Passive Voice Presentation

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PASSIVE VOICE

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How is the passive built?

Active sentences are about what people (or things) do, while passive sentences are about what happens to people (or things). The passive voice is formed by using a form of the auxiliary verb “be” (be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been) followed by the past participle of the main verb. It can also be combined with modal verbs.

What do we use Passive for?

The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. -Kevin is supported by his girlfriend. Use passive verbs when you do not want to specify the actor. -Crimes were commited. Active voice is used to emphasize the doer while passive voice is used when we need to highlight the work done.

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Let's practice with some examples!

• The sofa is being bought by my parents.
• The rooftop must be cleaned by them.
• The workers had been paid less than they should by their company.
• A miracle has been seen by that old couple.
• That car has been driven by my brother.
• A dessert is being prepared by Ana and Eva.
• The cat is going to be bothered by the dog.

• The doctors were informed about the condition of their patient by his family.

• Many stories were shared within that eerie building.
• The contract was signed this morning by Lucas.
• A black hole will be formed after our Milky Way galaxy collides with Andromeda.
• A promise has been made by Julia.

Let's go through it again!

Let's watch this video so we are sure we completely understand passive's usage. Please feel free to interrumpt the video any time if a question is going to be asked.

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Exercices

Please create some examples using passive voice that contain the following words:

• Hitchhiker.
• Fare.
• Gift.
• Acquaintance.
• Huge.
• Codfish.
• Evening.
• Spoiled
• Asset.

Don't worry about mistakes, it's part of the learning process.

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Reported Speech isn't passive

Reported speech and passive voice are completely different, because passive voice is used when the object becomes into the subject and the reported speech is used when we want to say what another person has said. Ex: RP: He said that he is going to wash his car today. Ex: Passive: That new car is being washed by him. That car is washed every Sunday.

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