PASSIVE VOICE 2– QUESTÕES DE VESTIBULARES COMENTADAS.

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❑PASSIVE VOICE - QUESTÕES COMENTADAS:

❑ Por que usamos a VOZ PASSIVA?

(1) A voz passiva dar ao objeto (direto ou indireto, complementos do verbo) mais importância do que ao sujeito.
(2) A voz passiva é usada sempre que, num determinado contexto, a ação praticada ou um objeto for muito mais importante do que quem a praticou.
(3) IN PRESENT SIMPLE:

>> am, is, are + V no particípio passado.

(4) IN PAST SIMPLE:

>> was, were +  V no particípio passado.

(5) IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

>> am, is, are + BEING + V no particípio passado.

(6) IN PAST CONTINUOUS:

>> was, were + BEING + V no particípio passado.

(7) IN FUTURE (will):

>> will BE + V no particípio passado.

(8) IN FUTURE (going to):

>> am, is, are + GOINT TO BE + V no particípio passado.

(9) IN PRESENT PERFECT:

>> has, have + BEING + V no particípio passado.

(10) IN PAST PERFECT:

>> had + BEING + VP no particípio passado.

(11) IN PAST PERFECT:

>> will HAVE BEING + VP no particípio passado.

Q U E S T I O N Á R I O

01 – (UFBA)

QUESTÃO 1 (FAAP):
The passive form of the sentence "The International Court of Hague rejected an attempt by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear tests in the South Pacific" is:
(A) An attempt by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear tests in the South Pacific have been rejected by The International Court of Justice in Hague
(B) An attempt by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear tests in the South Pacific would be rejected by The International Court of Justice in Hague
(C) An attempt by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear tests in the South Pacific was rejected by The International Court of Justice in Hague
(D) The International Court of Justice has rejected an attempt by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear tests in the South Pacific.
(E) An attempt by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear tests in the South Pacific is being rejected by The International Court of Justice in Hague.

• ANSWER (C)
• A oração na voz ativa é:
"The International Court of Hague rejected an attempt by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear tests in the South Pacific."
(A Corte Internacional de Haia rejeitou uma tentativa da Nova Zelândia de impedir mais testes nucleares franceses no Pacífico Sul.)
• O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PAST(rejected).
• To reject(alimentar)=reject/rejected/rejected. 
• A estrutura passiva é: was rejected.
"An attempt by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear tests in the South Pacific was rejected by The International Court of Justice in Hague."
(Uma tentativa da Nova Zelândia de impedir mais testes nucleares franceses no Pacífico Sul foi rejeitada pelo Tribunal Internacional de Justiça em Haia.)
• to stop further → "impedir mais".
QUESTÃO 2 (UNITAU):

This text offers an up-to-date review of the field of cancer chemotherapy, including some of the new approaches to biological treatments of cancer. A detailed description of the pharmacology, mechanisms of action, toxicity resistance mechanisms, and clinical usefulness of each class of drugs is given. The authors emphasize concepts involved in determining the mechanism of action and development of resistance, the determinants of drug responsiveness to chemotherapeutic agents, and a rationale for their clinical use in various types of cancer. Extensively referenced this book provides a historical background for the development of each class of drugs. This interdisciplinary text will be invaluable as a guide to the field of cancer chemotherapy.

(Catálogo de publicações da Oxford University Press, SCIENCE AND MEDlCINE, April to June 1994)

Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à forma ativa da frase a seguir:
"A detailed description [..] is given."
(A) The authors give a detailed description.   
(B) The authors will give a detailed description.   
(C) The authors have given a detailed description.   
(D) The authors gave a detailed description.   
(E) The authors will have given a detailed description.

• ANSWER (A)
• A oração na voz passiva é:
"A detailed description [..] is given"(Uma descrição detalhada é dada)
• O tempo verbal na Voz Passiva é SIMPLE PRESENT(is given).
• To give(dar)=give/gave/given. 
• A estrutura ativa também no SIMPLE PRESENT é: give.
"The authors give a detailed description."
(Os autores dão uma descrição detalhada.)
• The authors → 3ªpp(plural).

QUESTÃO 3 (MACK-SP):
A voz passiva de "Somebody must send me the new books" é:
(A) I must send the new books.
(B) The new books must be sent to me.
(C) I will be sent the new books.
(D) The new books would be sent to me.
(E) The new books must be send by somebody.

• ANSWER (B)
• A oração na voz ativa é:
"Somebody must send me the new books."(Alguém deve me enviar os novos livros.)
• O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PRESENT(send).
• To send(enviar)=send/sent/sent. 
• A estrutura passiva modal com MUST é: must be sent.
"The new books must be sent to me."(Os novos livros devem ser enviados para mim.)
QUESTÃO 4 (MACK-SP):

The Passive Voice of "It is alleged that he stole a car" is:
(A) He is alleged to have stolen a car.
(B) The car is alleged to have stolen by him.
(C) It was alleged that the car is stolen by him.
(D) It is alleged that he has stolen a car.
(E) He alleged that the car was stolen by him.

• ANSWER (A)
• A oração dada na questão já está na voz passiva (voz passiva sintética):
"It is alleged that he stole a car."(Alega-se que ele roubou um carro.)
• A outra forma diferente de se dizer a mesma coisa na voz passiva seria:
"He is alleged to have stolen a car."(Ele é acusado de ter roubado um carro.).
• Estrutura típicos com a voz passiva sintética:
• It is said that...= Diz-se que...
• It is reported that...= Relata-se que...
• It is believed that...= Acredita-se que...
QUESTÃO 5 (MACK-SP):

Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice:
"Thousands of people ride the underground every morning."
(A) The underground is ridded by thousands of people every morning.
(B) The underground was rode by thousands of people every morning.
(C) The underground is rode by thousands of people every morning.
(D) Thousands of people is ride by the underground every morning.
(E) The underground is ridden by thousands of people every morning.

• ANSWER (A)
• A oração na voz ativa é:
"Thousands of people ride the underground every morning."
(Milhares de pessoas andam de metrô todas as manhãs.)
• O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PRESENT(ride).
• To ride=ride/rode/ridden. 
• A estrutura passiva é: is ridden.
"The underground is ridden by thousands of people every morning."
(O metrô é utilizado por milhares de pessoas todas as manhãs.)

PASSIVE VOICE 1– QUESTÕES DE VESTIBULARES COMENTADAS.

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❑PASSIVE VOICE - QUESTÕES COMENTADAS:

❑ Por que usamos a VOZ PASSIVA?

(1) A voz passiva dar ao objeto (direto ou indireto, complementos do verbo) mais importância do que ao sujeito.
(2) A voz passiva é usada sempre que, num determinado contexto, a ação praticada ou um objeto for muito mais importante do que quem a praticou.
(3) IN PRESENT SIMPLE:

>> am, is, are + V no particípio passado.

(4) IN PAST SIMPLE:

>> was, were +  V no particípio passado.

(5) IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

>> am, is, are + BEING + V no particípio passado.

(6) IN PAST CONTINUOUS:

>> was, were + BEING + V no particípio passado.

(7) IN FUTURE (will):

>> will BE + V no particípio passado.

(8) IN FUTURE (going to):

>> am, is, are + GOINT TO BE + V no particípio passado.

(9) IN PRESENT PERFECT:

>> has, have + BEING + V no particípio passado.

(10) IN PAST PERFECT:

>> had + BEING + VP no particípio passado.

(11) IN PAST PERFECT:

>> will HAVE BEING + VP no particípio passado.

Q U E S T I O N Á R I O

01 – (UFBA)

Indique a(s) alternativa (s) que preenche(m) a lacuna da frase:

• "The children ____________ to school!"

01. was sent
02. were being sent
04. will be sent
08. is being sent
16. have being sent
32. are going to be sent
64. have sent

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   02+04+16+32  = 54  
01. was sent (INCORRETA)

>> No "PASSIVE VOICE e PAST SIMPLE" , a estrutura adequada é → "were sent" , pois o sujeito "The children" está na 3ª pp, ou seja:

• "The children were sent to school!"

02. were being sent (CORRETA)

>> No "PASSIVE VOICE e PAST PROGRESSIVE" , a estrutura adequada é → "were being sent". 

• "The children were being sent to school!"

04. will be sent (CORRETA)

>> No "PASSIVE VOICE e FUTURE SIMPLE" , a estrutura adequada é → " will be sent".

• "The children will be sent to school!"

08. is being sent (INCORRETA)

>> No "PASSIVE VOICE e PRESENT PROGRESSIVE" , a estrutura adequada é → "are being sent", pois o sujeito "The children" está na 3ª pp, ou seja: 

• "The children are being sent to school!"

16. have been sent (CORRETA)

>> No "PASSIVE VOICE" e "PRESENT PERFECT" , a estrutura adequada é → "have been sent". 

• "The children have being sent to school!"

32. are going to be sent (CORRETA)

>> No "PASSIVE VOICE" e "FUTURE WITH GOING TO" , a estrutura adequada é → "are going to be sent". 

• "The children are going to be sent to school!"

64. have sent (INCORRETA)

>> No "PASSIVE VOICE e PRESENT SIMPLE" , a estrutura adequada é → "are sent", ou seja:

• "The children are sent to school!"

02 – (OBJETIVO/SP-VESTIBULAR) Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à voz passiva de

• "The invention of the automobile has changed American life in many ways."

(A) American life is being changed in many ways.
(B) American life was being changed in many ways.
(C) American life is changed in many ways.
(D) American life has been changed in many ways.
(E) American life would be changed in many ways.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   D  
➽ Oração na VOZ ATIVA:

• The invention of the automobile has changed American life in many ways.
• A invenção do automóvel mudou a vida americana de várias maneiras.
• TEMPO VERBAL → Present Perfect (has changed).

➽ A voz passiva no Present Perfect deverá ser → auxiliar BE no Present Perfect + VP no particípio passado, ou seja: has BEEN changed.
➽ Oração na VOZ PASSIVA: auxiliar BE no Present Perfect + VP no particípio passado, ou seja: has BEEN changed.

• "American life has been changed in many ways."

03 – (OBJETIVO/SP-VESTIBULAR) Choose the correct passive form for

• "They had eaten all the food before I arrived." 

(A) All the food was eaten before I arrived.
(B) All the food had been eaten before I arrived.
(C) They had been eaten all the food before I arrived.
(D) All the food was eaten before I was arrived.
(E) All the food had been eaten before I was arrived.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   E 
➽ Oração na VOZ ATIVA:

• "They had eaten all the food before I arrived."
• Eles tinham comido toda a comida antes de eu chegar. 
• TEMPOS VERBAIS → Past Perfect (had eaten) e Simple Past(I arrived).

➽ A voz passiva no Past Perfect deverá ser → auxiliar BE no Past Perfect + VP no particípio passado, ou seja: had BEEN eaten.
➽ A voz passiva no Simple Past deverá ser → auxiliar BE + VP no particípio passado, ou seja: was arrived.
➽ Oração completa na VOZ PASSIVA:

• All the food had been eaten before I was arrived.
• Toda a comida tivera sido comida antes que eu chegasse.

04 – (OBJETIVO/SP-VESTIBULAR) Choose the correct passive form for

• "She has spilt some ink on the carpet."

(A) Some ink was spilt on the carpet.
(B) Some ink was being spilt on the carpet.
(C) The carpet had been spilt milk by her.
(D) The carpet was spilt with milk.
(E) Some ink has been spilt on the carpet

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   E 
➽ A estrutura geral da Voz Passiva é → auxiliar BE + VP no particípio passado.
➽ Oração da questão na VOZ ATIVA é:

• "She has spilt some ink on the carpet."
• Ela derramou tinta no carpete.
• TEMPO VERBAL → Present Perfect (has spilt).

➽ A voz passiva no Present Perfect deverá ser → auxiliar BE no Present Perfect + VP(spill) no particípio passado(spilt), ou seja: has BEEN spilt.

• "Some ink has been spilt on the carpet."
• Alguma tinta vem sendo derramada no carpete.

05 – (ITA/SP-VESTIBULAR)

• He _____ to bed as soon as he got to the hospital, wasn't he?

(A) put
(B) was putting
(C) will put
(D) was put
(E) puts
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   D 
➽ A estrutura geral da Voz Passiva é → auxiliar BE + VP no particípio passado.
➽ Oração na VOZ PASSIVA no Simple past(was put):

• "He was put to bed as soon as he got to the hospital, wasn’t he?"
• Ele foi colocado na cama assim que ele chegara ao hospital, não foi?

06 – (ITA/SP-VESTIBULAR) Choose the right alternative to complete the passive voice form in

• "All those songs _____ by Lennon and McCartney.".

(A) are composing
(B) were composing
(C) was composed
(D) were composed
(D) have been composing
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   D 
➽ A estrutura geral da Voz Passiva é → auxiliar BE + VP no particípio passado.
"All those songs ________ by Lennon and McCartney."
➽ Oração na VOZ PASSIVA no Simple past(were composed):
"All those songs were composed by Lennon and McCartney."
(Todas essas músicas foram compostas por Lennon e McCartney.)

07 – (EFOMM-CONCURSO) Choose the correct passive voice form for

• "The man ought to have his car washed and repaired more often."

(A) His car has been washed and repaired more often.
(B) His car ought to be washed and repaired more often.
(C) His car ought been washed and repaired more often.
(D) His car should have to be washed and repaired more often.
(E) His car ought to have being washed and repaired more often.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   B 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:

• "The man ought to have his car washed and repaired more often."
• (O homem deveria ter seu carro lavado e consertado com mais freqüência.)
• O tempo verbal da voz ativa é → SIMPLE PAST(washed and repaired) com MODAL VERB(ought to).

➽ PAY ATTENTION:
A estrutura modal na Voz Passiva é → Modal Verb + BE + VP no particípio passado + by ⇒ ought to be washed and repaired by.

• "His car ought to be washed and repaired more often.
• O carro dele deveria ser lavado e consertado mais frequentemente.

08 – (EFOMM-CONCURSO)
The sentence

• "Someone ought to take away that rubbish",

in the passive voice form is:

(A) That rubbish ought to be taken away.
(B) That rubbish ought to be take away by someone.
(C) Someone ought to be taken away that rubbish.
(D) That rubbish ought be taken away by someone.
(E) That rubbish ought to take away by someone.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"Someone ought to take away that rubbish."
(Alguém deveria tirar esse lixo.)

➽ O tempo verbal da voz ativa é SIMPLE PRESENT(take away) com MODAL VERB(ought to).
➽ to take away(tirar/levar para longe) → take away/took/taken.
➽ A estrutura modal na Voz Passiva é ⇒ Modal Verb + BE + VP no particípio passado + by ⇒ ought to be taken away (by).
"That rubbish ought to be taken away."
(Esse lixo deve ser tirado.)

09 – (EFOMM-CONCURSO)

• "One of the guests may have taken the jewels."

Assinale a alternativa que contém a voz passiva da frase apresentada.

(A) One of the guests may have been taking the jewels.
(B) The jewel may have taken one of the guests.
(C) One of the guest may be taken the jewels.
(D) The jewels may have being taken by the guests.
(E) The jewels may have been taken by one of the guests.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   E 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"One of the guests may have taken the jewels."
(Um dos convidados pode ter levado as jóias.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é PRESENT PERFECT(have taken) com MODAL VERB(may).
➽ A estrutura modal passiva é: may have been taken.
"The jewels may have been taken by one of the guests."
(As jóias podem ter sido levadas por um dos convidados.)

10 – (PUC/SP-VESTIBULAR) The passive voice form for

• "She must have broken her arm in an accident"

 is:

(A) Her arm must be broken in an accident.
(B) An accident must be broken her arm.
(C) An accident must have been broken her arm.
(D) Her arm must has been broken in an accident.
(E) Her arm must have been broken in an accident.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   E 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"She must have broken her arm in an accident."
(Ela deve ter quebrado o braço em um acidente.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é PRESENT PERFECT(have broken) com MODAL VERB(must).
➽ A estrutura modal passiva é: must have been broken.
"Her arm must have been broken in an accident."
(Seu braço deve ter sido quebrado em um acidente.)

11 – (AFA-CONCURSO)
The passive voice is correct in:

• I. 719.521 firearms had been imported by the USA since 1991.
• II. 719.521 firearms were imported by the USA in 1991.
• III. 719.521 firearms have been imported by the USA since 1991.
• IV. 719.521 firearms have being imported by the USA in 1991.

(A) all the sentences
(B) sentences I and II only
(C) numbers I, II and III only
(D) numbers II, III and IV only
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   C 
➽ 1ª SENTENÇA correta: O tempo verbal é PAST PERFECT(since 1991) que exige auxiliar BE no Past Perfect(had been) e verbo principal no particípio passado(imported).
"719.521 firearms had been imported by the USA since 1991."
(719.521 armas de fogo tinham sido importados pelos EUA desde 1991.)
➽ 2ª SENTENÇA correta: O tempo verbal é SIMPLE PAST(in 1991) que exige auxiliar BE no Simple Past(were) e verbo principal no particípio passado(imported).
"719.521 firearms were imported by the USA in 1991."
➽ 3ª SENTENÇA correta: O tempo verbal é PRESENT PERFECT(since 1991) que exige auxiliar BE no Present Perfect(have been) e verbo principal no particípio passado(imported).
"719.521 firearms have been imported by the USA since 1991."
(719.521 armas de fogo têm sido importadas pelos EUA desde 1991.)
➽ 4ª SENTENÇA incorreta: O tempo verbal é SIMPLE PAST(in 1991) que exige auxiliar BE no Simple Past(were) e verbo principal no particípio passado(imported).
"719.521 firearms have being imported by the USA in 1991."
"719.521 firearms were imported by the USA in 1991."

12 – (PUC/CAMPINAS-VESTIBULAR) Na voz passiva, a frase

• "Paul has cut all those trees"

ficaria:

(A) All those trees were cut.
(B) All those trees will be cut.
(C) All those trees had been cut by Paul.
(D) All those trees have been cut.
(E) All those trees Paul cut.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   D 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"Paul has cut all those trees."
(Paulo cortou todas aquelas árvores)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é PRESENT PERFECT(has cut).
➽ A estrutura passiva no PRESENT PERFECT é: have been cut.
"All those trees have been cut."
(Todas essas árvores vêm sendo cortadas.)

13 – (UFGO-VESTIBULAR) The passive voice form for the sentence

• "Somebody left the light on all night"

is:

(A) Somebody was left the light on all night.
(B) The light is left on all night by somebody.
(C) All night was left on by the light.
(D) The light was left on all night.
(E) The light has left on all night by somebody.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   D 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"Somebody left the light on all night."
(Alguém deixou a luz acesa a noite toda)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PAST(left).
➽ A estrutura passiva no SIMPLE PAST é: was left.
"The light was left on all night."
(A luz ficou acesa a noite toda.)

14 – (UNIP-VESTIBULAR) The passive voice form for the sentence

• "They forbade her to wear mini-skirts"

is:

(A) To wear mini-skirts they forbade her.
(B) To wear mini-skirts is forbidden her.
(C) She is forbidden to wear mini-skirts.
(D) Her was forbidden to wear mini-skirts.
(E) She was forbidden to wear mini-skirts.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   E 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"They forbade her to wear mini-skirts."
(Eles a proibiram de usar mini-saias)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PAST(forbade). 
➽ To forbide(proibir)=forbide/forbade/forbidden.
➽ A estrutura passiva no SIMPLE PAST é: was forbidden.
"She was forbidden to wear mini-skirts."
(Ela foi proibida de usar mini-saias.)

15 – (PUC/SP-VESTIBULAR) A voz passiva de

• "The stone struck him in the right leg."

é:

(A) He was struck by the stone in the right leg.
(B) The right leg was struck by him with a stone.
(C) He was strike in the right leg by the stone.
(D) The right leg was struck by his stone.
(E) The right leg was strike by the stone.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:

• "The stone struck him in the right leg."
• A pedra atingiu-o na perna direita.
• O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PAST(struck). 
• To strike (atingir, bater) = strike / struke / struke.

➽ A estrutura passiva no SIMPLE PAST é: was struke.

• He was struck by the stone in the right leg.
• Ele foi atingido pela a pedra na perna direita.

16 – (OSEC/SP-VESTIBULAR) The sentence

• "Peter and Sheila have done the homework."

becomes, in the passive voice:

(A) The homework have been done by Peter and Sheila.
(B) The homework has been doing by Peter and Sheila.
(C) Peter and Sheila has been doing the homework.
(D) Peter and Sheila have been done the homework.
(E) The homework has been done by Peter and Sheila.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   E 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:

• "Peter and Sheila have done the homework."
• Peter e Sheila fizeram o dever de casa.
• O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é PRESENT PERFECT(have done). 

➽ A estrutura passiva no PRESENT PERFECT é: has been done.
➽ "has been done" CONCORDA COM "the homework".

• "The homework has been done by Peter and Sheila."
• O dever vem sendo feito por Peter e Sheila.

17 – (VUNESP-VESTIBULAR)

• What order did he receive?

(A) He ordered to stop smoking.
(B) He was ordered stop to smoke.
(C) They ordered to him stop smoking.
(D) They ordered him to stop smoke.
(E) He was ordered to stop smoking.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   E 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:

• "What order did he receive?"
• Que ordem ele recebeu?
• O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PAST(did receive).
• To receive (receber) = receive / received / received. 

➽ A estrutura passiva no SIMPLE PAST é: was received.

• He was ordered to stop smoking.
• Ele foi ordenado a parar de fumar.
• O verbo TO STOP exige verbo seguinte com ING.

18 – (UCS/BA-VESTIBULAR)

• "Do you know the meaning of couch potato, Sam?"
• "No, I don’t. Why don’t you look it up in a dictionary?"
• "I can’t find it. You know, it’s a rather recent expression and dictionaries only list words that ________ for quite a while."

(A) have been used
(B) will be used
(C) have used
(D) will use
(E) use
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"...and dictionaries only list words that ________ for quite a while."
(e dicionários listam apenas palavras que ________ por um bom tempo. ")
➽ Pelo contexto, o tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é PRESENT PERFECT.
➽ A estrutura passiva no PRESENT PERFECT é: have been used).

• "Do you know the meaning of couch potato, Sam?"
• Você sabe o significado de 'couch potato', Sam?
• "No, I don’t. Why don’t you look it up in a dictionary?"
• Não, eu não. Por que você não procura em um dicionário?
• "I can’t find it. You know, it’s a rather recent expression and dictionaries only list words that have been used for quite a while."
• Eu não consigo encontrar. Você sabe, é uma expressão bastante recente e os dicionários listam apenas as palavras que vêm sendo usadas por um bom tempo.

➽ A expressão idiomática "couch potato" significa "alguém preguiçoso".

19 – (FMU/SP-VESTIBULAR) Choose the correct passive form for

• "My mother was telling me off".

(A) My mother was being told me off.
(B) It was told me off by my mother.
(C) I was being told off by my mother.
(D) My mother has been telling me off.
(E) I was told me off by my mother.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   C 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:

• My mother was telling me off.
• Minha mãe estava brigando comigo.
• O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é PAST CONTINUOUS (was telling me off).

➽ TO TELL SOMEBODY OFF (= brigar com alguém por ter feito algo ou levar bronca de alguém)= "tell sb off" / "told sb off" / "told sb off". 
➽ A estrutura passiva no PAST CONTINUOUS é: was being told off by.
"I was being told off by my mother.."
(Eu estava levando uma bronca da minha mãe.)

20 – (FMU/SP-VESTIBULAR) Indique a forma passiva de:

• "People found out all the truth."

(A) All the truth were found out by people.
(B) All the truth was found out.
(C) All the truth had been found out.
(D) All the truth had been found out by the people.
(E) All the truth has been found out.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   C 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"People found out all the truth."
(As pessoas descobriram toda a verdade.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PAST(found out).
➽ To find out(descobrir)=find out/found out/found out. 
➽ A estrutura passiva no SIMPLE PAST é: was found out.
"All the truth was found out."
(Toda a verdade foi descoberta.) 
➽ All the truth → 3ªps(singular).

21 – (IME-VESTIBULAR) The passive voice of

• "Thousands of people welcomed the President at the airport"

is:
(A) The President was welcomed by thousands of people at the airport.
(B) The President at the airport welcomed thousands of people.
(C) The President is welcome at the airport by thousands of people.
(D) At the airport the President be welcome by thousands of people.
(E) The President was welcome at the airport by thousands of people.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"Thousands of people welcomed the President at the airport."
(Milhares de pessoas receberam o Presidente no aeroporto.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PAST(found out).
➽ To welcome(receber=dar as boas vindas)=welcome/welcomed/welcomed. 
➽ A estrutura passiva no SIMPLE PAST é: was welcomed.
"The President was welcomed by thousands of people at the airport."
(O Presidente foi recebido por milhares de pessoas no aeroporto.)

22 – (FEI/SP-VESTIBULAR)

• This discovery was made by various people.

The active voice of the sentence above is:

(A) Various people have made this discovery.
(B) Various people made this discovery.
(C) Various people had made this discovery.
(D) Various people are making this discovery.
(E) Various people make this discovery.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   B 
➽ A oração na voz passiva é:
"This discovery was made by various people."
(Milhares de pessoas receberam o Presidente no aeroporto.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Passiva é SIMPLE PAST(was made).
➽ To make(fazer)=make/made/made. 
➽ A estrutura ativa no SIMPLE PAST é: made.
"Various people made this discovery."
(Várias pessoas fizeram essa descoberta.)

23 – (OSEC/SP-VESTIBULAR) Escolha a alternativa correta que indica a voz passiva desta frase:

• "You must write the answers on one side of the paper only."

(A) Only on one side of the paper must be written the answers.
(B) The answers are written on one side of the paper only.
(C) You must be written on one side of the paper only.
(D) The answers must be written on one side of the paper only.
(E) One side of the paper must be written by you.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   D 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"You must write the answers on one side of the paper only."
(Você deve escrever as respostas apenas em um lado do papel.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PRESENT(write).
➽ To write(escrever)=write/wrote/written. 
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PRESENT com MODAL VERB(must).
➽ A estrutura modal passiva é: must be written.
"The answers must be written on one side of the paper only."
(As respostas devem ser escritas apenas em um lado do papel.)

24– (UNITAU-1995-VESTIBULAR) Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à voz ativa da sentença a seguir:

• "The 1994 cup was hosted by the United States."

a) The United States hosted the 1994 Cup.
b) The United States will host the 1994 Cup.
c) The United States have hosted the 1994 Cup.
d) The United States had hosted the 1994 Cup.
e) The United States will have hosted the 1994 Cup.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 
➽ A oração na voz passiva é:
"The 1994 cup was hosted by the United States."
(A copa de 1994 foi sediada pelos Estados Unidos.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Passiva é SIMPLE PAST(was hosted).
➽ To host(sediar)=host/hosted/hosted. 
➽ A estrutura ativa no SIMPLE PAST é: hosted.
"The United States hosted the 1994 Cup"
(Os Estados Unidos sediou a Copa de 1994.)

25– (UNITAU-1995-VESTIBULAR) Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à forma passiva da sentença a seguir:

• "We encourage the kids to go swimming."

a) The kids were encouraged to go swimming.
b) The kids have been encouraged to go swimming.
c) The kids will be encouraged to go swimming.
d) The kids may be encouraged to go swimming.
e) The kids are encouraged to go swimming.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   E 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"We encourage the kids to go swimming."
(Encorajamos as crianças a nadar.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PRESENT(encourage).
➽ To encourage(encoraja) = encourage /encouraged/encouraged. 
➽ A estrutura passiva é: are encouraged.
"The kids are encouraged to go swimming."
(As crianças são encorajadas a nadar.)

26– (UNIRIO-1995-VESTIBULAR)
Research shows that sunscreens may not be as effective as hoped at preventing sunburn. Users may be spending long hours in the sun with a false sense of security, and though lotions may protect against sunburning UVB rays, it does little to block out the potentially more dangerous UVA rays. Another worry is the long-term effects of the chemicals contained in the suntan lotion themselves. To make spending time outdoors safer, a company called Frogskin, Inc., located in Scottsdale, Arizona, is marketing a line of clothing called Frogware that, wet or dry, protects the user from the damaging effects of the sun more effectively than sunscreens.
"Our T-shirts give you the same amount of protection from the sun that a heavy sweat shirt would", says Jan Steinberg, president of Frogskin. "But who wants to wear a sweat shirt in the water?" A typical cotton T-shirt, for instance, has a sun protection factor (SPF) of 5; a Frogskin T-shirt has a SPF of 30. Frogwear, says the maker, blocks out 98.5% of all UVB rays and 97% of all UVA rays. The fabric, which is lighter than cotton but more durable, also helps keep you cool, by wicking perspiration away from the skin. In addition, Frogwear absorbs very little water when wet and dries quickly. Prices range from $ 18 for a hat to $ 50 for a sports jacket.

Newsweek, September 18, 1994

The PASSIVE construction equivalent to "in addition, Frogwear absorbs very little water" is:
a) In addition, very little water is absorbed by Frogwear.
b) In addition, very little water can absorb by Frogwear.
c) In addition, very little water would be absorbed by
Frogwear.
d) In addition, very little water has been absorbed by
Frogwear.
e) In addition, very little water was absorbed by Frogwear.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"In addition, Frogwear absorbs very little water."
(Além disso, Frogwear absorve muito pouca água.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PRESENT(absorbs).
➽ To absorb(absorver)=absorb/absorbed/absorbed. 
➽ A estrutura passiva é: is absorbed.
"In addition, very little water is absorbed by Frogwear."
(In addition, very little water is absorbed by Frogwear.)
➽ "Frogwear" tipo de roupa especial.

27– (MACKENZIE/SP-VESTIBULAR)
Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice:

• "IN 1945 THE ALLIED POWERS DEFEATED GERMANY."

a) In 1945 Germany was defeated by allied powers.  
b) In 1945 Germany did defeated by the allied powers.   
c) In 1945 Germany are defeated by the allied powers.   
d) The allied powers were defeated by the Germany in 1945.  
e) In 1945 Germany was defeat by the allied powers.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"IN 1945 THE ALLIED POWERS DEFEATED GERMANY."
(EM 1945, AS POTÊNCIAS ALIADAS DERROTARAM A ALEMANHA.)

➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PAST(defeated).
➽ To defeate(derrotar)=defeate/defeated/defeated. 
➽ A estrutura passiva é: was defeated.
"In 1945 Germany was defeated by allied powers."
(Em 1945, a Alemanha foi derrotada pelas potências aliadas.)

28– (MACKENZIE/SP-VESTIBULAR)
Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice:

• They feed the seals twice a week.

a) The seals are fed twice a week.   
b) The seals are feeded twice a week.   
c) The seals are found twice a week.   
d) Twice a week they are feeding the seals.   
e) The seals are being fed twice a week.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A  
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"They feed the seals twice a week."
(Eles alimentam as focas duas vezes por semana.)
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PRESENT(feed).
➽ To feed(alimentar)=feed/fed/fed. 
➽ A estrutura passiva é: are fed.
"The seals are fed twice a week.)
➽ the seals(as focas) →3ªpp(plural).

29– (UNITAU-VESTIBULAR)
"After hundreds of years of tobacco use, smoking has been condemned on a scientific basis as a serious hazard to the health of the smoker. Future generations may regard the scientific indictment of smoking as a major contribution to preventive medicine and the health of the western world. Statisticians, statistical principles of scientific thought, and statistical methods of scientific study played essential parts in evaluating the effects of smoking."

(extraído de Statistics: A guide to the unknown)
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à voz passiva da frase a seguir:

• "Future generations may regard the scientific indictment of smoking as [...]"

a) Future generations will be regarded by the scientific indictment of smoking as [...]   
b) The scientific indictment of smoking has been regarded by future generations as [...]   
c) The scientific indictment of smoking may be regarded by future generations as [...]   
d) The scientific future generations may be regard by smoking as [...]   
e) Future generations of smoking will be regarded by the indictment as [...]
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   C 
➽ A oração na voz ativa é:
"Future generations may regard the scientific indictment of smoking as [...]."
(As gerações futuras podem considerar a acusação científica de fumar como [...])
➽ O tempo verbal na Voz Ativa é SIMPLE PRESENT(regard) com MODAL VERB(may).
➽ To regard(alimentar)=regard/regarded/regarded. 
➽ A estrutura passiva modal é: may be regarded.
"The scientific indictment of smoking may be regarded by future generations as [...]"
(A acusação científica de fumar pode ser considerada pelas gerações futuras como [...])