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    10.

    1 The passive

    We form the passive like this:

    Present am/is/are
    Past was/were + -ed (past participle)
    Present Perfect has/have been
    will will be

    Nissan cars are made in Japan. Present


    The Da Vinci code was written in 2003. Past
    My car has been stolen! Present Perfect
    I haven’t been invited to the party. Present Perfect
    The project will be finished tomorrow. will

    Smoking shouldn’t be allowed inside. modal + passive infinitive

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    10.1 The passive

    We give short answers like this:

    Is English spoken in your country? Yes, it is./No, it isn’t.


    Has the money been spent? Yes, it has./No, it hasn’t.
    Was the car repaired? Yes, it was./No, it wasn’t.

    Make the sentences in the passive.

    1 When / the radio / invent? When was the radio invented?


    2 Where / BMW cars / make? Where are BMW cars made?
    3 This dress / never / wear. This dress has never been worn.
    4 His name / will / not / forget. His name will not be forgotten.

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    10.1 The passive

    Use

    1 The rules for tense usage in the passive are the same as in the
    active.

    Present Simple:
    The hotel rooms are cleaned daily. (habit)

    Past Simple:
    The project was finished last week. (a finished action in the past)

    Present Perfect:
    It’s been produced since 2009. (an action which began in the
    past and continues to the present)

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    10.1 The passive

    2 The object of an active verb becomes the subject of a passive verb.

    Object

    Active Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

    Passive The Mona Lisa was painted by Da Vinci.

    Subject Notice the use of by in the passive.

    Change the sentence to the passive.

    Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook.


    Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

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    10.1 The passive

    3 The passive is not just another way of expressing the same


    sentence in the active. We choose the active or the passive
    depending on what we are more interested in.

    Velcro was invented in 1948. (We are interested in Velcro.)


    George de Mestral invented Velcro. (We are interested in the
    inventor.)
    Note

    Someone stole my camera yesterday.


    My camera was stolen yesterday.
    NOT My camera was stolen by someone.

    The subject of the active sentence is not mentioned in the passive


    sentence if it is unknown or not really important.

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