Question | Answer |
PASSIVE VOICE | We use it when the ACTION is more important than the AGENT or when we don't know him/ her |
STRUCTURE | BE + PAST PARTICIPLE "The police arrested one protester" "One protester was arrested" |
PRESENT SIMPLE | "We build hundreds of houses every year" "Hundreds of houses are built every year" |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS | "The authorities are questioning two men" "Two men are being questioned by the authorities" |
PAST SIMPLE | "That waiter served the meal" "the meal was served by that waiter" |
PAST CONTINUOUS | "They were building a new shopping center" "A new shopping center was being built" |
PRESENT PERFECT | "We have chosen Helen as the new president" "Helen has been chosen as the new president" |
PAST PERFECT | "John had taken the pictures before his camera broke" "The pictures had been taken by John before his camera broke" |
FUTURE "WILL" | "They will play the match tomorrow" "The match will be played tomorrow" |
AGENT "BY" | To identify WHO did the action "Stones were thrown by angry fooball fans" |
INSTRUMENT "WITH" | What was used to perform and action. "The windows were broken with a baseball bat" |
WITHOUT THE AGENT | - when it's not known - when it's obvious - when it's not necessary / unimportant |
VERBS WITH TWO OBJECTS: buy, give, lend, offer, promise, sell, take, promise, send, etc. | ACTIVE > "Peter gave Karen a present" PASSIVE 1 > "Karen was given a present by Peter" PASSIVE 2 > "A present was given TO Karen by Peter" |
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