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Passive Voice

Sometimes you say things like, "My bike was stolen," or, "The boy was given a gift." But who stole my bike? Who gave the boy a gift? You aren’t sure. That’s why you use the passive voice, which emphasizes the person or thing an action was done to, not the one who did the action.

Passive voice is normally formed with to be + a past participle, as in, "Chris was hired yesterday." You can use the passive voice in any tense by changing the form of 'to be.' For instance, you can say, "My cookie was eaten" (past tense) or, "My cookie is being eaten" (present progressive tense).

When you want to include the one who performed the action in a passive voice sentence, you use the word 'by' after the verb. For instance, "Danny will be picked up by his mother today."

Sometimes, the verb 'to get' is used instead of 'to be,' as in "My sister got sick last night."

Passive Voice Grammar Quiz

  1. The same song many times.

  2. Quantum of Solace in many different countries.

  3. Many children by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

  4. Several speeding drivers by police officers recently.

  5. Kate Winslet an Academy Award.

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Passive Voice Lessons:

Give the Green Light

Revolutionary Road

Changeling

Vintage Clothes

Home Repair

Katy Perry

Traffic Tickets

Quantum of Solace

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Bella_Faulkner

United States

Thank you for this lesson. Voice changes are a very important part in English language. Many children struggle to form sentences using appropriate Passive voices and thus, online assignment portals can provide necessary guidance to them.

10:22 AM Aug 24 2021 |

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United States

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06:29 PM Jan 30 2020 |

jessicaalberto

United States

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06:28 PM Jan 30 2020 |

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09:06 AM Dec 05 2019 |

arkazeminia

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I was told that my friend had been murdered by a group of criminals who were given the impression that their car had been stolen by my friend. 



Trying to cram as many passive phrases in a sentence as I can :D 


09:50 PM Nov 28 2019 |

EthRa

Saudi Arabia

My book was stolen by a stranger.

11:04 AM Oct 07 2019 |

aaliyalatifa

Saudi Arabia

My pencil was stolen by my friend.

06:29 AM Oct 07 2019 |

Jasonpang

China

I was allowed to walk up to the skybridge.

12:19 AM Apr 16 2016 |