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Simple Passive

The document explains the use and formation of the passive voice in English. It highlights when to use passive voice, such as when the object is more important than the subject or when the subject is unknown, and provides examples across various tenses. Additionally, it mentions how to indicate the doer of the action using 'by'.

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Simple Passive

The document explains the use and formation of the passive voice in English. It highlights when to use passive voice, such as when the object is more important than the subject or when the subject is unknown, and provides examples across various tenses. Additionally, it mentions how to indicate the doer of the action using 'by'.

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Simple passive

Use:
The passive voice is used:
a) When the object of a sentence is more important than the subject
The city was destroyed by the volcano.
b) When the subject of the sentence is unknown.
This cheese was made in Canada.
It is common in formal and scientific writing.

Form:
You can use the passive voice in all tenses. Use the correct form of be + the past
participle of the verb.
Present Simple: Past The workers collect the rubbish
I am participle of Wednesdays.
you / they / we are => The rubbish is collected on
It / She / he is Thursdays.
Past Simple: taken People built the castle over 800
you / they / we were given years ago.
I / It / She / he was built => The castle was built over
made 800 years ago.
eaten
Present Perfect: Someone has taken my book!
brought
I / you / they / we have been => My book has been taken!
cooked
It / She / he has been left...

Past Perfect: When we arrived at the airport,


I / you / they / we / it / had been someone had resold our tickets.
she / he => When we arrived at the
airport, our tickets had been
resold.

Modals You must wear a hard hat in


I / you / they / we / it / can be this area.
she / he will be => Hard harts must be worn in
would be this area.
must be
should be
could be

To mention who caused the action, use by.


The bins were emptied by the cleaning staff.

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