Passiva

Passiva

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  FESTIVE CUSTOMS VALENTINE’S DAY GRAMMAR:THE PASSIVE
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  14TH FEBRUARY –VALENTINE’S DAY Valentine’s Day takes its name from St. Valentine. The custom of sending Valentine cards was started by Charles, Duke of Orleans in 1415. The earliest Valentine card in history was sent by him to his wife while he was a prisoner in the Tower of London.
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  The passive The customof sending Valentine cards was started by Sir Charles Sir Charles started the custom of sending Valentine cards
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  When? We use thepassive voice when we want to stress the object of an active sentence. Who or What? If we say who or what does the action in a passive sentence, we call this the agent. We use the word by to introduce the agent.
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  PASSIVE FORM OFA VERB = TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE PASSIVE TENSE FORM EXAMPLE Simple Present am / are / is + past participle A lot of Valentine cards are sent by young people every year. Simple Past was / were + past participle The earliest Valentine card was sent by the Duke of Orleans. Future will be + past participle These cards will be sent by young people in the future, too.
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  HELP!!! Don’t worry, Sir Charles! Thecard will be taken to your wife
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