Guida alla grammatica inglese
Passiva: Past Simple
The Passive Voice: Past Simple Tense
Grammatica - La Voce Passiva al Passato Semplice
Nella voce passiva, usiamo il verbo
BE →was /were - SUBJECT
+ was /were + V3 + by+ OBJECT - Gravity
was discovered by Newton. - SUBJECT
+ was /were + V3 + PREPOSITION ... - Pluto
was discovered in 1930.
Esempi - La Voce Passiva al Passato Semplice
SUBJ. | by | OBJ. (passive) | |
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Harry Potter | by | JK Rowling. | |
The motorcar | by | Karl Benz. | |
The dinosaurs | by | a comet. |
⚠ Attenzione!
Nella voce passiva, il verbo
BE changes to its form in anytense :are /are /is + being + V3 (PRES. CON. )was /were + being + V3 (PAST CON. )have /has + been + V3 (PRES. PERFECT )will + be + V3 (FUTURE )
Esempi - La Voce Passiva nei Diversi Tempi
SUBJ. | by | OBJ. | |
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He | by | the examiner. | |
They | by | the police. | |
I | by | my boss. | |
He | by | the police. |
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