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Passive Voice
Learning Objective: To understand the usageof passive voice in different times.
Contents: Active and Passive Voive, verbaltenses and vocabulary related to the level.
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Use of Passive VoicePassive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is notimportant or not known, who or what is performing the action.Example: My bike was stolen.In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike wasstolen. We do not know, who did it.Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice,as the following example shows:Example: A mistake was madeIn this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do notblame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.)..
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Form of PassiveSubject + verb to be + Past Participle
Simple Present Active: Rita writes a letter.Passive: A letter iswritten by Rita.Simple Past Active: Rita wrote a letter.Passive: A letter
was written by Rita.Future I Active: Rita will write a letter.Passive: A letter will bewritten by Rita.
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EXCERCISES
1) Sheila drank a cup of tea. -
2) My father will wash the car. -
3) Farmer Joe milks the cows. -
4) She took a picture of him. -
5) I write a poem. -
6) We do not play football. -
7) He wears a blue tie. -
8) Will she make the party? -
9) Do they read the paper? -
10) Did she water the flowers? -