Com vocês um guia bem completo sobre a voz passiva em inglês, ou passive voice!
Antes é importante que nos lembremos da estrutura da voz ativa e como ela se transforma em passiva. Vocês vão notar como ela se assemelha com a maneira que a estruturamos em português.
Em linhas gerais, na voz ativa, temos um sujeito praticando uma ação, ou seja, a informação principal é que alguém está fazendo alguma coisa.
Na voz passiva, essa coisa, ou objeto, se torna o sujeito, e o autor da ação se transforma no agente da passiva. Dessa forma, a informação principal é a ação desempenhada:
Voz ativa………..Daniel makes the chocolate cake.
Voz passiva…….The chocolate cake is made by Daniel.
Mas é importante deixar claro que nem sempre o agente da passiva é usado. Isso acontece quando ele é óbvio ou desimportante no contexto.
Segue agora uma a lista que justifica o título de super-guia completaço. São exemplos de frases na active voice e como ficam na passive voice em diferentes tempos verbais:
Simple present
Active voice: ………..George washes my car
Passive voice:……… My car is washed by George
Modal verb – Simple present
Active voice:………….Helen can make the candy
Passive Voice:………. The candy can be made by Helen
Present progressive
Active voice:…………They are studying English
Passive voice:………. English is being studied
Simple past
Active voice:…………The referee started the game
Passive voice:……….The game was started
Modal verb – Simple past
Active voice:………….They could paint that wall
Passive voice:………..That wall could be painted
Past progressive
Active voice:………… He was doing the homework
Passive voice:………. The homework was being done
Present perfect
Active voice:…………She has done the homework
Passive voice:……….The homework has been done
Modal verb – present perfect
Active voice:………..They could have done the homework
Passive voice:………The homework could have been done
Past perfect
Active voice:………..She had produced the paper
Passive voice:………The paper had been produced
Simple future
Active voice:…………They will reduce costs
Passive voice:……….The costs will be reduced
Future perfect
Active voice:…………She will have done the homework
Passive voice:……….The homework will have been done
Conditional
Active voice:…………. He would do the homework
Passive voice:……….. The homework would be done
Conditional perfect
Active voice:………….They would have done the homework
Passive voice:………..The homework would have been done
Infinitive
Active voice:………….They want to make the cake
Passive voice:………..They want the cake to be made
Present continuous
Active voice:…………. He is doing the homework
Passive voice:……….. The homework is being done
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