PASSIVE

PASSIVE vs ACTIVE
ACTIVE
They produce these computers in China.
S V O
PASSIVE
These computers are produced in China.
O V
PASSIVE vs ACTIVE
BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
ACTIVE PASSIVE
produce is/are produced
is making is being made
wrote was/were written
has done has been done
will tell will be told
PASSIVE
She told me a story.
S V IO DO
Direct object - Indirect object
A story was told to me.
I was told a story.
WHEN TO USE PASSIVE
- when we do not know who the doer of the action
is
My wallet has been stolen.
- When the doer of the action is not important
These computers are made in China.
- It can be mentioned at the and of the sentence
America was discovered by Columbus.
Passive - tenses
Information is transmitted by devices such as the
telephone, radio... Present Simple
My TV was being repaired, so I couldnt watch the
match...Past Continuous
The system had been infected by a virus...Past
Perfect
It has been predicted that about one-third of all
work could be performed outside the workplace.
Present Perfect, Modal verb