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Passive Voice
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],When do we use it?
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],When do we use it?
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Structure of the sentence
Structure of the verb TENSES EXAMPLES Present Simple Pigs  are  often  used  to find truffles Present Continuous My house  is being redecorated  at the moment Present Perfect I  have  never  been   given  flowers on my birthday Past Simple This picture  was   painted  by Picasso Past Continuous When I saw him he  was   being followed  by the police Past Perfect She was angry because she  had  already  been told  three times Future Simple When you get there everything  will be finished Going to - Future They  are not going to be  easily  convinced Conditional Simple You  would be punished  if they found out Conditional Perfect If you hadn’t told them  would  I  have been invited ?
to  BE  gives us the  tense of the action the main verb is always in  Past Participle THE PASSIVE VERB to BE (in the active tense) + Past Participle (main verb)  ACTIVE PASSIVE She  wants  an ice-cream An ice-cream  is wanted He  sent  a letter A letter  was   sent  We  will buy  a new car next week A new car  will be bought
The passive sentence ACTIVE VOICE Active Subject Active Verb Direct Object Robert gave a coin by Passive Verb Passive Subject Agent PASSIVE VOICE was given by
The passive sentence ACTIVE VOICE Active Subject Active Verb Direct Object Indirect Object Robert gave a coin Tom to by Direct Object Passive Verb Passive Subject Agent PASSIVE VOICE was given by
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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Examples
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],More examples

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  • 5. Structure of the verb TENSES EXAMPLES Present Simple Pigs are often used to find truffles Present Continuous My house is being redecorated at the moment Present Perfect I have never been given flowers on my birthday Past Simple This picture was painted by Picasso Past Continuous When I saw him he was being followed by the police Past Perfect She was angry because she had already been told three times Future Simple When you get there everything will be finished Going to - Future They are not going to be easily convinced Conditional Simple You would be punished if they found out Conditional Perfect If you hadn’t told them would I have been invited ?
  • 6. to BE gives us the tense of the action the main verb is always in Past Participle THE PASSIVE VERB to BE (in the active tense) + Past Participle (main verb) ACTIVE PASSIVE She wants an ice-cream An ice-cream is wanted He sent a letter A letter was sent We will buy a new car next week A new car will be bought
  • 7. The passive sentence ACTIVE VOICE Active Subject Active Verb Direct Object Robert gave a coin by Passive Verb Passive Subject Agent PASSIVE VOICE was given by
  • 8. The passive sentence ACTIVE VOICE Active Subject Active Verb Direct Object Indirect Object Robert gave a coin Tom to by Direct Object Passive Verb Passive Subject Agent PASSIVE VOICE was given by
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