Passive Voice

Question	Answer
PASSIVE VOICE	We use it when the ACTION is more important than the AGENT or when we do not know him/her.
STRUCTURE	TO BE + VERB (PAST PARTICIPLE) Example: ACTIVE: The police arrested many protesters in New York City. PASSIVE: Many protesters were arrested in New York City.
PRESENT SIMPLE	Freddy builds hundreds of houses every year. Hundreds of houses are built by Freddy every year.
PRESENT CONTINOUS	The authorities are questioning two men. Two men are being questioned by the authorities.
PAST SIMPLE	Egyptians built the Pyramids thousands of years ago. The Pyramids were built thousands of years ago.
PAST CONTINOUS	They were building a new shopping center. A new shopping center was being built.
PRESENT PERFECT	North Americans have chosen Joe Biden as the new president. Joe Biden has been chosen by North Americans as the new president.
PAST PERFECT	Sara had taken the pictures before his camera broke. The pictures had been taken by Sara before his camera broke.
FUTURE "WILL"	The Ecuadorian soccer team will play the match next week. The match will be played by the Ecuadorian soccer team next week.
WITHOUT THE AGENT	- When it is obvious. - When it is not necessary/unimportant. - When it is not known.

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	Created by Roberto Llerena Caizaluisa over 3 years ago