1. THE PASSIVE VOICE

2. In the active voice, the subject PERFORMS THE ACTION of the verb.

3. Mures placentam portant.

4. (The mice carry the cake.)

5. In the passive voice, the subject is ACTED UPON by the verb.

6. Placenta a muribus portatur.

7. (The cake is carried by the mice.)

8. In Latin, there are special endings to show that the verbs are in the passive voice!

9. First, let’s review the ACTIVE endings of the present tense.

10. Portare--active voice
porto
portas
portat
portamus
portatis
portant

11. Now we’ll look at the passive voice endings:

12. portare--passive voice
portor
portaris
portatur
portamur
portamini
portantur

13. Second conjugation
long “e” verbs

14. tenere--passive voice
teneor
teneris
tenetur
tenemur
tenemini
tenentur

15. Third Conjugation
the short E verbs

16. ducere--passive voice
ducor
duceris
ducitur
ducimur
ducimini
ducuntur

17. Third Conjugation
-io verbs

18. capere--passive voice
capior
caperis
capitur
capimur
capimini
capiuntur

19. Fourth Conjugation
long “i” verbs

20. audire--passive voice
audior
audiris
auditur
audimur
audimini
audiuntur

21. Now, let’s look at some active and passive verb situations:

22. Puella aquam bibit.

23. Aqua a puella bibitur.

24. Viri carmen cantant.

25. Carmen a viribus cantatur.

26. Panis a viro venditur

27. Vir panem vendit.

28. FINIS