1. Passive Voice Converter Machine
Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine
thinking
To be or not to be…
Past Participle
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This is the procedure to turn any sentence from Active into Passive Voice.
Let´s see other examples in the next pages IS
produced
Press to Start
Produce
Is in Present Simple
Verb To Be
In Present Simple +
Past Participle of Produce
Next
They
produce
coffee
in Brazil

2. Passive Voice Converter Machine
Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine
thinking
To be or not to be…
Past Participle
“*)?=’¡ ??
Remember !!! Verb To Be in the same tense as the main verb in the Active Sentence plus the Past Participle of that verb
Let´s see other examples in the next pages
was
broken
Press to Start
Broke
Is in Past Simple
Verb To Be
In Past Simple +
Past Participle of Break
Next
Somebody
broke
the window
last week

3. Passive Voice Converter Machine
Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine
thinking
To be or not to be…
Past Participle
“*)?=’¡
Tip ! Be careful! When the Object in the Active Sentence becomes the Subject the form may change in number from singular to plural
Let´s see other examples in the next pages ??
Have been
written
Press to Start
Has written
Is in Present Perfect
Verb To Be
In Present Perfect +
Past Participle of write
Next
Somebody
Has Written
the walls
With a marker

4. Passive Voice Converter Machine
Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine
thinking
To be or not to be…
Past Participle
“*)?=’¡ ??
Are being
opened
Press to Start
Open
Is in Present Continuous
Verb To Be
In Present continuous +
Past Participle of open
Next
They
Are
opening
The mails
now

5. Passive Voice Converter Machine
Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine
thinking
To be or not to be…
Past Participle
“*)?=’¡ ??
Was being
cooked
Press to Start
cook
Is in Past
Continuous
Verb To Be
In Past Continuous +
Past Participle of cook
Next
Someone
was
cooking
a delicious
pie
at the baker’s

7. Watch the video segment and fill in the blanks of the exercise with the correct verb form
1) Remy/distract/ the cyclist.
2) The cyclist /crash /bike into a car that was parked on the street.
3) Remy/ pull/ Linguini's hair in order to move his body.
4) Remy /command/ Linguini's body movements.
5) Remy /open/Linguini's eyes.
6) Colette /park/ the scooter in front of the restaurant.
Write the sentences above using the passive voice