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Aula 9
Sarah Barbieri Vieira
In this class...
7. Passive Voice and Confusing words
The Passive with Tense and Aspect
Modal Verbs with Passives
Passive Sentences with Two Objects
Passive Voice
Verbs in the active and
passive forms
Simple Present
Active: clean(s)
Passive: is cleaned
Examples
Somebody cleans the
office
every day.
Simple Past
Active: cleaned
Passive: was/were
cleaned
Passive Voice
Present Continuous
Active: am/is/are
cleaning
Passive: am/is/are being
cleaned
Past Continuous
Active: was/were
cleaning
Passive: was/were being
cleaned
Passive Voice
Present Perfect
Active: have/has cleaned
Past Perfect
Active: had cleaned
Passive Voice
Simple Future
Active: will clean.
Future Perfect
Active: will have cleaned.
Passive Voice
Present Perfect Continuous
Active: have/has been
cleaning
Passive Voice
Modal verbs in active and
passive forms
active: should/could/ought
to/might (etc.) clean
passive:
should/could/ought
to/might (etc.) be cleaned
Examples
Passive Voice
active:
You should have cleaned
should/could/might/ought to
the office.
(etc.) have cleaned
passive:
The office should have
should/could/might/ought to
been cleaned.
(etc.) have been cleaned
active:
You should have been
should/could/might/ought to
cleaning the office while I
(etc.) have been cleaning
was filing.
passive:
The office should have
should/could/might/ought to
been being cleaned while
(etc.) have been being
I was filing.
cleaned
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Active Voice:
John sent some flowers to Mary.
John sent Mary some flowers.
Passive Voice:
Mary was sent some flowers by John.
Some flowers were sent to Mary by John.
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Vdeo
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Bibliography
AZAR, B. S. Understanding and Using English
Grammar. 3rd. Ed. New Jersey: Pearson
Education, 1999. 437p.
MURPHY, R. Grammar in use Intermediate. 2nd.
Ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
341p.
MURPHY, R. Essencial Grammar in Use. 7th.
Ed.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Lngua Inglesa
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Atividade 9
Sarah Barbieri Vieira
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Answer Key
a. Ricky should have done the project.
The project should have been done by Ricky.
b. They have spent a lot of money.
A lof of money has been spent.
c. The students can do their homework later.
Their homework can be done later.
d. Lucy is organizing the exhibition.
The exhibition is being organized by Lucy.
e. The workers will build a new hospital.
A new hospital will be built by the workers.
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