The Passive Voice

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The Passive Voice

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Passive
form
be
V3/Ved
Dinner
is
cooked
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1.Present Simple
am/is/are + V3/ed
2.Present Continuous
am/is/are being + V3/ed
3.Present Perfect
have/has been + V3/ed
4.Past Simple
was/were + V3/ed
5.Past Continuous
was/were being + V3/ed
6.Past Perfect
had been + V3/ed
7.Future Simple
will be + V3/ed
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Compare and explain:
1. Джон Нэйпер создал костюмы.
2. Костюмы были созданы Джоном Нэйпером.
1.John Napier designed the costumes.
(Active voice)
2. The costumes were designed by John Napier.
(Passive voice)
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The structure of the sentence:
John Napier
Active
субъект
designed the costumes.
действие
объект
The costumes were designed by John Napier.
By/with +
действие
объект
Passive
субъект
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I cook the dinner.
The dinner is cooked by me.
He is repairing the car.
The car is being repaired by him.
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Why Passive?
1. Сделать акцент на самом действии, а не на том,
кто его совершает:
The new theatre will be opened tomorrow by the
Mayor.
2. Субъект действия неизвестен, неважен или
очевиден:
BMW cars are made in Germany.
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Rewrite the following text using the passive voice
Thieves broke into the Smiths' house last night. The police are
dusting the house now for fingerprints but they haven't found any
evidence yet. They have already questioned the neighbours but
they haven't arrested any suspects yet. The police have released
two artists' impressions and hopefully they will find the thieves
soon. When the police find them, they will interrogate them and
maybe they will recover the stolen goods.
e.g. The Smiths' house was broken into last night.
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