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Passive Voice The passive voice is less usual than the active voice. The active voice is the "normal" voice. But sometimes we need the passive voice. In this lesson we look at how to construct the passive voice, when to use it and how to conjugate it.

Passive Voice The passive voice is less usual than the active voice. The active voice is the "normal" voice. But sometimes we need the passive voice. In this lesson we look at how to construct the passive voice, when to use it and how to conjugate it.

The structure of the passive voiceThe structure of

the passive voice

subject + auxiliary verb + main verbsubject + auxiliary verb + main verb

(past participl

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(past participl

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ExampleExample

That night, Scrooge is visited by the

ghost of his former business partner

That night, Scrooge is visited by the

ghost of his former business partner

past participl

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past participl

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auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb

Scrooge is touched by the Cratchits' sickly young son

Tiny Tim

Scrooge is touched by the Cratchits' sickly young son

Tiny Tim

auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb

past participl

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past participl

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In 1843, Ebenezer Scrooge , a bitter and miserly old moneylender at a London households everything that embodies the joys and spirit of Christmas in contempt, refusing to visit his cheerful nephew Fred at his Christmas dinner party with his family, and forcing his underpaid employee Bob Cratchit ,to beg to take the day off for his own family.

The first spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Past (Carrey), which shows Scrooge visions of his own past that take place on or around the Christmas season, reminding Scrooge of how he ended up the avaricious man he is now. Scrooge had spent much of his childhood neglected by his father over the holidays at boarding school until he was finally brought home by his loving sister Fan,

The second spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Present, which shows Scrooge the happiness of his fellow men on Christmas Day. Among them are his nephew, Fred, who playfully makes jokes with his family at Scrooge's expense, and Bob Cratchit and his family, who are just barely able to make do with what little pay Scrooge gives Cratchit.

The third and final spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, which toys with Scrooge by chasing him through the streets of London on a carriage before showing him the final consequences of his greed. Scrooge sees in this future that he has died

Scrooge suddenly awakens on Christmas Day to find that all three spirits have visited him in a dream over the course of one night. The story concludes with Scrooge living the rest of his life as a second father to Tiny Tim, and as a changed man who embodies the spirit of Christmas

ActivityActivity

Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner

Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner

His former business partner is Jacob 

His former business partner is Jacob 

The second spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Past  

The second spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Past  Scrooge later began a successful

career in business and money lending  

Scrooge later began a successful career in business

and money lending  

Bob family is rich Bob family is rich 

Bob killed his son Bob killed his son 

Scrooge is single Scrooge is single 

Jacob who had died seven years prior on Christmas Eve  

Jacob who had died seven years prior on Christmas Eve  

Before dying, the spirit warns Scrooge about the evils  

Before dying, the spirit warns Scrooge about the evils  The third and final spirit is

the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come 

The third and final spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to

Come 

Scrooge sees in this future that he has died  

Scrooge sees in this future that he has died  

Tiny Tim isn’t also shown to have died 

Tiny Tim isn’t also shown to have died 

Scrooge living the rest of his life as a second father to Tiny Tim 

Scrooge living the rest of his life as a second father to Tiny Tim 

Scrooge's maid is shown to have robbed him 

Scrooge's maid is shown to have robbed him 

Tiny Tim isn’t also shown to have died 

Tiny Tim isn’t also shown to have died 

His former business partner is James  

His former business partner is James  

Finally, Bob family is rich  Finally, Bob family is rich  

Bob love his son  Bob love his son  

The first spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Past

The first spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Past

Tiny Tim isn’t also shown to have died  

Tiny Tim isn’t also shown to have died  

Scrooge isn’t single Scrooge isn’t single Scrooge later began a successful

career in business and money lending  

Scrooge later began a successful career in business

and money lending  Before dying, the spirit warns

Scrooge about the evils  Before dying, the spirit warns

Scrooge about the evils  Jacob who had died six years

prior on Christmas Eve  Jacob who had died six years

prior on Christmas Eve  Scrooge living the rest of his life as

a second father to Tiny Tim Scrooge living the rest of his life as

a second father to Tiny Tim 

The third and final spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to

Come 

The third and final spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to

Come The first spirit isn’t

the Ghost of Christmas PastThe first spirit isn’t

the Ghost of Christmas PastScrooge's maid is shown to

have robbed him 

Scrooge's maid is shown to have robbed him 

Finally, Bob family is rich  Finally, Bob family is rich  

Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner

Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner