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The Passive (part 3)

March 04, 2011 By: JK Category: 1st page-no, 3ème, Grammar No Comments →

The Passive (part 2)

March 04, 2011 By: JK Category: 1st page-no, 3ème, Grammar No Comments →

 

The passive (part 1)

March 04, 2011 By: JK Category: 1st page-no, 3ème, Grammar No Comments →

 

The Passive

March 04, 2011 By: JK Category: 1st page-no, 3ème, In brief No Comments →

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Le principe est le même qu’en français, à savoir:

  • be + past participle*

“Be” étant bien entendu conjugué au temps et à la forme nécessaire au sens de la phrase, ce qui donne donc:

 

Present Simple am / is / are + past participle
Present Be V.ing am / is / are  being + past participle
Preterite / Simple past was / were + past participle
Preterite Be V.ing was / were being + past participle
Present Perfect have / has been + past participle
Past Perfect had been + past participle
Will (Future) will be + past participle
Going to (Future) am / is / are going to be + past participle
Modals modal be + past participle

* base verbale + ed pour les verbes réguliers / 3ème forme du tableau pour les verbes irréguliers

quelques exemples :

  • This door is never closed.
    Brian was offered a bicycle for his birthday.
    They are being watched.
    The gangsters have been arrested.
    This exercise must be done for tomorrow.
    All right! It will be done.

Attention! Lorsque la phrase active comporte un COD et un COI, la phrase passive peut donc avoir 2 sujets distincts:

  • The waitress brought us the sodas.

- We were brought the sodas (by the waitress**) 
- The sodas were brought to us (by the waitress**)

** à la forme passive, si vous souhaitez indiquer qui a fait l’action – ici qui a apporté les sodas – pensez à l’introduire par “by

The Passive form … is a piece of cake!

March 04, 2011 By: JK Category: 3ème, Grammar No Comments →

L’apprentissage de la forme passive est maintenant derrière vous, mais un petit retour en arrière ne serait peut-être pas inutile à certains … 

Après avoir consulté les quelques liens ci-dessous, les plus réfractaires d’entre-vous pourront dire à leur tour j’en suis sûr,  “The Passive is a piece of cake!”

ps: Many thanks to Mr and Mrs Pearson for the exercises

The Passive (part 3)

February 17, 2009 By: JK Category: 3ème, Movies No Comments →

The Passive (part 2)

February 17, 2009 By: JK Category: 3ème, Movies No Comments →

The Passive (part 1)

February 17, 2009 By: JK Category: 3ème, Movies No Comments →