Passive Voice Present, Past, Future Simple

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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/am/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 book was read by the student.'

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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 book will be read by the student.'

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What is the past participle of 'paint'?

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The past participle of 'paint' is 'painted.'

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Convert to passive voice: 'The chef cooks the meal.'

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The meal is cooked by the chef.

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Convert to passive voice: 'The teacher graded the tests.'

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The tests were graded by the teacher.

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Convert to passive voice: 'The team will win the match.'

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The match will be won by the team.

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What is the active voice?

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The active voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb.

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Identify the passive voice: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

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This sentence is in passive voice because the subject (the song) is receiving the action.