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When To Use Passive Voice
When To Use Passive Voice
-We don’t know who performs the action: My car was stolen (Someone stole my car)
-We don’t want to mention the performer: Your homework has not been done yet (You have
not done your homework yet)
-The performer is evident: I have been promoted (My boss has promoted me)
-To show objectivity: It is said that the government is not doing it very well (I say that he
government is not doing it very well)
-To give more emphasis to the object, not the subject: She was interviewed by Peter (Peter
interviewed her)
Subject (does not perform the action) + verb to be (any tense) + perfect
They have invited me to their party= I have been invited by them to their party.
She has given me a beautiful gift= A beautiful gift has been given to me by her.
Cuando tenemos dos objetos (complemento directo e indirecto), la pasiva en inglés se suele
hacer con el indirecto.
She has given me a beautiful gift= I have been given a beautiful gift (by her)
-ed pronunciation
After /d/ or /t/, the “e” is also pronounced /id/: translated /transleitid/