1. THE PASSIVE VOICE

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

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

4. Mures placentam portant.

5. (The mice carry the cake.)

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

7. Placenta a muribus portatur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Second conjugation
long “e” verbs

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

16. Third Conjugation
the short E verbs

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

18. Third Conjugation
-io verbs

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

20. Fourth Conjugation
long “i” verbs

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

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

23. Puella aquam potat.

24. Aqua a puella potatur.

25. Viri carmen cantant.

26. Carmen a viribus cantatur.

27. Vir panem vendit.

28. Panis a viro venditur

29. FINIS