Passive voice

Passive voice

1. Grammar

   • passive voice
     • object + "to be" + Past participle + by + subject
       • what´s past participle?
         • It is a non-personal verb form. It can work like adjective or as a verb in the compound tenses in the sentence
           • different forms it transforms
             • be
               • am, is , are
               • was, were
             • irregular verbs
               • written
               • worked
               • called
             • future
               • will be + past parriciple
             • modal verb+ be + past participle
       • examples
         • be + past participle
           • the flowers are watered
             • Are=be
             • Watered= past participle
           • this car is made of cheap plastic
             • is= be
             • made= past participle
           • tom was hit by a falling tree
           • They were scared
         • will be + past participle
           • they will be arrested
           • jack will be
         • modal verb + be +past participle
           • this car is must be sold
           • we might be lost
     • fundamental difference
       • passive voice
         • the person does not perform the action
           • Over " million hot dogs are eaten in New Yor city every day
       • active voice
         • the person performs the action
           • New Yorkers eat over 2 million hot dogs every day