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    The document discusses the use of passive voice and provides examples of converting sentences from active to passive voice. It explains that passive voice is used when the focus is on the action rather than the subject performing the action. It also notes that sometimes a statement in the passive voice can be more polite than active voice as it does not explicitly assign blame. Various tenses such as simple present, past, future, and perfect tenses are covered along with their passive conversions.

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    Use of Passive

    1. Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is


    not important or not known, however, who or what is
    performing the action.

    Example: My bike was stolen.

    2. Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than


    active voice, as the following example shows:

    Example: A mistake was made.

    In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made,


    but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a
    mistake.).
      Active Passive
    Once a week, Tom cleans Once a week, the house is
    Simple Present
    the house. cleaned by Tom.
    Right now, Sarah is writing Right now, the letter is
    Present Continuous
    the letter. being written by Sarah.
    The car was repaired by
    Simple Past Sam repaired the car.
    Sam.
    The customer was being
    The salesman was helping
    helped by the salesman
    Past Continuous the customer when the thief
    when the thief came into the
    came into the store.
    store.
    Many tourists have visited That castle has been
    Present Perfect
    that castle. visited by many tourists.
    Recently, John has been Recently, the work has
    Present Perfect Continuous
    doing the work. been being done by John.
    Many cars had been
    George had repaired many
    repaired by George before
    Past Perfect cars before he received his
    he received his mechanic's
    mechanic's license.
    license.
    Chef Jones had been The restaurant's fantastic
    preparing the restaurant's dinners had been being
    Past Perfect Continuous fantastic dinners for two prepared by Chef Jones for
    years before he moved to two years before he moved
    Paris. to Paris.
    Simple Future
    Someone will finish the The work will be finished
    will
    work by 5:00 PM. by 5:00 PM.

    Simple Future A beautiful dinner is going


    Sally is going to make a
    be going to to be made by Sally
    beautiful dinner tonight.
    tonight.
    At 8:00 PM tonight, the
    Future Continuous At 8:00 PM tonight, John
    dishes will be being
    will will be washing the dishes.
    washed by John.
    At 8:00 PM tonight, John At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes
    Future Continuous
    is going to be washing are going to be being
    be going to
    the dishes. washed by John.
    They will have The project will have been
    Future Perfect
    completed the project completed before the
    will
    before the deadline. deadline.
    They are going to have The project is going to have
    Future Perfect
    completed the project been completed before the
    be going to
    before the deadline. deadline.
    The famous artist will The mural will have been
    Future Perfect Continuous have been painting the being painted by the famous
    will mural for over six months artist for over six months by
    by the time it is finished. the time it is finished.
    The famous artist is going The mural is going to have
    to have been painting been being painted by the
    Future Perfect Continuous
    the mural for over six famous artist for over six
    be going to
    months by the time it is months by the time it is
    finished. finished.
    How to form passive?

    My mother would always The pies would always be


    Would Always
    make the pies. made by my mother.
    Future in the Past I knew John would finish I knew the work would be
    Would the work by 5:00 PM. finished by 5:00 PM.
    I thought Sally was going I thought a beautiful dinner
    Future in the Past
    to make a beautiful dinner was going to be made by
    Was Going to
    tonight. Sally tonight.
    The bills used to be paid
    Used to Jerry used to pay the bills
    by Jerry.

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