utiliser et eviter la voix passive

Question 1

when is the pasive voice used

Answer 1

passive voice i used for the way you present your information
use it to focus on the action-what is being done,rather than who or what is doing it
use it where you don’t know what or who is doing the action

Question 2

form

Answer 2

the verb-to be -etre has to agree with the past participle of the verb
to convert a sentence from the active voice to the passive voice
make the object of the verb into the subject
-use the verb etre in the tense of the original verb and add past participle
-use par or de for verbs expressing feelings or states of mind e.g aimer,repsecter,connaitre,ect to say who does or is doing the action
example
active voice=le docteur confirme le diagnostique
passive voice=le diagnostique est confirmé par le médecin

Question 3

active vs passive

Answer 3

active-Le médecin examine les patientes
passive-Les patients sont examinés par les médecins

Question 4

when is the passive voice avoided

Answer 4

in french the passive voice is avoided where it would be used in english,particurlarly where the subject is not known
-by using on,e.g on vend ces medicaments en pharmacie-these medicines are sold at the chemists
by using a reflexive verb-ce medicament se prend en sirop ou en comprime
this medicine is taken as a syrup or a tablet

Question 5

more examples present

Answer 5

le banquer appelle la cliente(the banker is calling the client)
La client est appelée par le banquier

Question 6

past

Answer 6

le banquier a appelé la client
la cliente a été appelée par le banquier

Question 7

imparfait

Answer 7

le banquier appelait la cliente
-the banker called the client
la cliente etait appelée par le banquier

Question 8

future

Answer 8

le banquier appellera la client
la client sera appelée par le banquier
the client will be called by the banker