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Passive Voice:

Usage: We only use the passive when we are interested in the object or when we do not know who caused the action. We can only form a passive sentence from an active sentence when there is an object in the active sentence.

Form: to be + past participle

How to form a passive sentence when an active sentence is given:
- object of the "active" sentencebecomes subject in the "passive" sentence
- subject of the "active" sentence becomes "object" in the "passive" sentence" (or is left out)
|Active: |Peter |builds |a house. |
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|Passive: |A house |is built |byPeter. |

Passive Voice Structure

Active Passive Time Reference

They make Fords in Cologne. Fords are made in Cologne. Present Simple
by them

Susan is cooking dinner. Dinner is being cooked Present continuousby Susan

James Joyce wrote "Dubliners". "Dubliners" was written. Past Simple
by James Joyces

They were painting the house The house was being painted Past Continuous
when I arrived. by them when I arrived.

They haveproduced 20 models 20 models have been produced Present Perfect
by them

They are going to build. A new factory is going Future Intention
a new factory in Portland to be built in Portland by them with Going to

I will finish it tomorrow. It will be finished tomorrow. Future SimpleExercises: passive

|1) Julia rescued three cats. |
|…………………………………………………. |
|2) The students handed in the reports.|
|………………………………………………………….. |
|3) Maria crashed into the blue car. ||……………………………………………………….. |
|4) Alex learned the poem. |
|………………………………………………….. |
|5) Steven hasforgotten the book. |
|…………………………………………………………... |
|6) The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder.|
|…………………………………………………………………………………………. |
|7) They play handball. |
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