this file is about passive and active sentences in English, and with the help of Mr.Farzad i created this file to share with others.

1. HOSSEIN FARZAD & MEYSAM GHOLAMI

2. voice
Active voice formula: Subject + Verb + Object
passive voice formula: Object + 3rd form of Verb +Subject
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3. • subject object
• use 3rd form of the verb
• use "by"
she mailed the letter.
The letter was mailed by her.
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4. He wrote a letter.
The letter was written by him.
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6. regular
work /worked/worked
irregular
draw/drew/drawn
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7. Taxes to be raised next year. (newspaper headline)
"It is said that…"
"It is believed that…"
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8. He has his dog walked
(Somebody walks his dog)
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Something
Done
Have

9. He is going to have his car fixed.
my friend had all his money stolen!
(The owner of the money did not want it to be stolen.)
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Tenses

11. Do you eat meat? Is meat eaten by you?
I am driving a car. A car is being driven by me.
he has stolen my book. My book has been stolen by him.
She finished work. Work was finished by her.
He was revising his book. His book were being revised by him.
My uncle will pay my tuition fee. My tuition fee will be paid by my uncle.
I had completed the assignment. The assignment had been completed by me.
We shall have done our homework. Our homework shall have been done by us.
I can solve these sums. These sums can be solved by me.
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12. shut the door. let the door be shut .
please do me a favor. you are requested to do me a favor.
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Thank you !