when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, but does not 'do' the action of the verb, e.g. 'the house is sold'.

Les thèmes du film : the passive voice

French

Le langage cinématographique : past participles of regular verbs

Une critique d'un film : extended writing

This unit focuses on consolidating the present tense and past participles of regular verbs and examines the use of the passive voice in the context of a Francophone film.

Media and technology: Un film francophone

Les scènes sont tourné par le réalisateur.

La bande-annonce est partagé par les fans.

Les récompenses sont gagnées par les acteurs.

Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice and shows past participle agreement?

Match the subject of each passive sentence to the correctly agreeing past participle.

Put the following words in the correct order to form a passive sentence about a movie scene.

Match the active voice sentence to its correct passive voice transformation.

Le film est réalisé par le metteur en scène.

La musique est composée par un artiste célèbre.

Les acteurs sont applaudis par le public.

Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?

Put the following words in the correct order to form a grammatically correct sentence in the passive voice.

Match the French verb infinitive to its past participle.

In the passive voice, what part of 'être' is typically used when the subject is singular and feminine?

Order the following sentence into French, using the passive voice.

To emphasize the person performing the action.

To focus on the action or the recipient of the action, rather than the doer.

Why is the passive voice often used in film reviews or news reports?

Starter Quiz

Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?