being read by Keith. past simple read was read Keith read the poem. The poem was read by Keith. past progressive was reading was being read Keith was reading the poem. The poem was being read by Keith. future simple will read will be read Keith will read the poem. The poem will be read by Keith. present perfect has read has been read Keith has read the poem. The poem has been read by Keith. past perfect had read had been read Keith had read the poem. The poem had been read by Keith. future perfect will have read will have been read Keith will have read the poem. The poem will have been read by Keith. conditional present would read would be read If Keith had the poem, he would read it. If Keith had the poem, it would be read by him. conditional past would have read would have been read Keith would have read the poem if he had had it. The poem would have been read by Keith if he had had it. present infinitive to read to be read Keith wants to read the poem. The poem wants to be read by Keith. Take an Active and Passive Voice Quiz Now! Sorry, your answer is Learn how to form the passive voice and do the exercises to practise using it. Level beginner Transitive verbs have both active and passive forms Active Passive The hunter killed the lion. The lion was killed by the hunter. Someone has cleaned the windows. The windows have been cleaned. Passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle Subject be Past participle Adverbial English is spoken all over the world. The windows have been cleaned. Lunch was being served. The work will be finished soon. They might have been invited to the party. If we want to show the person or thing doing the action, we use by She was attacked by a dangerous dog. The money was stolen by her husband. Active and passive voice 1 GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MTg= Active and passive voice 2 GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MTk= Active and passive voice 3 GapFillTyping_MTY0MjE= Level intermediate The passive infinitive is made up of to be with a past participle The doors are going to be locked at ten o'clock. You shouldn't have done that. You ought to be punished. We sometimes use the verb get with a past participle to form the passive Be careful with that glass. It might get broken. Peter got hurt in a crash. We can use the indirect object as the subject of a passive verb Active Passive I gave him a book for his birthday. He was given a book for his birthday. Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand euros. She was sent a cheque for a thousand euros. We can use phrasal verbs in the passive Active Passive They called off the meeting. The meeting was called off. His grandmother looked after him. He was looked after by his grandmother. They will send him away to school. He will be sent away to school. Active and passive voice 4 ReorderingHorizontal_MTY0MjI= Active and passive voice 5 GapFillTyping_MTY0MjM= Level advanced Some verbs which are very frequently used in the passive are followed by the to-infinitive be supposed to be expected to be asked to be told to be scheduled to be allowed to be invited to be ordered to John has been asked to make a speech at the meeting. You are supposed to wear a uniform. The meeting is scheduled to start at seven. Active and passive voice 6 GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MjQ= Active and passive voice 7 GapFillTyping_MTY0MjU= Do you need to improve your English grammar? Join thousands of learners from around the world who are improving their English grammar with our online courses. In this post, we will learn how to use the Past Perfect passive voice and how to change the active voice into the passive voice of the Past Perfect tense. The Past Perfect tense is usually used to refer to an action in the past that took place prior to a certain time in the past or a past action. When to use the active voice in the Past perfect tense? We write sentences in the active voice of the Past perfect tense when we want to focus on the person/people who had performed an action in the past before another action or time. Structure Subject + had + past participle V3 + object Subject = the doer of the action Object = the receiver of the action Examples She had finished the project before the deadline came. The judge had dismissed the matter when it came to my notice. In these examples, we are focusing on the person/people who had performed the action in the past. When to use the passive voice in the Past perfect tense? Sentences are written in the Past Perfect tense passive voice when we want to focus on the receiver of the action when we want to talk about what or whom the doer of the action had acted upon. And since we shift the focus to the object of the verb from the subject the doer of the action, the object becomes the subject, and the subject doer becomes an irrelevant or less important entity in a sentence, and therefore; it is usually not mentioned in the sentence. Structure Object of the verb + had been + past participle V3 + by + subject doer The object of the verb = the subject of a passive sentence Examples The project had been completed by her before the deadline came. The matter had been dismissed by the judge when it came to my notice. Active voiceSubject doerhadV3object receiverPassive voiceobject receiverhad + beenV3by + subjectdoer Active I had paid the money. focusing on the doer of the action I’ Passive The money had been paid by me.focusing on the object that the action was acted upon the money Note that we, generally, don’t add the doer of the action to the sentence as it is not important to the meaning of the sentence or is already understood. But it’s completely your choice to do so. Active to passive voice in the Past Perfect tense Changing active voice into passive voice in the Past Perfect tense Active We had trained them They had been trained well by us. Active Some people had followed her to the She had been followed to the office by some people. Active The teacher had thrown us out of the We had been thrown out of the class by the teacher. Active They had copied all my All my answers had been copied by them. Active Someone had stolen my car before I reached My car had been stolen by someone before I reached home. Active The police had arrested He had been arrested by the police. Active His parents had warmed him before he did the He had been warned by his parents before he did the crime. Active She had saved my family from those My family had been saved from those people by her. Negative sentences Active and voice voice Active voiceSubject hadnotV3objectPassive voiceObjecthad + beennotV3by + subject optional Active He had not invited me to the I had not been invited to the party by him. Active Sam hadn’t helped us at We hadn’t been helped at all by Sam. Active We had not recorded the The video had not been recorded by us. Active She hadn’t bought anything at the Nothing had been bought at the store by her. NOTE If anything is the object of the verb in the active voice of a negative sentence, it will change to nothing in the passive voice. Interrogative sentences Active and passive voice Active voiceQuestion words if anyhadsubjectV3object?Passive voiceQuestion wordshadobjectbeen + V3by + subject? Examples Active Had you called me?Passive Had I been called by you? Active Had he not helped you with your assignment?Passive Had you not been helped with your assignment by him? Active Had they contacted you for the class?Passive Had you been contacted for the class by them? Active Where had she invested the money?Passive Where had the money been invested by her? Active Why had you sold the car? Passive Why had the car been sold by you? Active What had you taken before lunch?Passive What had been taken before lunch by you? Practice! Nobody had helped me in my tough times. My friends had supported my family. Some people had attacked his wife. Where had he taken the money from? Had they called her? How had you done that? Everyone had mocked me for my pronunciation. They hadn’t released the movie before the end. Somebody had deposited a lot of money into my account. I had not caught the train. Answers I had not been helped in my tough times by anyone. My family had been supported by my friends. His wife had been attacked by some people. Where had the money been taken from by him? Had she been called by them? How had that been done by you? I had been mocked for my pronunciation by everyone. The movie hadn’t been released before the end. A lot of money had been deposited into my account by someone. The train had not been caught by me. Now, we know everything about compound subjects. Feel free to share your question, doubt, or feedback in the comment section, and also, share the post with the people that need it. For one-on-one classes, contact me at [email protected]. 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The event is being organized by him. Krishna is eating butter Butter is being eaten by Krishna I am giving you thisThis is being given to you by mePresent Perfect TenseActive VoicePassive Voice I have done the work The work has been done by me She has received a giftA gift has been received by herMother rebuked me I was rebuked by motherSimple Present TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceI made it It was made by me They staged a play A play was staged by themThe dog bit himHe was bitten by the dog Past Continuous TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceI was listening to a songA song was being listened to by meThe crow was eating the fruit The fruit was being eaten by the crow The painter was drawing a picture A picture was being drawn by the painterPast Perfect TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceThe writer had written a novel A novel had been written by the writer The bird had made a nest on the treeA nest on the tree had been made by the bird She had written a letter to meA letter to me had been written by her Simple Future TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceI shall clean the house The house shall be cleaned by me. He will call you You will be called by himThe will build a house A house will be built by them Future Perfect TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceI shall have bought the bookThe book will have been bought by meRina will have read the newspaperThe newspaper will have been read by Rina Raju will have seen her She will have been seen by Raju The voice change of perfect continuous and future continuous tense is not usual and applicable in English grammar. A passive voice voz passiva é um tipo de construção frasal onde o sujeito é paciente, ou seja, sofre a ação da frase em vez de praticá-la. É destacado o que acontece com o sujeito, porém, sem The car was washed. O carro foi lavado.O foco do exemplo acima é o objeto do período the car, uma vez que ele recebe a ação de ser e exemplos de uso da passive voiceA voz passiva pode ser utilizada em frases afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas. Sua formação é expressa porObjeto + verbo to be + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complementoEssa estrutura pode ser utilizada em diversos tempos verbais do presente, do passado e do futuro. Para isso, basta flexionar o verbo to abaixo alguns exemplosPassive voice no Simple PresentObjeto + am/is/are + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complementoExemplos Affirmative Form The school is painted by John. A escola é pintada pelo John. Negative Form The school isn’t painted by John. A escola não é pintada pelo John. Interrogative Form Is the school painted by Jonh? A escola é pintada pelo John?Confira também os textos a seguirPast Participle o que é, quando usar e exemplosSimple Present regras e exercícios resolvidos Passive voice no Present ContinuousObjeto + am being/is being/are being + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complementoExemplos Affirmative Form The school is being painted by John. A escola está sendo pintada pelo John. Negative Form The school isn’t being painted by John. A escola não está sendo pintada pelo John. Interrogative Form Is the school being painted by John? A escola está sendo pintada pelo John?Leia também os conteúdos abaixoPresent Continuous regras e exercíciosPresent Continuous exercícios com gabarito comentadoPassive voice no Present PerfectObjeto + has been/have been + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complementoExemplos Affirmative Form The school has been painted by John. A escola tem sido pintada pelo John. Negative Form The school hasn’t been painted by John. A escola não tem sido pintada pelo John. Interrogative Form Has the school been painted by John? A escola tem sido pintada pelo John?Passive voice no Simple PastObjeto + was/were + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complementoExemplos Affirmative Form The school was painted by John. A escola foi pintada pelo John. Negative Form The school wasn’t painted by John. A escola não foi pintada pelo John. Interrogative Form Was the school painted by John? A escola foi pintada pelo John?Na imagem acima, Os Simpsons fazem uma descoberta someone ate the cookies alguém comeu os biscoitos. Essa frase está na voz ativa, pois indica que o sujeito someone = alguém praticou uma ação ate the cookies = comeu os biscoitos.Em seguida, a frase The cookies were eaten. Os biscoitos foram comidos está na voz passiva, pois indica que o sujeito the cookies = os biscoitos sofreu a ação were eaten = foram comidos.Para saber mais sobre o Simple Past, não perca os conteúdos abaixoSimple Past regras, tabelas de conjugação e exercíciosSimple Past exercícios com gabarito comentadoWas e werePassive voice no Past ContinuousObjeto + was being/were being + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complementoExemplos Affirmative Form The school was being painted by John. A escola estava sendo pintada pelo John. Negative Form The school wasn’t being painted by John. A escola não estava sendo pintada pelo John. Interrogative Form Was the school being painted by John? A escola estava sendo pintada pelo John?Passive voice no Past PerfectObjeto + had been + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complementoExemplos Affirmative Form The school had been painted by John. A escola tinha sido pintada pelo John. Negative Form The school hadn’t been painted by John. A escola não tinha sido pintada pelo John. Interrogative Form Had the school been painted by John? A escola tinha sido pintada pelo John?Passive voice no Simple FutureObjeto + will be + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complementoExemplos Affirmative Form The school will be painted by John. A escola será pintada pelo John. Negative Form The school won’t be painted by John. A escola não será pintada pelo John. Interrogative Form Will the school be painted by John? A escola será pintada pelo John?Passive voice no Future PerfectObjeto + will have been + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complementoExemplos Affirmative Form By next week, the school will have been painted by John. Por volta da próxima semana, a escola terá sido pintada pelo John. Negative Form By next week, the school won’t have been painted by John. Por volta da próxima semana, a escola não terá sido pintada pelo John. Interrogative Form Will the school have been painted by next week by John? Por volta da próxima semana, a escola terá sido pintada pelo John?Passive voice com verbos modaisNo caso dos verbos modais, a construção da passive voice é feita da seguinte maneiraObjeto + modal verb verbo modal + be + Past Participle Particípio passadoExemplosOs principais verbos modais são will, would, can, could, must, should, may, might e ought to. Confira abaixo exemplos com o verbo modal could. Affirmative Form The school could be painted by John. A escola poderia ser pintada pelo John. Negative Form The school couldn't be painted by John. A escola não poderia ser pintada pelo John. Interrogative Form Could the school be painted by John. A escola poderia ser pintada pelo John?Active voice x Passive voiceDiferentemente do que acontece na passive voice, na active voice voz ativa o sujeito da ação é posto em evidência. Confira abaixo alguns exemplos Exemplos Active voice Voz ativa Passive voice Voz passiva Simple Present John paints the school every year. John pinta a escola todos os anos. The school is painted by John every year. A escola é pintada pelo John todos os anos. Simple Past John painted the school. John pintou a escola The school was painted by John. A escola foi pintada pelo John. Simple Future John will paint the school. John pintará a escola. The school will be painted by John. A escola será pintada pelo John. Veja também os casos passar da voz ativa para a voz passivaConfira abaixo algumas frases na voz ativa que foram passadas para a voz que o objeto regra geral, está no final da frase passa para o início. Já o sujeito, que funciona como o complemento da frase, na voz ativa geralmente está no início e na voz passiva passa para o final da PresentActive voice Jane writes poems about love. Jane escreve poemas sobre amor.Passive voice Poems about love are written by Jane. Poemas sobre amor são escritos por Jane. Estrutura da passive voice objeto + am/is/are + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complemento Objeto poems about love Past Participle written Complemento by Jane Present ContinuousActive voice Jane is writing a poem about love. Jane escreverá um poema sobre amor.Passive voice A poem about love is being written by Jane. O poema sobre amor será escrito por Jane. Estrutura da passive voice objeto + am being/is being/are being + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complemento Objeto a poem about love Past Participle written Complemento by Jane Present PerfectActive voice Jane has written poems about love. Jane tem escrito poemas sobre amor.Passive voice Poems about love have been written by Jane. Poemas sobre amor têm sido escritos por Jane. Estrutura da passive voice objeto + has been/have been + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complemento Objeto poems about love Past Participle written Complemento by Jane Simple PastActive voice Jane wrote a poem about love. Jane escreveu um poema sobre amor.Passive voice A poem about love was written by Jane. Um poema sobre amor foi escrito por Jane. Estrutura da passive voice objeto + was/were + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complemento Objeto a poem about love Past Participle written Complemento by Jane Past ContinuousActive voice Jane was writing poems about love. Jane estava escrevendo poemas sobre amor.Passive voice Poems about love were being written by Jane. Poemas sobre amor estavam sendo escritos por Jane. Estrutura da passive voice objeto + was being/were being + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complemento Objeto poems about love Past Participle written Complemento by Jane Past PerfectActive voice Jane had written poems about love. Jane tinha escrito poemas sobre amor.Passive voice Poems about love had been written by Jane. Poemas sobre amor tinham sido escritos por Jane. Estrutura da passive voice objeto + had been + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complemento Objeto poems about love Past Participle written Complemento by Jane Simple FutureActive voice Jane will write poems about love. jane escreverá poemas sobre amor.Passive voice Poems about love will be written by Jane. Poemas sobre amor serão escritos por Jane. Estrutura da passive voice objeto + will be + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complemento Objeto poems about love Past Participle written Complemento by Jane Future PerfectActive voice Jane will have written poems about love when you arrive. Jane terá escrito os poemas quando você chegar.Passive voice Poems about love will have been written by Jane when you arrive. Poemas sobre amor terão sido escritos por Jane quando você chegar. Estrutura da passive voice objeto + will have been + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complemento Objeto poems about love Past Participle written Complemento by Jane Modal verbs – exemplo com o verbo modal “would”Active voice Jane would write poems about love. Jane escreveria poemas sobre amor.Passive voice Poems about love would be written by Jane. Poemas sobre amor teriam sido escritos por Jane. Estrutura da passive voice objeto + modal verb verbo modal + be + Past Participle Particípio passado Objeto poems about love Modal verb wouldPast Participle written Complemento by Jane Vídeo sobre passive voiceConfira o vídeo abaixo e veja como passar uma frase da active voice para a passive sobre passive voice1. PUC- Rio The passive voice is used in “Orkut was quietly launched on January 22, 2004”. Find the sentence that is also in the passive Communities have never rejected new members. b Good ideas took shape at the end of the session. c Some communities have been able to control their growth. d Several social groups could be connected by the Internet. e Young students are never tired of chatting with friends on email. Ver Resposta Alternativa correta d Several social groups could be connected by the Internet. a ERRADA. A estrutura da frase está na voz ativa. Em Communities have never rejected new members. As comunidades nunca rejeitaram novos membros., o sujeito communities as comunidades pratica a ação de não rejeitar novos membros. b ERRADA. A estrutura da frase está na voz ativa. Em Good ideas took shape at the end of the session. Novas ideias tomaram forma no fim da sessão., o sujeito good ideas boas ideias pratica a ação de tomar forma. c ERRADA. A estrutura da frase está na voz ativa. Em Some communities have been able to control their growth. Algumas comunidades foram capazes de controlar o próprio crescimento., o sujeito some communities algumas comunidades pratica a ação de controlar o próprio crescimento. d CORRETA. Em Several social groups could be connected by the Internet. Vários grupos sociais poderiam ser conectados pela Internet., o sujeito several social groups vários grupos sociais é passivo, ou seja, sofre a ação de poder ser conectado pela Internet. e ERRADA. A estrutura da frase está na voz ativa. Em Young students are never tired of chatting with friends on email. Os alunos jovens nunca se cansam de conversar com amigos por e-mail., o sujeito young students alunos jovens pratica a ação da frase nunca se cansa de conversar com amigos por e-mail. 2. Complete a voz passiva com o tempo verbal corretoAfter the accident, two people _______________ to the was taking b were taking c was taken d were taken e are taken Ver Resposta Alternativa correta d were taken Antes de conferir a análise das alternativas, compreenda o sentido da frase. After the accident, two people _______________ to the hospital. Depois do acidente, duas pessoas _______________ para o hospital. a ERRADA. O sujeito da frase é two people duas pessoas. Logo, o verbo a seguir deve estar flexionado no plural. Como was é uma flexão de singular, a alternativa é automaticamente invalidada. Além disso, was taking estava levando é uma flexão de Past Continuous Passado Contínuo, tempo verbal utilizado para indicar ações contínuas no passado. Na frase em questão, não faz sentido usar o Past Continuous, pois a ação não indica que as duas pessoas “estavam levando” ninguém para o hospital, mas sim que elas sofreram a ação de serem levadas para o hospital. b ERRADA. Were taking estavam levando é uma flexão de Past Continuous, tempo verbal utilizado para indicar ações contínuas no passado. Na frase em questão, não faz sentido usar o Past Continuous, pois a ação não indica que as duas pessoas “estavam levando” ninguém para o hospital, mas sim que elas sofreram a ação de serem levadas para o hospital. c ERRADA. O sujeito da frase é two people duas pessoas. Logo, o verbo a seguir deve estar flexionado no plural. Como was é uma flexão de singular, a alternativa é automaticamente invalidada. d CORRETA. A frase indica que duas pessoas sofreram a ação de serem levadas para o hospital. Como a situação é referente a um passado pontual, usa-se o verbo to be no Simple Past were, pois o sujeito é plural two people = duas pessoas + Past Participle do verbo principal. O verbo principal é to take e sua flexão de Past Participle é taken. e ERRADA. Are taken são levadas é uma flexão indicativa de tempo presente; de hábitos e rotinas. No entanto, a lacuna a ser preenchida integra uma frase indicativa de passado. 3. Passe a frase abaixo para a voz passivaBob repaired the car. Ver Resposta Resposta correta The car was repaired by Bob. A frase Bob repaired the car. Bob consertou o carro. é uma frase na voz ativa flexionada no Simple Past, que é um tempo verbal indicativo de ação pontual no passado. Para passá-la para a voz passiva, devemos seguir a seguinte estrutura Objeto + Simple Past do verbo to be was/were + Past Participle Particípio passado do verbo principal + complemento O objeto da frase é the car o carro. Como car é um substantivo singular, usamos a flexão was. O verbo principal da frase é to repair consertar e sua flexão de Past Participle é repaired. O complemento da frase é by Bob pelo Bob. Ficou interessado em aprimorar os seus conhecimentos sobre a língua inglesa? Não deixe de conferir os conteúdos abaixoReported Speech - Discurso Indireto em InglêsVerbo to be conjugações de presente, passado e futuro Professora, lexicógrafa, tradutora, produtora de conteúdos e revisora. Licenciada em Letras Português, Inglês e Literaturas pelas Faculdades Integradas Simonsen, em 2002 e formada em 1999 no Curso de Magistério habilitação para lecionar na Educação Infantil e no Ensino Fundamental I.

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