Past simple / Present Perfect simple
Past simple / Present Perfect simple
Past simple / Present Perfect simple
Past simple / Present Perfect simple
Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous
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Passive - Present/Past simple
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action; it's not important or not known who or what is performing the action:
. We use an active verb when we say "what the subject does"
My father built this house the last year.
We use a passive verb when we say "what happens to the subject"
This house was built the last year.
. When we use passive, who or what causes the action is often unknown or unimportant.
Active: Somebody stole my bike.
Passive: My bike was stolen.
. Present Simple:
Active: clean(s), see(s),watch(es)......
Somebody cleans this room every day.
Passive: am/is/are + cleaned /seen/ watched......
( past participle (regular verbs+ed
irregular verbs 3rd column))
This room is cleaned every day.
I'm not often invited to parties.
. Past simple:
Active: cleaned, saw, watched......
Somebody cleaned this room yesterday.
Passive: was/were + cleaned /seen/watched......
( past participle (regular verbs+ed
irregular verbs 3rd column))
This room was cleaned yesterday.
When I was fifteen, I wasn't invited to parties.
Practice:
Ejercicio 1 - Present Simple
Ejercicio 2 - Past simple
Ejercicio 3 - Present simple
Ejercicio 4 - Past simple
Ejercicio 5 - Present simple
Ejercicio 6 - Past simple
. We use an active verb when we say "what the subject does"
My father built this house the last year.
We use a passive verb when we say "what happens to the subject"
This house was built the last year.
. When we use passive, who or what causes the action is often unknown or unimportant.
Active: Somebody stole my bike.
Passive: My bike was stolen.
. Present Simple:
Active: clean(s), see(s),watch(es)......
Somebody cleans this room every day.
Passive: am/is/are + cleaned /seen/ watched......
( past participle (regular verbs+ed
irregular verbs 3rd column))
This room is cleaned every day.
I'm not often invited to parties.
. Past simple:
Active: cleaned, saw, watched......
Somebody cleaned this room yesterday.
Passive: was/were + cleaned /seen/watched......
( past participle (regular verbs+ed
irregular verbs 3rd column))
This room was cleaned yesterday.
When I was fifteen, I wasn't invited to parties.
Practice:
Ejercicio 1 - Present Simple
Ejercicio 2 - Past simple
Ejercicio 3 - Present simple
Ejercicio 4 - Past simple
Ejercicio 5 - Present simple
Ejercicio 6 - Past simple
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