The passive
The focus
is on what happens to somebody or something rather than …
On who or what does the action.
Ex:
In 2010 she was given an Oscar for the best director.
Used when we don’t know who or what does the action.
Ex:
55 Oscars were stolen. (we don’t know who stole
them).
To make passive, we use: S + be + past participle
We can use “by + the agent” to
say who or what does the action when it is important or unusual information:
52 of the Oscars were found in some rubbish by a man
called Willie Fulgear.
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Passive form Verbs
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be
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Past participle
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Present Simple
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am/are/is
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held
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Present Continuous
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am/are/is being
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shown
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Past Simple
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was/were
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given
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Present Perfect Simple
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have/has been
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broadcast
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Past Perfect Simple
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had been
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nominated
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Be going to
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am/are/is going to
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awarded
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We can use all modal verbs (can,
must, will, could, might, etc) in the passive verb forms.
He cannot be trusted.
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