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An Introduction To The Passive

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Page 1: Introduction to the passive

An IntroductionTo

The Passive

Page 2: Introduction to the passive

Les Français mangent toutes sortes de choses que les Anglais n’ont pas l’habitude de manger.

Page 3: Introduction to the passive

les escargots

les cuisses de grenouille

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Oui! Les Français mangentles escargots!

Examinons ce phénomène du point de vue de l’escargot.

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Les Français mangent les escargots.

Les escargots sont mangés par les Français.

ou

Page 6: Introduction to the passive

Active sentence Passive sentence

Les Français mangent les escargots.

Les escargots sont mangés par les Français.

Characteristics Characteristics

The action is viewed from the point of view of the eater.

The verb is present and active.

The action is viewed from the point of view of the eaten.

The verb is present and passive.

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Les Français mangent les escargots.

The active verb above is in the present tense...

...so put the verb être into the present tense, add the past participle of the verb above and make it agree with its new subject.

Les escargots sont mangés par les Français.

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Le Français a mangé l’escargot!

The active verb above is in the perfect tense...

...so put the verb être into the perfect tense, add the past participle of the verb above and make it agree with its new subject.

L’escargot a été mangé par le Français!

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Le Français mangera l’escargot!

The active verb above is in the future tense...

...so put the verb être into the future tense, add the past participle of the verb above and make it agree with its new subject.

L’escargot sera mangé par le Français!

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Les Français mangeaient les escargots!

The active verb above is in the imperfect tense...

...so put the verb être into the imperfect tense, add the past participle of the verb above and make it agree with its new subject.

Les escargots étaient mangés par les Français!

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Les Français mangeraient les escargots!

The active verb above is in the conditional tense...

...so put the verb être into the conditional tense, add the past participle of the verb above and make it agree with its new subject.

Les escargots seraient mangés par les Français!

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Can you make these sentences passive?

Le garçon a embrassé la fille.

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Can you make these sentences passive?

La fille a été embrassée par le garçon.

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Can you make these sentences passive?

Le professeur punira les élèves.

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Can you make these sentences passive?

Les élèves seront punis par le professeur.

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Can you make these sentences passive?

Tout le monde lit ce journal.

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Can you make these sentences passive?

Ce journal est lu par tout le monde.

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Can you make these sentences passive?

Le club de jeunes va organiser la discothèque.

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Can you make these sentences passive?

La discothèque sera organisée par le club de jeunes.

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Can you make these sentences passive?

L’explosion a brisé toutes les fenêtres.

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Can you make these sentences passive?

Toutes les fenêtres ont été brisées par l’explosion.

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