PASSIVE VOICE
USAGE
Passive Voice is used when the focus is on the action. The performer of the action
is not important/not known. Nevertheless, if we want to ad the perfomer of the
action, we can easily do so by adding “by + person” at the end of the...
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PASSIVE VOICE
USAGE
Passive Voice is used when the focus is on the action. The performer of the action
is not important/not known. Nevertheless, if we want to ad the perfomer of the
action, we can easily do so by adding “by + person” at the end of the passive
sentence.
FORMATION
PERSON + form of TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
PRESENT TENSE I am given
a book.
PAST TENSE You were given
PRESENT
PERFECT
She
We
has been
have been
given
given
PAST PERFECT He had been given
FUTURE TENSE We will be given
ACTIVE PASSIVE
subject
object
object (by)
subject
PRESENT TENSE:
Active: The teacher corrects the home-exercises of the pupils.
Passive: The home-exercises of the pupils are corrected by the teacher.
I give him another chance He is given another chance.
PAST TENSE:
Active: Peter broke Paul’s computer.
Passive: Paul’s computer was broken by Peter.
You wrote great songs. Great songs were written by you.
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