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THE PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE
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THE PRESENT PASSIVE VOICE
In this unit, we are going to see how to transform an ACTIVE sentence IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE, into a PASSIVE sentence
Have a look at this text:
BUY
NEWSPAPERS
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
is the SUBJECT , the element that MAKES the action.
BUY
is the MAIN VERB of the sentence.
NEWSPAPERS
is the DIRECT OBJECT of the sentence, the "RECEIVER" of the action.
STEPS
STEP 1: Move the DIRECT OBJECT TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE
NEWSPAPERS
BUY
PEOPLE
NEWSPAPERS
STEP 2: Add the verb TO BE (AM, IS, ARE) next. In this case, the pronoun equivalent to "Newspapers" is "They", so we will use the verb ARE. Then, use the PAST PARTICIPLE FORM or THE 3RD COLUMN OF THE MAIN VERB (BUY-BOUGHT)
NEWSPAPERS
BUY
PEOPLE
ARE
BOUGHT
NEWSPAPERS
STEP 3: Finally, add the pronoun BY and the SUBJECT. This is called the AGENT.