The Passive Voice - Grammar & Verb Tenses

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Thank you for creating and sharing this exceptionally lucid primer on the passive voice! Both advanced English language learners and many English tutors can benefit from this evergreen grammar lesson. Bravo!

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Hi, thankyou for your explanation😍 anyway, can you give me the references about the form of passive voice that you've used in this video? thank you so much

[@ellii]

Hi, this video is based on the knowledge and teaching experience of the teachers at Ellii from many grammar textbooks. One that comes to mind is Azar, but you can search "passive voice" on the internet for many other references.

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[@mohamadeb2272]

Thank you. It's helpful. Can you explain order of adverbs in passive voice please?

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Sure! A good rule of thumb for adverbs is to place it in the second position within a verb with two or more parts, no matter the tense or voice (Aux + Adv + V). Adverbs can have other sentence positions too, though. It depends on the type of adverb. For adverbs of manner, here are some common options: The new guidelines were quickly adopted. The new guidelines were adopted quickly. For adverbs of frequency, here are some common options: The rules are sometimes followed. The rules are followed sometimes. Sometimes the rules are followed. (The first position only works with some adverbs of frequency, such as sometimes, usually, and often.)

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[@mustafajawad8099]

Hello prestigious ❤ ! Could I use being after all shapes of verb to be to avoid any P.P come after them in all cases not only this. E.g Are you examined by a doctor. or Wil😅l be being + p.p. Could you illustrate please

[@ellii]

Hi! We would never use be + being or been + being together because it's too awkward and unnatural. There may be a few exceptions I'm not thinking of, but basically, the only time you'll use being with a passive form is when the action is still happening right now (present progressive/continuous). For example, if I think you're calling me from the doctor's office I could say "Are you being examined by a doctor right now?" Otherwise, we would normally use be in a non-progressive tense in the passive voice (e.g., Have you already been examined / Were you examined an hour ago / Will you be examined tomorrow, etc.). If you need to show a continuing action in the past or future, you could use the past progressive in the passive, but it would be rare (e.g., Were you being examined by the doctor when I called?). The future progressive passive (Will you be being examined) is always incorrect and impossible. Hope that helps!

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[@habeebshaddad]

Fanatic Change the following into Passive She smiles in front of her father.

[@ellii]

Hi there! That sentence won't work in the passive voice because there's no object. For example, if you said "She handed the newspaper to her father" (active), then the passive would be "The newspaper was handed to her father" in the passive.

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[@helenaracayo1467]

Hello: Farmers in Mexico grow excellent coffee. (active) Excellent coffee was grown by farmers in Mexico. Is it correct?

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Almost! Don't forget to use the same tense. "Grow" is the simple present, so the passive is "is grown," not "was grown." Hope that helps!

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​@@ellii The Smith Corporation employs 200 people. (Active) 200 people is employed by the Smith Corparation. ( Pasive) Germany won the World Cup. The World Cup was winned by Germany. Over 1 billion people speak Chinese. Chinese is spoken by over 1 billion people. Two women wrote that book. That book was written by two women. Are those correct??

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Hi, just a few corrections: 200 people are employed by the Smith Corporation. The World Cup was won by Germany.

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​@@elliiThe factory shipped the products yesterday. (Active) The products were shipped by the factory yesterday. Or The products yesterday were shipped by the factory. Is that correct?

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[@Nour-su5gq]

In the sentence "I was given an amazing birthday present by my parents." Isn't "an amazing birthday present" the object of the sentence ? Yet , when we change it to active voice it becomes " My parents gave me an amazing birthday present ".

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The subject and object in an active sentence basically swap positions in a passive sentence. E.g., active = My brother ate an entire pizza. / passive = An entire pizza was eaten by my brother. In your example, the active sentence would be "My parents gave me an amazing birthday present." When there are two objects like this, you can use either for the passive sentence. Both of these sentences are correct passive sentences: An amazing birthday present was given to me by my parents. OR I was given an amazing birthday present by my parents.

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[@samin21]

Mam I have some active sentences but there is no object in active voice sentences. If I want to change into passive. And please tell me How to change in passive voice . [Active voice sentences 1) He watchs . 2) You are studying in school. 3) John has lost in the house.]

[@ellii]

Hi there, you can use a general subject like "something" in a passive sentence for an unknown object in an active sentence. For example, you can say "Something is watched by him" and "Something is being studied in school by you." Note that the active form "be lost" (Be + adjective) doesn't have a passive option because we can't make the Be verb passive when it's the only verb.

[@samin21]

​​​​@@elliiI got it mam but Someone told me . If there is no "OBJECT" in active sentences then we use "IT" as subject in passive. So mam This rule is correct or incorrect. And Please take some active voice example without OBJECT and change into PASSIVE VOICE with the help of "IT". one more thing If I use the IT as subject in passive voice Then word "IT" is "referring something" OR "IT" word is used like a Dummy SUBJECT. PLEASE 🙏🙏 HELP

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@@samin21 Hi again, you could use "it" as a dummy (or "empty) subject in a passive sentence, but I think that "something" sounds a bit more natural. Remember that the whole point of a passive sentence is to change the focus/importance to the object of an active sentence by making it the subject of a passive sentence. So if there is no object in the active sentence, then there isn't a good reason to make a passive sentence. "It is being watched by him" is grammatically correct (and "it" is a dummy subject there), but it doesn't sound very natural because there's no reason to make this sentence passive. Does that make sense? If "it" was referring to something mentioned in the context, it would sound a bit more natural, but still not really necessary. E.g., "I recommended that show, and it is being watched by him right now" is possible, but "I recommended that show, and he is watching it right now" is much better.

[@sammer-samm9-]

My friend told me. If there is no objects in active voice Then we use DUMMY "IT" as subject in passive voice . Like this Active sentences 1 ) He is writting. 2 ) He has told . 3) we hope. then I Change into passive using DUMMY "IT" It is being written by him. It has been told by him . It is hoped by us . This rule is correct or incorrect Please help to understand

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"It" is often the subject of a passive sentence. We can use it when there's no object, but you can also use other general subjects like "something." Note that the verb "hope" would normally not be used in a passive sentence.

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[@Nour-su5gq]

Where do I put the agent of the sentence ?

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The agent can be dropped from the sentence, but if you want to include it you can add "by X" after the verb. E.g., The trash was thrown out. OR The trash was thrown out by the janitor.

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Example: All complaints must be submitted in writing

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[@monkeydyuta6347]

i still dont get it

[@ellii]

Don't give up! The passive voice can be tricky. You could try watching this video again or searching for "passive voice" to find more examples.

[@Blue-mine]

Hello teacher.. How to differentiate between simple past passive and past perfect passive with a sentence out of context and has no temporal anchor?

[@ellii]

Hi there, first of all, it's good to note that the simple past can usually take the place of the past perfect in a sentence. For example, I can say "I finished my homework before my friend came over" OR "I had finished my homework before my friend came over" and they're both correct. The meaning is the same, but the past perfect indicates and emphasizes that the "finish" action happened first and the "come over" action happened next. So, if you had a passive sentence with no time marker to indicate that one action happened before another, you would be safe using the simple past passive for both actions. If you did use the past perfect passive for one action, it would just indicate that that action happened before the other action. The past perfect helps to make that clearer, but it's not always necessary. When in doubt, use the simple past. Hope that helps!

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if i cant work these examples will you say good job? lol

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Thank you for helping me❤ Passive voice is a little bit tricky for me sometimes 🥲

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It's definitely a tricky grammar target. Glad we could help!