PASSIVE voice - What is it and why do we use it?

In this English grammar lesson, you will learn:
The form of the active and PASSIVE voice.
Why we use the passive voice.
Passive voice, irregular verbs and the importance of learning past participles.
The meaning and use of the verb "allow" in the active and passive voices.
There are some exercises at the end of the video to test your understanding.
This lesson was presented by Andrew, a qualified native English teacher with over 15 years experience of teaching English.
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I'd like to say 'thank you '.Because in English passive voice is so important. I got the exam and all of them are correct. But sometimes l can mix passive voice, especially in longer sentences.

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It's a pleasure. I'm delighted that your English is improving with my lessons. Thank you for the comment. Best wishes, Andrew

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Thank you, teacher. The lesson was explanatory.!!! I dare to ask what about the other tenses such as future perfect tense or future perfect continuous? They aren't used very often? (passive voice)

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Thanks for the lesson...Andrew... would be grateful if you can give us another lesson examples of passive voice for the Perfect Tenses past Perfect tenses and Future tenses...thank you... from Tajikistan

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Thanks fr the lesson...Andrew... would be grateful if you can give me examples of passive voice for present perfect n past perfect tense...thank you...greeting from Indonesia

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Thanks for your comment. I am happy that you like my English lessons. Best wishes, Andrew

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@@CrownAcademyEnglish What is the difference between Subject + got+ pp and S + be+ pp? when can be used S + got +pp example e.g They got promoted to higher positions in the company due to their outstanding performance.". another example e.g They got invaded in the Opium Wars." The peaceful village got invaded by marauders last night." "Our computer systems got invaded by a sophisticated malware attack."

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You're welcome. Thank you for the comment. 🙂 Best wishes, Andrew

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I don't have a video specifically about the future passive. It is on my list of videos. :) Andrew

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What a great video! Thank you so much sir. I can learn a lot from it. May I ask you a question? The question is "No one has lived in that house for years." Can we change this sentence into passive? If Yes. How can we change? Because it does not have an object and the main verb lived is an intransitive. However many learners say that it can be changed into passive like this "That house has not been lived for years." Is it right? I look forward to seeing your reply. Thank you.

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thanks for lesson but ive a question can't passive voice involve in all situations? because there're some couldn't occur with.

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Sir,in what sense I should take the word"voice" here.Does it convey the voice of our tone.Does it mean the voice is active?Please explain.P Siva Rao,India.

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Thank you so much! what if i say I am allowed to leave early.

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Hallo, teacher. Thank you a lot. I got it. My exercise is correct. Can I addition BY+ subject of the active sentence (when it's there) for giving more information . Isn't ? For example : ' Our mother don't allowed us to wear jeans. WE AREN'T ALLOWED TO WEAR JEANS BY OUR MOTHER. Thanks again. Cheers.

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👨🏻‍🏫 Hello, Caterina. Mr Teacher here in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Your example sentences are almost correct. This is how I would write them: ‘Our mother DIDN’T / DOESN’T allow us to wear jeans.’ ‘Our mother WON’T allow us to wear jeans.’ I hope this is helpful for you.

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@@sirmeowthelibrarycat many thanks. I haven't noted my mistake (no DON'T, but DOESN'T because the subject is a third singular person) .

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3,they were not allowed to smoke during the meeting

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I was allowed to leave early. We are not allowed to wear jeans. They were not allowed to smoke during the meeting. Lots of photos were taken at the wedding.

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1 - This computer is broken down every month. Or 2 - This computer breaks down every month. Which sentence is correct and why? Please answer.

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2: "This computer breaks down every month." is correct because we use the present simple to describe a regular action or habit and the frequency of that action. (every month) Sentence 1: "This computer is broken down every month." We are using the passive present tense to form an adjective from the verb break. (broken). So we are describing the state of the computer with the verb "be" + the adjective "broken" . Grammatically, "This computer is broken down every month." is correct, but it is quite strange to describe the frequency of a state. We can say "This computer is often broken down."

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4, Was taken.lots of photos at the wedding

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