Primerjaj spodnji povedi:

Gugliemo Marconi created the first radio in 1930.

The first car radio was created in 1930.

Pomagaj si s prevodom:

Gugliemo Marconi je ustvaril prvi radio leta 1930. (Active voice - aktiv ali tvornik).

Prvi radio je bil ustvarjen leta 1930. (Passive voice - pasiv ali trpnik).

Sedaj že veš, kako pretvorimo active voice (tvornik) v passive voice (trpnik):

Gugliemo Marconi created the first radio in 1930.

      subject        verb      object

      (osebek,    (glagol)    (predmet,

nosilec dejanja)              nosilec stanja)

The first radio was created by Gugliemo Marconi in 1930.

   subject          verb                 object

  (osebek,        (glagol)            (predmet,

prejemnik                          nosilec dejanja)

   dejanja)                 

Passive voice tudi v pretekliku tvorimo tako, da zamenjamo vrstni red osebka in predmeta v povedi. Pri tem spremenimo tudi glagol:

create    è   was created

Poglej še nekaj primerov:

Philo Farnsworth presented the first all electronic television on 14 Mar 1927.

The the first all electronic television was presented on 14 Mar 1927.

During World War II soldairs used walkie talkies on the field of combat.

During World War II, walkie talkies were used on the field of combat.

Ponovno si oglej povedi in premisli, kdaj uporabiš was in kdaj were.

Tvorba vprašanj

Ponovno si oglej spodnjo poved:

The first radio was created by Gugliemo Marconi in 1930.

Kadar vprašamo, da dobimo pritrditev ali zanikanje, samo obrnemo vrstni red besed v povedi:

Was the first radio created by Gugliemo Marconi?  Yes, it was.

Were the first walki talkies used for fun? No, they werent.

Poved nudi še več informacij, po katerih lahko vprašamo, npr.:

What was created by Gugliemo Marconi in 1930? The first radio.

Who was the first radio created by? Gugliemo Marconi.

When was the first radio created? In 1930.

Pri teh wh-questions (vprašanjih, ki se začnejo z vprašalnicami who, what, where ipd.) vprašalnica zamenja osebo, stvar ipd., po kateri sprašujemo, ostalo pa ostane enako.