THE
PASSIVE
THE PASSIVE
Millions of people speak Spanish.
Forma
attiva
Simple
present
Spanish
is spoken BY millions of people.
Verbo
essere al
presente
(am/is/are)
+
Participio
passato
Forma
passiva
Simple
present
THE PASSIVE
forma affermativa
I am
You are
He / She / It is + Participio
We are
passato
You are
They are
forma negativa
I‘m not
You aren’t
He / She / It isn’t
We aren’t
You aren’t
They aren’t
+
Participio
passato
Simple
present
forma interrogativa
Am I
Are you
Participio
Is he / she / it +
passato
Are we
Are you
Are they
THE PASSIVE – positive form
Japanese cooks make the best sushi.
The best sushi is made BY Japanese cooks.
My family loves me.
I am loved BY my family.
J. K. Rowling writes a lot of books.
A lot of books are written BY J.K. Rowling.
Simple
present
THE PASSIVE – negative form
Italian cooks don’t make the best sushi.
The best sushi isn’t made BY Italian cooks.
My family doesn’t love me.
I ‘m not loved BY my family.
My sister doesn’t write many books.
Many books
aren’t
written
BY my sister.
Simple
present
THE PASSIVE – interrogative form
Simple
present
Do Japanese cooks make the best sushi?
Is
the best sushi
made BY Japanese cooks?
Does my family love me?
Am I
loved
BY my family?
Does J.K. Rowling write many books?
Are
many books
written
BY J.K. Rowling?
THE PASSIVE
Non sempre si specifica chi compie l’azione.
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.
THE PASSIVE
Columbus discovered America.
Forma
attiva
Simple
past
America
was
Verbo
essere al
passato
(was/were)
discovered
+
Participio
passato
BY Columbus.
Forma
passiva
Simple
past
THE PASSIVE
forma affermativa
I was
You were
He / She / It was + Participio
passato
We were
You were
They were
forma negativa
I wasn’t
You weren’t
He / She / It wasn’t
We weren’t
You weren’t
They weren’t
+
Participio
passato
Simple
past
forma interrogativa
Was I
Were you
Participio
Was he / she / it +
passato
Were we
Were you
Were they
THE PASSIVE – positive form
Simple
past
Manzoni wrote The Betrothed and The Fifth of May.
The Betrothed and The Fifth of May were written
A ball hit me yesterday.
I was hit BY a ball yesterday.
A mad fan killed John Lennon.
John Lennon was killed
BY a mad fan.
BY Manzoni.
THE PASSIVE – negative form
Simple
past
Leopardi didn’t write The Betrothed and The Fifth of May.
The Betrothed and The Fifth of May weren’t written BY Leopardi.
A ball didn’t hit me yesterday.
I wasn’t hit
BY a ball yesterday.
Mafia didn’t kill John Lennon.
John Lennon wasn’t killed
BY mafia.
THE PASSIVE – interrogative form
Simple
past
Did Manzoni write The Betrothed and The Fifth of May?
Were The Betrothed and The Fifth of May written
Did a ball hit me yesterday?
Was I
hit BY a ball yesterday?
Did a mad fan kill John Lennon?
Was
John Lennon killed
BY a mad fan?
BY Manzoni?
THE PASSIVE
Non sempre si specifica chi compie l’azione.
ESEMPI:
Yesterday my bike was stolen.
The thief was arrested two days ago.
The Berlin Wall was demolished in 1989.
Two banks were robbed last week.
Some mistakes were made in the test.
A lot of people were killed during World War II.