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Flashcards by Roberto Llerena Caizaluisa, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Roberto Llerena Caizaluisa
about 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| PASSIVE VOICE | We use it when the ACTION is more important than the AGENT or when we do not know him/her. |
| STRUCTURE | TO BE + VERB (PAST PARTICIPLE) Example: ACTIVE: The police arrested many protesters in New York City. PASSIVE: Many protesters were arrested in New York City. |
| PRESENT SIMPLE | Freddy builds hundreds of houses every year. Hundreds of houses are built by Freddy every year. |
| PRESENT CONTINOUS | The authorities are questioning two men. Two men are being questioned by the authorities. |
| PAST SIMPLE | Egyptians built the Pyramids thousands of years ago. The Pyramids were built thousands of years ago. |
| PAST CONTINOUS | They were building a new shopping center. A new shopping center was being built. |
| PRESENT PERFECT | North Americans have chosen Joe Biden as the new president. Joe Biden has been chosen by North Americans as the new president. |
| PAST PERFECT | Sara had taken the pictures before his camera broke. The pictures had been taken by Sara before his camera broke. |
| FUTURE "WILL" | The Ecuadorian soccer team will play the match next week. The match will be played by the Ecuadorian soccer team next week. |
| WITHOUT THE AGENT | - When it is obvious. - When it is not necessary/unimportant. - When it is not known. |
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