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PASSIVE VOICE

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<ul><li>To describe a process. </li></ul><ul><li>Paper is deinked before recycling it. </li></ul><ul><li>When the action is more important than the performer. </li></ul><ul><li>Thousands were killed during the war. </li></ul><ul><li>When the subject is obvious or not important. </li></ul><ul><li>The thieves were arrested last night. </li></ul>Uses:

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<ul><li>Using the verb to be and the past participle of the main verb in the active sentence. </li></ul><ul><li>Changing the object in the active sentence into the subject in the passive sentence. </li></ul><ul><li>The verb to be must be in the same tense as the main verb in the active sentence. </li></ul><ul><li>Active: The teacher explained the passive voice. </li></ul><ul><li>Passive: The passive voice was explained (by the teacher). </li></ul>How is it formed?

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The teacher explained the passive voice. subject main verb object The passive voice was explained by the teacher. subject to be + past agent participle

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Passive Active Tenseí An e-mail was being written. I was writing an e-mail. Past continuous An e – mail was written. I wrote an e-mail. Simple Past An e-mail is being written. I’m writing an e-mail. Present Continuous An e-mail is written . I write an e-mail. Simple Present

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Trees shouldn’t be cut down. Modal + be + past participle MODAL VERBS That tree is going to be cut down on Monday. Am/ is/ are + going to + be + past participle GOING TO That tree will have benn cut down by this time tomorrow. Will+have + been + past participle FUTURE PERFECT That tree will be cut down tomorrow. Will + be + past participle FUTURE SIMPLE A tree had been cut down . Had+ been+ past participle PAST PERFECT A tree has been cut down in my street. Have/ has + been + past participle PRESENT PERFECT A tree was being cut down yesterday afternoon. Was/ were + being + past participle PAST CONTINUOUS A tree was cut down yesterday. Was/were+ past participle PAST SIMPLE A tree is being cut down . Am/ is/ are + being+ past participle PRESENT CONTINUOUS Trees are cut down to make paper. Am/ is/ are + past participle PRESENT SIMPLE