The passive voice

The passive voice

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Use and forms

Examples

Exercises

What's the passive voice

Use and forms

TO BE + participe passé

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Use : le passif est un mode très utilisé en anglais, beaucoup plus qu'en français où l'on utilise souvent le "on" qui n'existe pas en anglais.

Passive Voice

Active Voice

A la voix passive, le sujet de la phrase n'est pas celui qui fait l'action mais il subit l'action du verbe. Exemple : The mouse is eaten by the cat. La souris est sujet de la phrase mais elle subit le fait d'être mangée.

A la voix active, le sujet de la phrase est celui qui agit, qui fait l'action. Exemple : The cat eats the mouse. Le chat est sujet de la phrase et il fait l'action de manger la souris.

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Examples

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Examples : Tenses in the passive voice

Present continuous

Present simple

The cat is eating the mouse --> The mouse is being eaten by the cat

The cat eats the mouse --> The mouse is eaten by the cat

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Past continuous

Past simple

The cat was eating the mouse --> The mouse was being eaten by the cat

The cat ate the mouse --> The mouse was eaten by the cat

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Present perfect simple

Past perfect simple

The cat has eaten the mouse --> The mouse has been eaten by the cat

The cat had eaten the mouse --> The mouse had been eaten by the cat

Exercises

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MRS DELIN