Active and Passive forms
We usually use active forms when we speak. They are all the forms we have seen so far (Unit Starter to 5)
Generalmente usamos la voz activa al hablar, son las formas verbales que hemos estudiado hasta la unidad 5.
Generalmente usamos la voz activa al hablar, son las formas verbales que hemos estudiado hasta la unidad 5.
| Active (Simple Forms) | |
|---|---|
| Simple Present | I live in Spain now |
| Simple Past | I lived in India when I was a child |
| Present Perfect | I have lived in many countries |
| Past Perfect | I had lived in India before I came to Spain |
| will future | I will live in other countries in the future |
| Future Perfect | I will have lived in ten countries before I retire |
| Conditional | I would live in more countries if I had time |
| Conditional Perfect | I would have lived in Spain before, but I didn't know it |
Example: We usually drive to University. I am driven to Universit
| Passive (Simple Forms) | |
|---|---|
| Simple Present | The wall is painted every year. |
| Simple Past | This portrait was painted by a famous painter. |
| Present Perfect | The room has been painted recently. |
| Past Perfect | The house had been painted before we arrived. |
| will-future | The living room will be painted soon. |
| Future Perfect | The room will habe been painted next |
| Conditional | I would be painted |
| Conditional Perfect | I would have been painted |
| Active (Progressive/Continuous Forms) | |
|---|---|
| Present Progressive | I am living in Madrid at the moment |
| Past Progressive | I was walking in the street when I met Mary |
| Present Perfect Progressive | I have been working all the morning |
| Past Perfect Progressive | I had been driving |
| will-future Progressive | I will be driving |
| Future Perfect Progressive | I will have been driving |
| Conditional Progressive | I would be driving |
| Conditional Perfect Progressive | I would have been driving |
| Passive (Progressive/Continuous Forms) | |
|---|---|
| Present Progressive | I am being followed |
| Past Progressive | I was being followed |
Interactive practice
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa012-sentences.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa013-passive-active.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa003-history-of-paper.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa012-sentences.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa013-passive-active.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa003-history-of-paper.htm
Worksheets
Quotations
- Wisdom is only found in truth. (J. W. Goethe)
- An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. (Ph. Chesterfield)
- What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. (S. Johnson)
- Libraries are not made, they grow. (A. Birrell)
- Wisdom is only found in truth. (J. W. Goethe)
- An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. (Ph. Chesterfield)
- What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. (S. Johnson)
- Libraries are not made, they grow. (A. Birrell)
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