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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 get to 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 after him.>>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 to make a speech at the meeting.
You are supposed to wear a uniform.
The meeting is scheduled tostart at seven.
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 get to 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 after him.>>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 to make a speech at the meeting.
You are supposed to wear a uniform.
The meeting is scheduled tostart at seven.
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