PASSIVE VOICE

PRESENT SIMPLE
SIMPLE
PRESENT
PASSIVE
PASSIVE
We often use the passive when we want to
focus on the object of an active
sentence. We do this by putting the
object at the beginning of the sentence.
The person or thing that performed the
action may be unimportant or unknown.
Alot
lot of
of things
things are
are made
made from
from gold.
gold.
A

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PRESENT SIMPLE
SIMPLE PASSIVE
PASSIVE
PRESENT
STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE

The Present Simple Passive is

formed with the verb to be in
present + the past participle of
the main verb.

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FOR EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
FOR
Dinner is served from 5:00 to 8:00.
A lot of things are made from gold.
The gold is brought to Europe.
These clothes are made in India.

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USES
USES
A.- WHEN THE PERSON WHO DOES THE ACTION IS
NOT IMPORTANT OR UNKNOWN.
TEA AND COFFEE ARE DRUNK ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
B.-WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS WHO DOES THE ACTION
THE THIEVES ARE ARRESTED A FEW HOURS
LATER.
C.-WITH BY WHEN WE WANT TO SAY WHO DOES
THE ACTION.
THE LETTER IS MAILED BY NICK.
ONCE A WEEK, THE HOUSE IS CLEANED BY
ANN
D.- IN FORMAL, IMPERSONAL WRITING
IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE BOMB IS PLANTED
BY TERRORISTS.