Passive Voice and Causative

Structure du Present Passive ?

Am/is/are + participe passé.

Complète : English ___ worldwide. (speak)

Is spoken.

Complète : Cars ___ here. (make)

Are made.

Actif → passif : People use this tool.

This tool is used.

Piège : « It used every day » devient…

It is used every day.

Structure du Past Passive ?

Was/were + participe passé.

Complète : The bridge ___ in 1990. (build)

Was built.

Complète : The letters ___ yesterday. (send)

Were sent.

Actif → passif : They opened the store.

The store was opened.

Piège : « was build » devient…

Was built.

Structure du Future Passive ?

Will be + participe passé.

Complète : The results ___ tomorrow. (announce)

Will be announced.

Actif → passif : They will finish the work.

The work will be finished.

Après « will be », quelle forme ?

Le participe passé.

Question : The room is cleaned daily.

Is the room cleaned daily?

Négation : The door was locked.

The door wasn’t locked.

Question : The goods were delivered.

Were the goods delivered?

Négation future : It will be completed.

It won’t be completed.

Que faut-il conserver dans une question passive ?

L’auxiliaire « be ».

Piège : « Did it built? » devient…

Was it built?

Structure du Present Continuous Passive ?

Am/is/are being + participe passé.

Complète : The building ___ now. (destroy)

Is being destroyed.

Complète : The names ___ now. (include, negative)

Aren’t being included.

Question : It is being checked.

Is it being checked?

Piège : « It is checking now » au passif devient…

It is being checked now.

Structure du Present Perfect Passive ?

Have/has been + participe passé.

Complète : The meeting ___. (put off)

Has been put off.

Complète : The letters ___. (receive)

Have been received.

Négation : The document has been signed.

The document hasn’t been signed.

Question : The ideas have been rejected.

Have the ideas been rejected?

Structure du Past Perfect Passive ?

Had been + participe passé.

Complète : The truth ___ before we arrived. (hide)

Had been hidden.

Complète : The thieves ___. (punish)

Had been punished.

Question passive : They are being criticized.

Are they being criticized?

Négation passive : It has been modified.

It hasn’t been modified.

Quel auxiliaire porte la négation dans une forme passive ?

La forme de « be » ou l’auxiliaire qui la précède.

Piège : « Has been it changed? » devient…

Has it been changed?

Complète : Why ___ it being produced now?

Is.