Transcript THE PASSIVE VOICE - Norwell Public Schools

THE PASSIVE
VOICE
Table of contents
• 1 What is the passive voice?
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2. The passive endings
3. First conjugation
4. Second conjugation
5. Third conjugation
6. Fourth conjugation
In the active
voice, the subject
PERFORMS
THE ACTION of
the verb.
Mures
placentam
portant.
(The mice
carry the cake.)
In the passive
voice, the
subject is
ACTED UPON
by the verb.
Placenta a
muribus
portatur.
(The cake is
carried by the
mice.)
In Latin, there are
special endings to
show that the
verbs are in the
passive voice!
First, let’s
review the
ACTIVE
endings.
Present Active – “is verbing”
2nd
3rd
3rd -io
4th
1 porto
moneo
ago
capio
audio
2 portas
monēs
agis
capis
audīs
3 portat
monet
agit
capit
audit
1st
1 portamus monēmus agimus capimus audīmus
2 portatis
monētis
agitis
capitis
audītis
3 portant
monent
agunt
capiunt
audiunt
Imperfect Active – “was
verbing”
2nd
3rd
4th
1 mandābam
tenēbam
ducēbam
feriēbam
2 mandābās
tenēbās
ducēbās
feriēbās
3 mandābat
tenēbat
ducēbat
feriēbat
1st
1 mandābāmus tenēbāmus ducēbāmus feriēbāmus
2 mandābātis
tenēbātis
ducēbātis
feriēbātis
3 mandābant
tenēbant
ducēbant
feriēbant
Now we’ll look
at the passive
voice endings:
First
conjugation
long “a” verbs
portare--passive voice
• portor
• portāmur
• portāris
• portāmini
• portātur
• portantur
Second
conjugation
long “e”
tenere--passive voice
• teneor
• tenēmur
• tenēris
• tenēmini
• tenētur
• tenentur
Third
Conjugation
the short E verbs
ducere--passive voice
• ducor
• ducimur
• duceris
• ducimini
• ducitur
• ducuntur
Third
Conjugation
-io verbs
capere--passive voice
• capior
• capimur
• caperis
• capimini
• capitur
• capiuntur
Fourth
Conjugation
long “i” verbs
audire--passive voice
• audior
• audīris
• audīmur
• audīmini
• audītur
• audiuntur
Present Passive – “is being verbed”
2nd
3rd
3rd -io
4th
1 portor
moneor
agor
capior
audior
2 portāris
monēris
ageris
caperis
audīris
3 portātur
monētur
agitur
capitur
audītur
1st
1 portāmur monēmur agimur capimur
audīmur
2 portāmini monēmini agimini capimini
audīmini
3 portantur monentur aguntur capiuntur audiuntur
Imperfect Passive–“was being
verbed”
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
1 mandābar
tenēbar
ducēbar
feriēbar
2 mandābāris
tenēbāris
ducēbāris
feriēbāris
3 mandābātur
tenēbātur
ducēbātur
feriēbātur
1 mandābāmur
tenēbāmur
ducēbāmur feriēbāmur
2 mandābāmini tenēbāmini
ducēbāmini feriēbāmini
3 mandābantur
ducēbantur feriēbantur
tenēbantur
Now, let’s look
at some active
and passive
verb situations:
Puella aquam
potat.
Aqua a puella
potatur.
Viri carmen
cantant.
Carmen a
viribus
cantatur.
Vir panem
vendit.
Panis a viro
venditur
FINIS