Verbi passivi in inglese
Forma attiva e forma passiva
La forma passiva è spesso utilizzata nel linguaggio formale.
In questo articolo abbiamo dedicato molti esempi e spiegazioni al’uso del passivo in inglese
Ecco alcuni esempi
Attivo | Passivo |
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His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion. | A great sense of reliious devotion is conveyed by his poetry |
They wrap these presents beautifully. | These presents are beautifully wrapped. |
They disposed construction waste in the bin. | Construction waste is disposed in the bin. |
Il complemento di agente è introdotto dalla preposizione by. .
Passivo | Attivo |
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“Thriller” was written by Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson wrote “Thriller” |
The movie Titanic was directed by James Cameron | James cameron directed the movie Titanic |
This house was built by my brother | My brother built this house. |
Come si costruisce la forma passiva
In inglese la forma passiva si forma con il verbo :
il verbo ‘to be’ + participio passato
Affermativa | Negativa | Interrogativa | Interrogativa negativa |
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The house was built in 1999. | The house wasn’t built in 1999. | Was the house built in 1999? | Wasn’t the house built in 1999? |
These houses were built in 1899. | These houses weren’t built in 1899. | Were these houses built in 1899? | Weren’t these houses built in 1899? |
Forma passiva con l’infinito
La forma passiva all’infinito viene utilizzata dopo i verbi modali e i verbi che normalmente reggono l’infinito.
Forma passiva al gerundio
La forma passiva al gerundio viene utilizzata dopo una preposizione e dopo i verbi che reggono il gerundio.
Esercizio di inglese sui verbi passivi al tempo presente
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Esercizio di inglese suii verbi passivi ai Tempi passati
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Time is Up!
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Esercizio: trasforma le frasi da attive in passive
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Time is Up!
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Time’s up