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THE PASSIVE VOICE. Table of contents. 1 What is the passive voice? 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.
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Table of contents • 1 What is the passive voice? • 2. The passive endings • 3. First conjugation • 4. Second conjugation • 5. Third conjugation • 6. Fourth conjugation
In the active voice, the subjectPERFORMS THE ACTION of the verb.
In the passive voice, the subject is ACTED UPON by the verb.
In Latin, there are special endings to show that the verbs are in the passive voice!
First, let’s review the ACTIVE endings of the present tense.
porto portas portat portamus portatis portant Portare--active voice
portor portaris portatur portamur portamini portantur portare--passive voice
Second conjugation long “e” verbs
teneor teneris tenetur tenemur tenemini tenentur tenere--passive voice
Third Conjugation the short E verbs
ducor duceris ducitur ducimur ducimini ducuntur ducere--passive voice
Third Conjugation -io verbs
capior caperis capitur capimur capimini capiuntur capere--passive voice
Fourth Conjugation long “i” verbs
audior audiris auditur audimur audimini audiuntur audire--passive voice
Now, let’s look at some active and passive verb situations: