2. THE PASSIVE VOICE

3. Table of contents 1 What is the passive voice? 2. The passive endings 3. First conjugation 4. Second conjugation 5. Third conjugation 6. Fourth conjugation

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

5. Mures placentam portant.

6. (The mice carry the cake.)

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

8. Placenta a muribus portatur.

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

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

11. First, let ’ s review the ACTIVE endings.

12. Present Active – “ is verbing ” 1st2nd3rd3 rd -io4 th 1portomoneoagocapioaudio 2portasmonēsagiscapisaudīs 3portatmonetagitcapitaudit 1portamusmonēmusagimuscapimusaudīmus 2portatismonētisagitiscapitisaudītis 3portantmonentaguntcapiuntaudiunt

13. Imperfect Active – “ was verbing ” 1st2nd3rd4 th 1mandābamtenēbamducēbamferiēbam 2mandābāstenēbāsducēbāsferiēbās 3mandābattenēbatducēbatferiēbat 1mandābāmustenēbāmusducēbāmusferiēbāmus 2mandābātistenēbātisducēbātisferiēbātis 3mandābanttenēbantducēbantferiēbant

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

15. First conjugation long “ a ” verbs

16. portare--passive voice portor portāris portātur portāmur portāmini portantur

17. Second conjugation long “ e ” verbs

18. tenere--passive voice teneor tenēris tenētur tenēmur tenēmini tenentur

19. Third Conjugation the short E verbs

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

21. Third Conjugation -io verbs

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

23. Fourth Conjugation long “ i ” verbs

24. audire--passive voice audior audīris audītur audīmur audīmini audiuntur

25. Present Passive – “ is being verbed ” 1st2nd3rd3 rd -io4 th 1portormoneoragorcapioraudior 2portārismonērisageriscaperisaudīris 3portāturmonēturagiturcapituraudītur 1portāmurmonēmuragimurcapimuraudīmur 2portāminimonēminiagiminicapiminiaudīmini 3portanturmonenturagunturcapiunturaudiuntur

26. Imperfect Passive– “ was being verbed ” 1st2nd3rd4th 1mandābartenēbarducēbarferiēbar 2mandābāristenēbārisducēbārisferiēbāris 3mandābāturtenēbāturducēbāturferiēbātur 1mandābāmurtenēbāmurducēbāmurferiēbāmur 2mandābāminitenēbāminiducēbāminiferiēbāmini 3mandābanturtenēbanturducēbanturferiēbantur

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

28. Puella aquam potat.

29. Aqua a puella potatur.

30. Viri carmen cantant.

31. Carmen a viribus cantatur.

32. Vir panem vendit.

33. Panis a viro venditur

34. FINIS