THE PASSIVE

THE PASSIVE

by Virgil Duke

THE PASSIVE

We use the PASSIVE when we want to focus more on the action rather than who did it.

​We can use it for all tenses: Present, Past, Future and the Perfect tenses

THE PASSIVE

Examples:

ACTIVE: Rita writes a letter /// PASSIVE: A letter is written by Rita

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​When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

• the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence

• the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)

• the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

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