The passive voice — Langue Anglaise 4AM

Résumé du chapitre « The passive voice » en Langue Anglaise, 4ème Année Moyenne, conforme au programme algérien : l'essentiel de chaque cours, des questions pour vérifier ta compréhension et des exercices.

Les cours du chapitre

1. Passive form

   In the passive the subject does not act: it receives the action. The doer becomes secondary, and often disappears.

   • The form
   • Changing an active sentence
   • Negative and question

   À retenir :Passive = to be (in the tense of the sentence) + past participle; the object becomes the subject and the doer follows by, or disappears.

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2. Past simple passive

   To put a past sentence into the passive, the verb to be goes into the past: was or were.

   • The form
   • Changing an active sentence
   • Negative and question

   À retenir :Past passive = was / were + past participle; to be carries the past and agrees with the new subject.

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3. Use of the passive

   The passive is not a decoration: it is chosen when the doer is unknown, obvious or not important.

   • Unknown doer
   • Obvious or unimportant doer
   • Where you meet it

   À retenir :The passive is used when the doer is unknown, obvious or unimportant; it is frequent in processes, news and notices.

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