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The passive voice

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Amy Gazzard Ashwin

The document discusses the passive voice, including its uses, formation, examples, and how to change sentences from active to passive voice. Specifically, it notes that the passive voice is used when the speaker is unknown or irrelevant, or when discussing general truths or what happens to the subject. It also provides examples of how to form the passive voice using auxiliary verbs like "be" and the past participle, and examples of changing active voice sentences, like "Rebecca makes a cake" to the passive "A cake is made by Rebecca."

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The passive voice Amy Louise Gazzard Ashwin
Uses of the Passive voice When the speaker is unknown When the speaker is irrelevant When you talk about a general truth When we say what happens to the subject
Form of the passive. General rule. It is formed with ''be''+''past participle''.
Examples Present simple: read/s...is/are read. Past simple: wrote...was/were written. Present Perfect: Has eaten...has been eaten. Past perfect: Had drunk...had been drunk.
Examples Going to: Is going to cook...is going to be cooked. Modal verb: Must do... must be done. Future will: Will make... will be made.
Active to passive Active voice: The subject does the action. Passive voice: The subject receives the action. Example: Rebecca(subject) makes a cake. Example: A cake is made by Rebecca(subject).
Active to passive sentences A: People invite me to parties. P: I'm invited to parties A:My sister is using the computer at the moment. P: The computer is being used by mi sister at the moment.
Active to passive sentences A: The boys played with the bricks. P: The bricks were played with by the boys. A:My sister broke my English book. P: My English book was broken by my sister.
Active to passive sentences A: The mechanic has repaired my car. P: My car has been repaired by the mechanic.

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The passive voice

  • 1. The passive voice Amy Louise Gazzard Ashwin
  • 2. Uses of the Passive voice When the speaker is unknown When the speaker is irrelevant When you talk about a general truth When we say what happens to the subject
  • 3. Form of the passive. General rule. It is formed with ''be''+''past participle''.
  • 4. Examples Present simple: read/s...is/are read. Past simple: wrote...was/were written. Present Perfect: Has eaten...has been eaten. Past perfect: Had drunk...had been drunk.
  • 5. Examples Going to: Is going to cook...is going to be cooked. Modal verb: Must do... must be done. Future will: Will make... will be made.
  • 6. Active to passive Active voice: The subject does the action. Passive voice: The subject receives the action. Example: Rebecca(subject) makes a cake. Example: A cake is made by Rebecca(subject).
  • 7. Active to passive sentences A: People invite me to parties. P: I'm invited to parties A:My sister is using the computer at the moment. P: The computer is being used by mi sister at the moment.
  • 8. Active to passive sentences A: The boys played with the bricks. P: The bricks were played with by the boys. A:My sister broke my English book. P: My English book was broken by my sister.
  • 9. Active to passive sentences A: The mechanic has repaired my car. P: My car has been repaired by the mechanic.