The passive voice

The passive voice

1. The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or thing that is the object of an action, rather than the person or thing that performs the action. In other words, the most important person or thing becomes the subject of the sentence.

   • Simple Present Passive
     • Present Simple Passive is used to talk about some actions that are performed in the present or repeatedly (habits), simple statements of fact or universal truth.
       • Example: The new student Is helped by the teachers
   • Past simple passive
     • Past Simple Passive is normally used to talk about some completed actions in the past. In the passive voice, emphasis is put on the effect of an action rather than on the doer.
       • Example: A dog Bit Me a for days ago.
   • Present Continuous Passive
     • Present Continuous Passive is used to talk about some ongoing actions performed at the moment of speaking or around it.
       • Example: Ana Is being Transported By a taxi driver
   • Present perfect passive voice
     • We use the present perfect in the passive form for all the same reasons we use it in the active form – to talk about recent actions, experiences, and ongoing actions/situations.
       • Example: A letter Has been written By Rita