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ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

The signifícate of the verb is produced The meaning of the verb is received by the
by the gramatical perdón to whom it grammatical person whom it relates are.
relates are

IS formed with the auxiliary verb to be and


the past participle of the verb is conjugated.
Erich Fromm wrote “The art of loving” The complement of the active sentence
Person +verb +object becomes the subject of the passive.

“The art of loving” was written by Erich


Fromm

Examples:

Tom writes a letter Object+ to be+ verb past participle+ person


Tom is writing a letter
Tom was writing a letter
Tom wrote a letter Examples:
Tom has written a letter
Tom had written a letter A letter is written by Tom
Tom will write a letter A letter is being written by Tom
Tom is going to write a letter A letter was being written by Tom
Tom can write a letter A letter was written by Tom
Tom could write a letter A letter has been written by Tom
Tom must write a letter A letter had been written by Tom
Tom may write a letter A letter will be written by Tom
Tom might write a letter A letter is going to be written by Tom
A letter can be written by Tom
A letter could be written by Tom
A letter must be written by Tom
A letter may be written...
A letter might be written...

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