[ Third Review, Lessons XVIII-XXVI, §§ 510-512]
[ LESSON XXVII]
THE PASSIVE VOICE · PRESENT, IMPERFECT, AND FUTURE INDICATIVE OF AMŌ AND MONEŌ
[163.] The Voices. Thus far the verb forms have been in the active voice; that is, they have represented the subject as performing an action; as,
The lion——> killed——> the hunter
A verb is said to be in the passive voice when it represents its subject as receiving an action; as,
The lion <—— was killed <—— by the hunter
Note the direction of the arrows.
[164.] Passive Personal Endings. In the passive voice we use a different set of personal endings. They are as follows: