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The passive voice

The passive voice. Active voice. The subject is performing the action of the verb. Tammy is calling Alex. subject. verb. agent. The agent is active. The passive voice. The passive voice. The subject receives the action. Tammy is being called by Alex. agent. The agent is passive.

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The passive voice

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  1. The passive voice Active voice The subject is performing the action of the verb Tammy is calling Alex subject verb agent The agent is active

  2. The passive voice The passive voice The subject receives the action Tammy is being called by Alex agent The agent is passive

  3. The passive voice Formation conjugated form of être + past participle of main verb (+ par + agent) England is beaten by France L’Angleterreest battue par la France L’Angleterre a été battue par la France England was beaten by France L’Angleterre sera battue par la France England will be beaten by France

  4. The passive voice Oh, Corey et Fiona ont été enlevés! Paroles a étéécrit par Prévert It draws attention to an event without necessarily mentioning who is responsible for it It places the focus on the object of the verb rather than the subject Uses It is often used for inventions, laws, and, logically enough, for events that one falls victim to Les parents de Tex ont été écrasés.   La loi SOS-tatou a été votée.   Un nouveau genre de grammaire a été créé.

  5. The passive voice Ways to avoid the passive voice When the agent of the verb can be identified, it is better to use the active voice and make the agent the subject of the verb. When the agent of the verb can not be identified, use the active voice with “on” as the subject 3. The active verb will be in the same tense as the auxiliary verb Un lièvreestdevancé par unetortue Unetortuedevance un lièvre Un lièvrea étédevancé par unetortue Unetortuea devancéun lièvre

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