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Passive Voice

The document discusses the passive voice and provides examples of sentences written in the active and passive voice. The passive voice is used when the focus is on the object rather than the subject. To form the passive voice in English, some form of the verb "to be" is used along with the past participle of the main verb. Several examples are given to illustrate active and passive sentences.

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Passive Voice

The document discusses the passive voice and provides examples of sentences written in the active and passive voice. The passive voice is used when the focus is on the object rather than the subject. To form the passive voice in English, some form of the verb "to be" is used along with the past participle of the main verb. Several examples are given to illustrate active and passive sentences.

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PASSIVE VOICE

The passive voice is used when the main interest and topic is on the object not on the subject
To be + past participle

Examples:

Internet was invented in the 50s Rice is eaten all around the world. Isabell Allende has been read in many different languages. English will be used worldwide in a few years.

TO BE
TENSE PAST AFFIRMATIVE WAS WERE AM IS ARE WILL BE HAS BEEN HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE WASNT WERENT AM NOT ISNT ARENT WONT BE HASNT BEEN HAVENT BEEN

PRESENT

FUTURE PRESENT PERFECT

PASSIVE VOICE Verb EAT


TENSE PAST AFFIRMATIVE WAS EATEN WERE EATEN AM EATEN IS EATEN ARE EATEN WILL BE EATEN HAS BEEN EATEN HAVE BEEN EATEN NEGATIVE WASNT EATEN WERENT EATEN AM NOT EATEN ISNT EATEN ARENT EATEN WONT BE EATEN HASNT BEEN EATEN HAVENT BEEN EATEN

PRESENT

FUTURE PRESENT PERFECT

COCA COLA

Coca-cola was created by John Pemberton. It was created in Atlanta, The United States in 1885. Coca cola was used in drugstores as medicine at the beginning. Coca cola is drunk all over the world.

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is located in Elise Island, in New York. It was given as present from the French people. It was opened in 1886 The Statue of Liberty has been visited by more than 2 million people every year.

THE LAST SUPPER


PAINT / LEONARDO DA VINCI CREATE/ IN THE 15TH CENTURY ANALYZE / FOR CENTURIES

The Pyramids
FOUND IN GIZA BUILT AS TOMBS CONSIDER / ONE OF THE THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

INVENTED / 2004 CREATED / MARK ZUCKERBERG USE / MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE

WRiTE / SHAKESPEARE WRiTE / 1599

Transform these active sentences into passive sentences.

They consume rice all over the world Rita wrote a letter to Sam They will clean the window tomorrow I have eaten a hamburger She pays a lot of money. We stopped the bus They will use a dictionary next week Carry has paid the bill

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