PASSIVE VOICE

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What is the passive voice?

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The passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action.

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How is the passive voice formed in the present simple tense?

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The passive voice in the present simple is formed using 'is/are' + past participle (e.g., 'The book is read by John').

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How is the passive voice formed in the past simple tense?

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The passive voice in the past simple is formed using 'was/were' + past participle (e.g., 'The book was read by John').

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What is the structure of the passive voice in the present continuous tense?

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The structure is 'is/am/are being' + past participle (e.g., 'The book is being read by John').

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What is the structure of the passive voice in the present perfect tense?

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The structure is 'has/have been' + past participle (e.g., 'The book has been read by John').

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What is the structure of the passive voice in the future simple tense?

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The structure is 'will be' + past participle (e.g., 'The book will be read by John').

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What is a past participle?

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A past participle is a verb form typically ending in -ed for regular verbs, used in perfect tenses and passive voice (e.g., 'bought', 'seen').

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Convert the active sentence 'Tom repairs the bike' to passive voice.

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The bike is repaired by Tom.

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Convert the active sentence 'My wife cleans the house' to passive voice.

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The house is cleaned by my wife.

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What is the difference between 'is being repaired' and 'has been repaired'?

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'Is being repaired' indicates an ongoing action, while 'has been repaired' indicates a completed action.