From Active to Passive
Claudia ate 10 chocolates
10 chocolates were eaten (by Claudia)
We use Passive voice when we are interested in who or what did a action.
False. We use it when we are interested in the action rather than who did the action.
The letter was written by Carla
Carla wrote a letter
The dog bit the sofa.
The object of the active voice becomes in the subject of the passive voice.
True!
The tea was prepared by my mom
My mom prepared tea
Rodrigo threw away his cellphone.
The cellphone was threw away (by rodrigo)
We add was/ere when the main verb is in the past.
True!
The concert was given by the artist.
The artist gave a concert.
The sun melted the ice cream.
The ice cream was melted (by the sun)
If we want to add an agent to the passive, we must use the word "by"
True
The cat was saved.
Someone saved the cat
The teacher wrote the date of the test on the board.
The date of the test was written on the board (by the teacher)
We use just verbs in past simple in the passive voice.
False!!! We use the past participle in the passive voice.
Many people were infected by a virus in 2019
A virus infected many people in 2019