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PASSIVE VOICE - Coggle Diagram
PASSIVE VOICE
we use it when we don't know or don't want to say who or what is responsible for the action
My phone was made in China.
we can also use it for stylistic reasons, especially to allow the main focus of the sentence to be the subject of the verb
One of my favourite paintings is Van Gogh's
Starry Night
. It was painted in 1888.
with verbs that often have two objects , either object can become the subject of a passive sentence
ask, award, give, offer, owe, pay, send, show, teach, tell
I was sent a DVD in the post.
it is more common for the indirect object (a peron) to be the subject of the passive sentence.
A DVD was sent to me in the post.
Present Simple
My homework is done.
Past Simple
My homework was done.
Future Simple
My homework will be done..
Present Perfect
My homework has been done.
Modals
My homework must be done./ My homework should have been done.
Present Continuous
My homework is being done.
Past Perfect
My homework had been done.
Going to Future
My homework is going to be done.
Past Continuous
My homework was being done.