Passive voice Tenses

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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 do you form the passive voice in the present simple tense?

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Use 'is/are' + past participle of the verb. Example: 'The book is read by the student.'

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How do you form the passive voice in the past simple tense?

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Use 'was/were' + past participle of the verb. Example: 'The letter was written by her.'

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How do you form the passive voice in the future simple tense?

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Use 'will be' + past participle of the verb. Example: 'The homework will be completed by him.'

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What is the past participle of the verb 'take'?

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The past participle of 'take' is 'taken.'

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Convert to passive voice: 'They are taking pictures from the bus.'

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'Pictures are being taken from the bus.'

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Convert to passive voice: 'She didn't answer her phone.'

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'The phone wasn't answered.'

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Convert to passive voice: 'They sent hundreds of soldiers to the war.'

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'Hundreds of soldiers were sent to the war.'

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What is the structure of a passive voice sentence?

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A passive voice sentence typically follows the structure: Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent).

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What is an example of a sentence in the future passive voice?

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'The project will be finished by the team.'