2. Active:
Everyone in the class copies Olivia's homework
Passive:
Olivia's homework is copied by everyone in the class
3. Subject Verb Direct Object
Subject Passive Verb Agent
4. Passive Tenses
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Present Simple It is done
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Past Simple It was done
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Present Continuous It is being done
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Past Continuous It was being done
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Future It will be done
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Present Perfect It has been done
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Modals It can be done
5. By+Agent
We omit the agent:
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When we don't know who does the action
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When the person who does the action is
not important
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When we don't want to mention the person
who does the action
6. Transformations Active-Passive
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Identify the object
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Put object as subject
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Identify the tense
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Put “be” in the same tense and add the
participle of the main verb
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Decide if you need by+agent
7. Verbs With Two Objects
Someone sent Anne a love letter
Indirect Obj. Direct Obj.
Two possible passives:
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Anne was sent a love letter
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A love letter was sent to Anne
8. The Passive With Reporting Verbs
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It + “be” + Reporting Verb + “that”
believed, considered, expected, known, meant,
supposed, thought
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Subj. + “be” + Reporting Verb + to-inf.
“It is said that she is married”
“She is said to be married”
9. Have/Get Something Done
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Have/Get + object + past participle.
“I´m having my house painted this summer”
(I'm not going to do it myself. Someone is doing
it for me)
