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Verb to be (in whatever tense) + past participle. This company Eighty people

employs

eighty people.

are employed

by this company

FORMATION

VERB FORMS IN THE PASSIVE

PASIVE VOICE

Tense

Passive

Pres. S. They serve tea with cakes

Tea is served with cakes

Pres. C.

They’re decorating the hotel

The hotel is being decorated

Past S.

I repaired the roof last year

The roof was repaired last year

Past C.

They were playing golf in the course

Golf was being played in the course

I’ve removed the furniture from my

The furniture has been removed from

room

my room

I saw that the fire had destroyed the

I saw that the house had been

house

destroyed by the fire

Mary will pay the bill tomorrow

The bill will be paid tomorrow

They’re going to publish his new

His new novel is going to be

novel soon

published soon

Pres. P. S Past P. S. Fut. S.

USE

Active

Going to

When the active verb has two objects, we can use either of them as the subject of the passive voice. Ex: Active: He gave me the book. Passive: I was given the book/ The book was given to me. Use of the passive voice: •

When who or what causes the action is unknown , unimportant or it is obvious: My bike has been stolen. The road is being repaired.

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when we describe processes (for example, scientific processes) and in formal writing : The brochure will be finished next month. Firstly, the chemical has to be placed in a test tube…