Passive voice by aliona antonevic
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PASSIVE VOICEB Y A L I O N A A N T O N E V I C
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Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.
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Form of the passive voice:
Subject + finite form of "to be"+ Past Participle
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Present Simple - buy/s = is/are boughtPast Simple – cleaned = was cleanedPresent Perfect – have done = has been donePast Perfect Simple – had called = have been calledFuture with will – will finish = will be finishedGoing to future – going to wash = going to be washedModal verb ( must, can, should) – must/can/should do = must/can/should be done
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Active to passive transformation. Changes in the
sentence.
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* The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive
sentenceThe finite form of the verb is
changed (to be + past participle)
The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is
dropped).
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HE BUYS IT EVERYDAY = IT'S BOUGHT BY HIM EVERYDAY.HE CLEANED HIS ROOM = ROOM WAS CLEANED BY HIM.YOU HAVE DONE A MISTAKE = MISTAKE HAS BEEN DONE BY YOU.WE WILL FINISH OUR WORK SOON = WORK WILL BE FINISHED BY US SOON.I MUST DO MY HOMEWORK = HOMEWORK MUST BE DONE BY ME.