Passive structures

PASSIVE VOICE + VERB PATTERNS

AFTER CERTAIN VERBS WE USE:

being + 3rd column (or -ed )

(The verb pattern that needs ING)

I hate it when people interrupt me. I hate being interrupted HATE + BEING + -ed

Because I love interrupting people...

EXAMPLES:

* I hate being told to be at home. * Baby, do you enjoy being hurt ? * Peter denied being asked to kill the man.

EXAMPLES

AGUSTIN loves being told that they like his food

MARY enjoys being told that she dances very well.

kEVIN HATES BEING IGNORED

AFTER CERTAIN VERBS WE USE:

TO BE + 3RD COLUMN (OR -ED)

(The verb pattern that needs TO)

She wants them to love her

She wants to be loved

WANT + TO BE + -ed

EXAMPLES:

1. She refuses to be given orders.
2. They prefer not to be told what to do.
3. My sister decided not to be taken to the doctor.

Homer refuses to be told to go to church !!!

It was encouraged to be done !

EXAMPLES

JOHN refuses to be helped by anybody.

PHILIP needs to be helped in Maths.

After prepositions we use:

BEING + 3RD COLUMN / ED

Every actor dreams of being nominated

EXAMPLES

DAVID is sick of being told about his patience.

TONY doesn´t like his birthday being postponed.

After THE FIRST, THE SECOND, THE LAST (+NOUN) we use:

TO BE + 3RD COLUMN (OR -ED)

Rossy was the second person to be given 5 points for her meme !!!!! MMMMM my teacher did not understand the meme

EXAMPLES

A woman was the first person to be discharged from hospital, for coronavirus in Buenos Aires.

Laura Chinchilla was the first woman to be elected president of Costa Rica.

After modals we use

BE + 3RD COLUMN / ED

They will send the parcel tomorrow.

THE PARCEL WILL BE SENT TOMORROW

EXAMPLES

Your homework from university should be done before Friday

The girl can be helped to do her homework by her friends

You can listen to this song to have another example of this casehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3t6YDnGXAc

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