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The fotocopier machine has been repaired. 8. Some verbs such as give,tell,offer,get,write,pay,sell,make take two objects, one ussualy standing for a person the other for a thing. The word for a person is the indirect object(IO) and is the first of the 2 objects. The word for the thing is the direct object(DO). They offered us a contract. When this sentence is transformed into passive either of those objects may become the subject of the passiev sentence: We were offered a contract or a contract was offered to us.
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TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE ( THE ACTIVE OBJECT BECOMES THE PASSIVE SUBJECT) Only transitive verbs(verbs followed by an object ) can be used in the passive voice: Simple Present Tense Passive : am/is/are + past participle= Workers In China made this telephones. These telephones are made in China. Present Continious Tense Passive: am/is/are +being+ past participle= I can assure you that we are dealing with your complaint.I can assure you that your cpmplaint is being dealt with. Simple Past Tense Passive: was/were + past participle= We founded the company in 1854.Our copmany was founded in 1854. Past Continuous Tense Passive: was/were+ being+past participle=We only noticed the mistakes when we were printing the brochures.We only noticed the mistakes when the brochures were being printed. Present Perfect Tense Passive : have/hase + been +past participle= We have found a design fault on some of our washing machines.A design fault has found on some of our washing machines. Past Perfect Tense Passive: had+been+past participle=They faxed us to say that they had retained the shipment for inspectionThey faxed us to say that the shipment had been retained for inspection. Future Simple Tense Passive: will/shall+be+past participle= They will deliver the shipment next Tuesday.The shipment will be delivered next Tuesday. Present Infinitive Passive: to be + past participle=They are going to sent back a shipment The shipment is going to sent back. Pressent Perfest Infinitive passive: to have been + past participle= The Board must have cancelled the meetingThe meeting must have been cancelled.