Passive Voice

● People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Portuguese is spoken in Brazil by the people.
● My grandfather built this house in 1943.
The house was built in 1943 by my grandfather.
● The cleaner has cleaned the office.
The office was cleaned by the cleaner.
● He had written three books before 1867.
Three books had been written before 1867 by him.
● The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
Jimmy has been delayed by the traffic.
● They are building a new stadium near the station.
The new stadium is being built near the station.
● I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
All the windows had been cleaned before the storm by me.
● A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
The computer will be repaired tomorrow by a workman.
● By next year the students will have studied the passive.
The passive voice will be studied
● Somebody must have stolen my wallet.
The wallet had been stolen by someone.