Passive Voice

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Passive Voice
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As sentenças com objeto direto ou indireto podem
ser colocadas na voz passiva.
FORMAÇÃO verbo "to be" particípio do
"vp vp - verbo principal
O tempo do verbo "to be" na voz passiva deve
estar de acordo com o tempo do verbo na voz ativa.
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Singular forms
Simple present Bill drinks wine. (Bill bebe
vinho.) Wine is drunk by Bill. (Vinho é bebido
por Bill.)
Simple past Bill drank wine. (Bill bebeu
vinho.) Wine was drunk by Bill. (Vinho foi
bebido por Bill.)
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Simple future Bill will drink wine. (Bill beberá
vinho.) Wine will be drunk by Bill. (Vinho será
bebido por Bill.)
Simple conditional Bill would drink wine. (Bill
beberia vinho.) Wine would be drunk by Bill.
(Vinho seria bebido por Bill.)
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Present continuous Bill is drinking wine. (Bill
está bebendo vinho.) Wine is being drunk by Bill.
(Vinho está sendo bebido por Bill.)
Past continuous Bill was drinking wine. (Bill
estava bebendo vinho.) Wine was being drunk by
Bill. (Vinho estava sendo bebido por Bill.)
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Present perfect Bill has drunk wine. (Bill tem
bebido vinho.) Wine has been drunk by Bill.
(Vinho tem sido bebido por Bill.)
Past perfect Bill had drunk wine. (Bill tinha
bebido vinho.) Wine had been drunk by Bill.
(Vinho tinha sido bebido por Bill.)
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Modal verbs

• Wine can be drunk by Bill.
• (Vinho pode ser bebido por Bill.)
• Wine may be drunk by Bill.
• (Vinho pode ser bebido por Bill.)
• Wine must be drunk by Bill.
• (Vinho deve ser bebido por Bill.)
• Wine should be drunk by Bill.
• (Vinho deveria ser bebido por Bill.)

Bill can drink wine. (capacidade) (Bill pode
beber vinho) Bill may drink wine.
(possibilidade) (Bill pode beber vinho) Bill
must drink wine. (obrigação, necessidade) (Bill
deve beber vinho) Bill should drink wine.
(conselho) (Bill deveria beber vinho)
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Summary
Bill drinks wine. (simple present) Wine is
drunk by Bill.
Bill was drinking wine. (Past continuous) Wine
was being drunk by Bill.
Bill drank wine. (simple past) Wine was
drunk by Bill.
Bill has drunk wine. (Present perfect) Wine
has been drunk by Bill.
Bill will drink wine. (simple future) Wine will
be drunk by Bill.
Bill had drunk wine. (Past perfect) Wine had
been drunk by Bill.
Bill would drink wine. (simple
conditional) Wine would be drunk by Bill.
Bill can drink wine. (Modal verb) Wine can be
drunk by Bill.
Bill is drinking wine. (Present
continuous) Wine is being drunk by Bill.
...........
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Plural forms
Simple present John sells computers. (John vende
computadores.) Computers are sold by John.
(Computadores são vendidos por John.)
Simple past John sold computers. (John vendeu
computadores.) Computers were sold by John.
(Computadores foram vendidos por John.)
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Simple future John will sell computers. (John
venderá computadores.) Computers will be sold by
John. (Computadores serão vendidos por John.)
Simple conditional John would sell computers.
(John venderia computadores.) Computers would be
sold by John. (Computers seriam vendidos por
John.)
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Present continuous John is selling computers.
(John está vendendo computadores.) Computers are
being sold by John. (Computadores estão sendo
vendidos por John.)
Past continuous John was selling computers.
(John estava vendendo computadores.) Computers
were being sold by John.(Computadores estavam
sendo vendidos por John)
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Present perfect John has sold computers. (John
tem vendido computadores.) Computers have been
sold by John.(Computadores têm sido vendidos por
John.)
Past perfect John had sold computers. (John
tinha vendido computadores.) Computers had been
sold by John. (Computadores tinham sido vendidos
por John)
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Modal verbs
John can sell computers. (capacidade) (John pode
vender computadores.) John may sell computers.
(possibilidade) (John pode vender
computadores.) John must sell computers.
(necessidade) (John deve vender
computadores.) John should sell computers.
(conselho) (John deveria vender computadores.)

• Computers can be sold by John.
• (Computadores podem ser vendidos por John.)
• Computers may be sold by John.
• (Computadores podem ser vendidos por John.)
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• Computers must be sold by John.
• (Computadores devem ser vendidos por John.)
• Computers should be sold by John.
• (Computadores deveriam ser vendidos por
  John.)

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Summary
John sells computers. (simple
present) Computers are sold by John.
John was selling computers. (Past
continuous) Computers were being sold by John.

John sold computers. (simple past)
Computers were sold by John.
John has sold computers. (Present
perfect) Computers have been sold by John.
John will sell computers.
future) Computers will be sold by John.
John had sold computers. (Past
perfect) Computers had been sold by John.
John would sell computers. (simple
conditional) Computers would be sold by John.
John can sell computers. (Modal
verb) Computers can be sold by John.
John is selling computers. (Present
continuous) Computers are being sold by John.
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Observação Nos casos de frases, cujos verbos
tenham dois objetos, um direto e um indireto, o
objeto indireto normalmente torna-se sujeito na
voz passiva.     EXEMPLOS They must send the
packages to us . (Eles devem enviar os pacotes
para nós .) We must be sent the packages. (À nós
devem ser enviados os pacotes .) We had given
them another book. (Nós tinhamos dado a eles um
outro livro.) They had been given another book.
(À eles tinha sido dado um outro livro.)
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1.Write the following sentences in the Passive
Voice. a) Richard wrote that book. ( write /
wrote / written ) ________________________________
__________ b) Those kids are eating the cake. (
eat / ate / eaten ) ______________________________
____________ c) The manager will return the
money tomorrow. ( return / returned / returned
) ________________________________________________
d) My brother has sold a lot of cars. ( sell /
sold / sold ) ____________________________________
______ e) Sue can finish the job soon. (
finish / finished / finished ) _________________
_________________________
That book
was
written
Richard.
by
The cake
is being
eaten
those kids.
by
The money
will be
tomorrow.
returned
by
the manager
A lot of cars
have been
sold
my brother.
by
The job
can be
finished
by
soon.
Sue
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f) They may bring the documents to me today. (
bring / brought / brought ) ______________________
______________________________ g) Tom ordered
the waiter a mixed salad. ( order / ordered /
ordered ) ________________________________________
____________ h) Paul had told her the truth. (
tell / told / told ) _____________________________
_______________________ i) The physician is
giving the patient the new drugs. ( give / gave
/ given ) ________________________________________
____________ j) Robert will send the packages
to her. ( send / sent / sent ) _________________
___________________________________
I
may be
brought
today.
the documents
The waiter
was
ordered
by
a mixed salad
Tom.
She
had been
told
by
the truth
Paul.
The patient
is being
given
by
the new drugs
the physician.
She
will be
sent
by
the packages
Robert.
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(PUC - SP) - Choose the correct passive voice
form that completes the sentence Black
Angels, his first composition, _______in 1902.
a) is composed b) was composed c) has
composed d) had composed e) was composing
Compose composed - composed
Test 1
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(MACKENZIE) - Change the following sentence to
the Passive Voice 'They feed the seals twice a
week. a) The seals are fed twice a week. b) The
seals are feeded twice a week. c) The seals are
found twice a week. d) Twice a week they are
feeding the seals. e) The seals are being fed
twice a week.
Feed fed - fed
Test 2
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Indicate the alternative that best completes the
following sentence. "Our plan______ by the
members of the committee." a) will consider b)
has being considered c) has considered d) have
been considered e) is being considered
Consider considered - Considered
Test 3
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(CESCEM) - The correct passive voice that
completes the sentence below. He
is____________to the doctors. a) being taken b)
being taking c) took d) taking e) been taken
Take took - taken
Test 4
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(ÁLVARES PENTEADO) - The alternative that
completes the sentence below is. Great
discoveries______________ in this country. a)
is b) was c) was been made d) were been made e)
have been made
Make made - made
Test 5
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(Unitau) - Assinale a alternativa que corresponde
à forma passiva da sentença a seguir We
encourage the kids to go swimming. a) The kids
were encouraged to go swimming. b) The kids have
been encouraged to go swimming. c) The kids will
be encouraged to go swimming. d) The kids may be
encouraged to go swimming. e) The kids are
encouraged to go swimming.
Encourage encouraged - encouraged
Test 6
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(Unesp) - Assinale a alternativa que preenche
corretamente a lacuna da frase a seguir Those
people are happy because they......love in their
childhood. a) was given b) has given c) were
given d) have being given e) be given
Give gave - given
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(Mackenzie) - Change the following sentence to
the Passive Voice " Somebody left the lights on
all night." a) All night somebody left the
lights. b) The lights are left on all night. c)
The lights didn't leave on all night. d) The
lights were left on all night. e) The lights was
left on all night.
Leave left - left
Test 8
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(Mackenzie) - Change the following sentence to
the Passive Voice You don't need to wind this
wonderful watch. a) This wonderful watch isn't
needed to be wind. b) This wonderful watch
doesn't need to winded. c) This wonderful watch
doesn't need to be wound. d) This wonderful watch
don't need to be wounded. e) You don't need to be
wounded by this wonderful watch.
Wind wound - wound
Test 9
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(Unesp) - Indique a alternativa que expressa o
mesmo significado de Japanese toymakers now see
senior citizens as their most dynamic
market. a) Senior citizens are now seen as
their most dynamic market by Japanese
toymakers. b) Senior citizens were seen as the
Japanese toymakers' most dynamic market. c)
Senior citizens' most dynamic market is seen as
the Japanese toymakers. d) Senior citizens and
Japanese toymakers are seen as the most dynamic
market. e) Senior citizens are seen as Japanese
toymakers by their most dynamic market.
See saw - seen
Test 10