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 * PASSIVE VOICE**

**Use of Passive** 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.

Examples:

My bike was stolen. A mistake was made.

 

Form
to be + past participle How to form a passive sentence when an active sentence is given:

- object of the "active" sentence becomes subject in the "passive" sentence

- subject of the "active" sentence becomes "object" in the "passive" sentence" (or is left out)
 * < Active:

Passive ||< Peter

A house ||< builds

is built ||< a house.

by Peter ||

Change of tenses

 * Tense || Active || PAssive ||
 * Simple present || Martin writes a letter || A letter is written by Martin ||
 * Present continuous || Martin is writing a letter || A letter is being written by Martin ||
 * Simple past || Martin wrote a letter || A letter was written by Martin ||
 * Past continuous || Martin was writing a letter || A letter was being written by Martin ||
 * Present perfect || Martin has written a letter || A letter has been written by Martin ||
 * Future (Will) || Martin will write a letter || A letter will be written by Martin ||

Exercises:

[] (simple present) [] (simple past) [] (present perfect) [] (future - will)