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Simple Past Active. Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. I wrote a letter yesterday. She washed the dishes. He played ball on Monday. http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html. Passive Voice. Use of Passive - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Simple Past ActiveSimple Past ActiveUse the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
I wrote a letter yesterday.
She washed the dishes.
He played ball on Monday.
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html
Passive VoicePassive Voice
Use of PassiveUse of Passive
Passive voice is used when the focus Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is not known, however, who or what is
performing the action.performing the action.
Example:Example: My bike was stolen. My bike was stolen.
Form of PassiveForm of Passive
•Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of
irregular verbs)•Example: A letter was written.
((NotesNotes))•When rewriting active sentences
in passive voice, note the following:
•the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
•the finite form of the verb is changed (verb to be + past participle).
•the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped).
((ExampleExample))Active:
RitaWroteA letter.
Passive:
A letterWas Written
By Rita.
Passive Sentences with Two Passive Sentences with Two ObjectsObjects
•Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voice means that one of the two objects becomes the subject, the other one remains an object. Which object to transform into a subject depends on what you want to put the focus on.
Example about passive withExample about passive with (2) (2) objectobject: :
Subject:Verb:Object(1):Object(2)
ActiveRitaWroteA letterTo me .
PassiveA letterWas written
To meBy Rita .
PassiveIWas written
A letterRita .
Done By:
Noor albilsani Ruba Albakoor Ranim Zakoor
The searcherThe speakerThe writer
للبنات حجازي حسام للبنات ثانوية حجازي حسام ثانويةمرتيني – : إنعام مرتيني – : المدرسة إنعام المدرسة
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URL :http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive
