PASSIVE TENSES or PASSIVE VOICE Flashcards

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PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE formula: soggetto + has / have been + participio passato

come per tutti le forme passive, si usa quando non sappiamo (o non è importante sapere o ci interessa non porre l’ accento su) chi ha fatto una determinata azione, ma ci concentriamo solo sul soggetto che la riceve

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The heating has been turned on. The house is warming up.

The houses in the new estates have been sold It has been built

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FUTURE PASSIVE formula: soggetto + will be + participio passato

soggetto + is / are + going to be + participio passato

le due forme hanno lo stesso significato

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A new spiral staircase in going to be installed in the living room

the new office block will be finished by the end of the month

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MODAL PASSIVE formula: soggetto + modal verb + be + participio passato

può essere usato con i classici modali: could, would, should, might, may, senza dimenticare anche la forma: have / has to che spesso è sinonimo di “must”

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The loft could be turned into a study

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PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE

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english is spoken here

It is built

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE * BEING form

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a new house is being built

It is being built

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PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE notare che la preposizione “by”, quando si specifica chi ha fatto l’ azione sul soggetto, può essere usata in questa forma verbale ma non - ad esempio - col present perfect

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the hamlet was written by shakespeare

It was built

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PAST CONTINUOUS PASSIVE * BEING form

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a new contract was being drawn

It was being built

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PAST PERFECT PASSIVE

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It had been built

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PERCHE’ USARE LA VOCE PASSIVA

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1) Il soggetto è sconosciuto, o è ovvio, oppure non è importante
2) Cambiare il focus su un specifico soggetto
3) Variare il tipo di frasi
4) Essere in grado di comunicare con scorrevolezza, coerenza e fluenza. Rendere interessante e piacevole il discorso.

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