Understanding French Passive Voice

What is the structure of a passive voice sentence in French?

• Le verbe 'faire' + infinitif.

• Le verbe 'avoir' + participe passé.

• Le verbe 'être' + participe passé.

• Le verbe 'aller' + participe présent.

Which auxiliary verb is used to form the passive voice in French?

• être

• devoir

• avoir

• faire

How do you form the past participle for the passive voice?

• Use the past participle of the main verb.

• Use the infinitive form of the main verb.

• Add 'ed' to the subject of the sentence.

• Use the present tense of the main verb.

What is the role of the subject in a passive voice sentence?

• The subject is irrelevant in passive voice.

• The subject is the recipient of the action.

• The subject is the doer of the action.

• The subject performs the action.

How does the agreement of the past participle work in passive voice?

• The past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject in passive voice.

• The past participle is always in the infinitive form in passive voice.

• The past participle agrees with the object in passive voice.

• The past participle does not change regardless of the subject's gender or number.

Transform the active sentence 'Le chat mange la souris' into passive voice.

• La souris mange le chat.

• Le chat est mangé par la souris.

• La souris est mangée par le chat.

• Le chat mange la souris par.

In the sentence 'La lettre est écrite par Marie', identify the subject and the agent.

• Subject: Marie, Agent: La lettre

• Subject: par, Agent: La lettre

• Subject: La lettre, Agent: Marie

• Subject: écrite, Agent: Marie

What happens to the object of the active sentence when transformed into passive?

• The object of the active sentence is removed in the passive sentence.

• The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

• The object of the active sentence becomes an adverbial phrase in the passive sentence.

• The object of the active sentence remains unchanged in the passive sentence.

How do you indicate the agent in a passive voice sentence?

• The agent is indicated by 'with' followed by the agent's noun or pronoun.

• The agent is indicated by 'by' followed by the agent's noun or pronoun.

• The agent is indicated by 'to' followed by the agent's noun or pronoun.

• The agent is indicated by 'for' followed by the agent's noun or pronoun.

What is the difference between 'être' and 'avoir' in the context of passive voice?

• Both 'être' and 'avoir' can be used interchangeably in passive voice.

• In passive voice, 'avoir' is used as the auxiliary verb.

• 'Être' is used in active voice, while 'avoir' is used in passive voice.

• In passive voice, 'être' is used as the auxiliary verb, while 'avoir' is not used.