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writtenhave beenThe walls

Tip! Be careful! When the object in the active sentence

becomes the subject the form may change in number from singular to plural

Somebody has written the walls with a marker.

verb to bein present perfect

and plural

past participleof write

writeis in present

perfect

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postedmust beThis letter

Modal verbs are followedby the infinitive of the verb To Be.

You must post this letter today.

modal + verbto be in

infinitive

modal + verbin infinitive

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sentwasA present to Kate

With verbs which take two objects , such as:

ask, bring, tell, send, show, teach, promise, offer, give, pay, lend we can form the passive in two ways

but remember: add to before the person in the object .

Someone sent Kate yesterday.a present

verb to bein past simple

past participleof send

send is in pastsimple

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Lets see the other way.

sentwasKate a presentSomeone sent Kate yesterday.a present

verb to bein past simple

past participleof send

send is in pastsimple

This is called idiomatic passive.The indirect object becomes the subject of the

passive sentence.

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openedare beingThe mailsThey are opening the mails now.

verb to bein present

continuous

past participleof open

openis in presentcontinuous

Lets turn a sentence fromactive into passive voice using the present continuous .

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was being cookedA delicious pieSomeone was cooking a delicious pie at the bakers.

verb to bein past

continuouspast participle

of cook

cookis in past

continuous

Now, lets use the past continuous .

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Was repairedthe computer

To make questions, follow the same rule but with theverb to be in the interrogative form.

Lets see an example with a Wh-question

Did they repair the computer yesterday morning?

verb to bein past simpleinterrogative

repair is inpast simple

interrogative

past participleof repair

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publishedthe new dictionarywas

We hope you have enjoyed this PPT!

Who published the new dictionary? by?

verb to bein past simple interrogative

publish is in pastsimple

past participle of publish

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