We use the Passive when we want to emphasize the action rather than the “doer” of the action. e.g. My bike was stolen. A mistake was made. A car is sold.

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We use the Passive when we want to emphasize the action rather than the “doer” of the action. e.g. My bike was stolen. A mistake was made. A car is sold.

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We form the Passive Voice with the help of the verb “to be” (in the tense required) + 3 rd form of the verb. The object of an Active sentence becomes the subject of the Passive sentence. Active: They solved the problem quickly. Passive: The problem was solved quickly.

Active SentencePassive Sentence Someone broke into the pet shop. The pet shop was broken into.

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Present Simple PassivePast Simple Passive Present Progressive Passive Past Progressive Passive Present Perfect PassivePast Perfect Passive Future SimpleFuture Perfect Passive Mixed Tenses Passive Mixed Tenses Exercises Modals PassiveMixed Tenses Passive

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