Present Simple and Past Simple Passive

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​Present Simple and Past Simple Passive​

Active and Passive

In active sentence, the subject does the action.

He washes his car.​

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In a passive sentence we focus on the action done to the subject. The on who/what does the action is not important an can be dropped.

His car is washed.

​In a passive sentence we want to focus on the action done to the object (the car), so the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. Then the verb changes into the passive form

(am, is, are + past participle).

" His car is washed by him"

Subject + Passive Verb + Agent (by...)

Any Question?

I love Pizza. (Active)

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Can you think of the passive form ?

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Active of Passive?

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Pizza is loved.

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1. To focus on the action done to the subject.

​" I serve breakfast"

" Breakfast is served by me "

We often use passive:

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2. When we don't know who does the action and/or it is not important​

​" The door is broken"

We often use passive:

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If the verb in the active sentence is in the past simple form (watered, finished, chewed), the verb to be in the passive verb is was/were.

Past Simple Passive

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Multiple Choice

Many movies ..... in Hollywood every year.

• is made

• are made

Multiple Choice

Our school .... by the school commitee last weekend.

• was painted

• is painted

Multiple Choice

The restaurant chef … really great food.

• cooks

• is cooked