uses of like
mye) be ike (preposition)
+ jit he/she//it Antigua/
living in the city 2 | What | is
> She | doesn’t like 8 your new house
, [> he ences Use be the (prepostion) to ask for a descrip
Where do | %U evering? A; What's it (the city) like?
B: It’s a big city, with lots of traffic.
Note: Be careful not to confuse the two for
Question: What's it like?
Answer: I's o lovely city, NOT Hike-t-very
Use like (verb) to talk about things you like:
What do you like doing in the evening?
| ike going out at night.
Hie) present/past passive
Use subject + be + past participle to form the passive.
Present passive
subject be _| past participle
+ V/yourhe/she/it/we/they | am | told that he is the best player
= Rugby isn't_| played here
2 [is | this dish made with potatoes?
Past passive
subject be past participle
+ I/you/he/she/it/we/they | was/were | stopped bya policeman
= The photo wasn't | taken here
2 | Was | the dog killed?
Use the active voice to talk about the things people do: John stole tie camera. Liz ate the bread,
Use the passive voice:
+ to talk about what happens to things or people: The camera was stolen by John. The bread was eaten by
+ when the cause of the action is unknown: Thousands of people are killed on the roads every year. (We do
kills her.)
+ when the cause of the action is not important: The cakes are made in France. (It is net important who mak
IF we want to say who does/cid the action, we use by: The criminal was caught by the police. Penicilin was
Alexander Fleming.[Pe] complaining