PAST PERF

ECT
PASSIVE
Cindy XIA
6/7, Jennif
er XIA6/20
,
Yosephine
XA6/38

DEFINITION
0 A verb is said to be passive voice when the

action it expresses is performed upon its

subject
0 We use the passive when we want to change

the focus of the sentence

e.g: The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo
Da Vinci
( We are more interested in the painting
than the
artist in this sentence)

Object + had + been +

Verb 3

EXAMPLE
0 The city had been defended by the brave

men
0 The window had been broken by the little girl
0 Five banks had been robbed by prisoners
0 The car had been repaired by George
0 A cake had been made by me

Object + had + not

+been + Verb 3

EXAMPLE
0 The environment had not been changed
0 The house had not been built
0 The homework had not been done by me
0 Clothes had not been donated

Had + object + been +

Verb 3 ?

EXAMPLE
0 Had
0 Had
0 Had
0 Had
0 Had

the
the
the
the
the

problem been solved by Dorothy?

house been built?
homework been done by her?
car been repaired?
truth been spoken by him?

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