40. Passive Voice 2

Passive Voice 2 The passive voice can also be used with modals, in that case the verb turning into passive is not the modal but the infinitive which follows. La voce passiva si può avere anche con i verbi modali, in quel caso che cambia in passivo non è il modale ma l’infinito che li segue: Active:The boys can eat the pie. Active:The boys could have eaten the pie. Present infinitive Past infinitive

eat have eaten

Passive: The pie can be eaten by the boys Passive: The pie could have been eaten by the boys be eaten have been eaten

Active and passive tenses chart Active CAN / CAN'T (CAN NOT)

Passive CAN / CAN'T (CAN NOT)

Rosy can foretell the future. Active: MAY / MAY NOT

The future can be foretold by Rosy. Passive: MAY / MAY NOT

The lazy students may not do the homework.

The homework may not be done by the lazy

MIGHT / MIGHT NOT

students. MIGHT / MIGHT NOT

The lazy students might not do the

The homework might not be done by the lazy

homework. SHOULD / SHOULDN'T

students. SHOULD / SHOULDN'T English verbs should be memorized by students.

Students should memorize English verbs. OUGHT TO Students ought to learn English verbs. HAD BETTER / HAD BETTER NOT Students had better practice English every day. MUST / MUST NOT Customers must not use that door.

OUGHT TO English verbs ought to be memorized by students. HAD BETTER / HAD BETTER NOT English had better be practiced every day by students. MUST / MUST NOT That door must not be used by customers.

HAS TO / HAVE TO They have to wash the dishes every day. DOESN'T HAVE TO/ DON'T HAVE TO Maria doesn't have to clean her bedroom every day.

HAS TO / HAVE TO The dishes have to be washed by them every day. DOESN'T HAVE TO/ DON'T HAVE TO Her bedroom doesn't have to be cleaned every day.

BE SUPPOSED TO Janet is supposed to clean the living room.

BE SUPPOSED TO The living room is supposed to be cleaned by Janet. Candy and gum aren't supposed to be eaten by her.

She isn't supposed to eat candy and gum.

SHOULD HAVE / SHOULDN'T HAVE The students should have learned the verbs.

SHOULD HAVE / SHOULDN'T HAVE The verbs should have been learned by the students.

OUGHT TO Students ought to have learned the verbs.

OUGHT TO The verbs ought to have been learned by the students.

BE SUPPOSED TO (past time) Janet was supposed to clean the living room.

BE SUPPOSED TO (past time) The living room was supposed to be cleaned by Janet. Candy and gum weren't supposed to be eaten by her.

She wasn't supposed to eat candy and gum.

MAY / MAY NOT That firm may have offered Liz a new job. MIGHT / MIGHT NOT That firm might have offered Liz a new job.

MAY / MAY NOT Liz may have been offered a new job by that firm. MIGHT / MIGHT NOT Liz might have been offered a new job by that firm.

*Interactive Exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?05

*Please note: Listen carefully to the following videos in youtube, they are speaking about Modals in the Passive Voice. Ascoltate attentamente i seguenti video di youtube, essi parlano dei modali nella voce passiva. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0COmUBQmzeg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXLN4mFtR3I