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The document discusses the passive voice and how it differs from the active voice. It provides the basic structure of the passive voice for different tenses. It notes that the passive voice is often used when the object of the action is more important than who performed the action, or when the agent is unknown or unimportant. It also explains that when there are two objects in an active sentence, there are two possible passive sentences that can be formed by making either object the subject.

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Passive

The document discusses the passive voice and how it differs from the active voice. It provides the basic structure of the passive voice for different tenses. It notes that the passive voice is often used when the object of the action is more important than who performed the action, or when the agent is unknown or unimportant. It also explains that when there are two objects in an active sentence, there are two possible passive sentences that can be formed by making either object the subject.

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the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the ♣ It is often used in business and

passive sentence, so the structure is: in other areas where the object
Subject + Finite form of to be + past participle (3rd column of of the action is more important
than those who perform the
Irregular verbs) action.
♣ When the agent of the action is
Simple Pesent Is /are + participle unknown (impersonal sentences)
Present continuous Is/ are being + participle or unimportant
Past simple Was /were + participle
Past continuous Was /were being + participle
Present Perfect Have / has been + participle
Past perfect Had been + participle
Future (will) Will be + participle When there are two objects in an
active sentence, there are two
Future (going to) Is / are going to be + participle possible passive sentences :
Future Perfect Will have been + participle They gave him a book
Modals Modal be+ participle Object 1: indirect object
Modal Perfect Modal have been+ participle Object 2: direct object

He was given a book


the subject of the active sentence becomes the agent A book was given to him
complement which is introduced by the prepostion “BY”

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice:


1- He doesn't open the book._______________________________________________________________________
2- Did you tell them?_______________________________________________________________________
3- Susan has paid the bill___________________________________________________________________
4- They had opened the window______________________________________________________________
5- Millions of people will visit the museum______________________________________________________
6- You should wash the car__________________________________________________________________
7- Could Mary lock the door?_________________________________________________________________
8- Is Mary going to buy the books ?____________________________________________________________
9- He must fill in the form____________________________________________________________________
10- I can´t answer the question_______________________________________________________________

Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice. Sometimes there are two possible
answers
1- Kevin asked Dennis a question
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
2- They don't speak English in this shop
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
3- She gives him a box
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
4- Max will look after him
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
5- The waiter brought Fred a big steak
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

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