A verb in the Passive Voice when its form shows that something is done to the person or thing denoted by the Subject. The Passive Voice is so called because the person or thing denoted by the Subject receives some actions.
A. TENSES
A Passive verb has a form of 'be + passive participle'
- Lots of people are killed on the roads.
- The budget for the project has been cut.
- The drugs will be destroyed.
B. Negatives and Questions
**We use the auxiliary verb in the same way as we do in active sentences.
--In the negative 'not' comes after the first auxiliary verb.
- Motorists are not killed by cyclists.
- The money still hasn't been found.
--In a question there is inversion of the subject and the auxiliary verb.
- Has the money been found?
- When was the fax sent?
C. Modal verbs in the passive
**We use the passive with a modal verb.
--The pattern is modal verb + be + passive participle.
- Stamps can be bought at any post office.
- Animals should really be seen in their natural habitat.
--Negatives and Questions are formed in the usual way.
- Animals shouldn't be kept in cages
- Do meals have to be prepared everyday?
D. Phrasal and prepositional verbs in the passive
**Some phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs can be used in the passive.
- The building was knocked down last year.
- Has the doctor been sent for?
E. Was broken
**Was broken can be a passive verb form.
- The vase was broken by a guest. He knocked it over
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