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THE PASSIVE

Millions of people speak Spanish.Forma attiva

Forma passiva

Spanish is spoken

Simple present

Simple present

BY millions of people.

Verbo essere al presente(am/is/are)

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THE PASSIVE – positive form

Japanese cooks make the best sushi.

The best sushi is made BY Japanese cooks.

Simple present

My family loves me.

I am loved BY my family.

J. K. Rowling writes a lot of books.

A lot of books are written BY J.K. Rowling.

THE PASSIVE – negative form

Italian cooks don’t make the best sushi.

The best sushi isn’t made BY Italian cooks.

Simple present

My family doesn’t love me.

I ‘m not loved BY my family.

My sister doesn’t write many books.

Many books aren’t written BY my sister.

THE PASSIVE – interrogative form

Do Japanese cooks make the best sushi?

the best sushiIs made BY Japanese cooks?

Simple present

Does my family love me?

Am I loved BY my family?

Does J.K. Rowling write many books?

Are many books written BY J.K. Rowling?

THE PASSIVE

Columbus discovered America.Forma attiva

Forma passiva

America was discovered

Simple past

Simple past

BY Columbus.

Verbo essere al passato(was/were)

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THE PASSIVE – positive form

Manzoni wrote The Betrothed and The Fifth of May.

The Betrothed and The Fifth of May were written BY Manzoni.

Simple past

A ball hit me yesterday.

I was hit BY a ball yesterday.

A mad fan killed John Lennon.

John Lennon was killed BY a mad fan.

THE PASSIVE – negative form

Leopardi didn’t write The Betrothed and The Fifth of May.

The Betrothed and The Fifth of May weren’t written BY Leopardi.

Simple past

A ball didn’t hit me yesterday.

I wasn’t hit BY a ball yesterday.

Mafia didn’t kill John Lennon.

John Lennon wasn’t killed BY mafia.

THE PASSIVE – interrogative form

Did Manzoni write The Betrothed and The Fifth of May?

The Betrothed and The Fifth of MayWere written BY Manzoni?

Simple past

Did a ball hit me yesterday?

IWas hit BY a ball yesterday?

Did a mad fan kill John Lennon?

John LennonWas killed BY a mad fan?

THE PASSIVE

other tenses

THE PASSIVE

The bricklayers are building a new gym.Forma attiva

Forma passiva

A new gym is being built

Present continuous

Present continuous

BY the bricklayers.

Verbo essere al present continuous(am/is/are being)

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The bricklayers have built a new gym.Forma attiva

Forma passiva

A new gym has been built

Present perfect

Present perfect

BY the bricklayers.

Verbo essere al present perfect(has/have been)

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The bricklayers will build a new gym.Forma attiva

Forma passiva

A new gym will be built

Modal verb

Modal verb

BY the bricklayers.

Modal verb + BE(will/can/should be)

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The bricklayers should have built a new gym.Forma attiva

Forma passiva

A new gym should have been built

Modal verb al passato

Modal verb al passato

BY the bricklayers.

Modal verb + HAVE BEEN(will/can/should have been)

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THE PASSIVE

The thief was arrested two days ago.

The Berlin Wall was demolished in 1989.

Two banks were robbed last week.

Some mistakes were made in the test.

Spesso si usa quando non si specifica chi compie l’azione.

Parmesan is produced in Italy.

English is spoken here.

A lot of bikes are stolen in Padua every day.

‘Often’ can be pronounced in two ways.