Question

I don't understand active and passive voices. Please help by telling their rules and tips

Answer 1

Transitive verbs have both active and passive forms:

active passiveThe hunter killed the lion.>>The lion was killed by the hunter.Someone has cleaned the windows>>The windows have been cleaned


The passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle:

 bepast participle Englishisspokenall over the worldThe windowshave beencleaned Lunchwas beingserved The workwill befinishedsoonTheymight have beeninvitedto the party


We sometimes use the verb getto form the passive:

Be careful with the glass. It might get broken.
Peter got hurt in a crash.

If we want to show the person or thing doing the action we use by:

She was attacked by a dangerous dog.
The money was stolen by her husband.

We can use the indirect object as the subject of a passive verb:

 

active passiveI gave him a book for his birthday>>He was given a book for his birthday.Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand euros>>She was sent a cheque for a thousand euros.


We can use phrasal verbs in the passive:

 

active passiveThey called off the meeting.>>The meeting was called off.His grandmother looked afterhim.>>He was looked after by his grandmother.They will send him away to school.>>He will be sent away to school.

Some verbs very frequently used in the passive are followed by the to-infinitive:

 

be supposed tobe expected tobe asked tobe scheduled tobe allowed tobe told to

John has been asked tomake a speech at the meeting.
You are supposed to wear a uniform.
The meeting is scheduled tostart at seven. 

 

Answer 2

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