Pasive voice
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ACTIVE: THE SUBJECT IT IS IMPORTANT: Luis stole my bicycle.
PASSIVE VOICE: THE SUBJECT IT IS NOT IMPORTANT.
My bicycle was stolen (by Luis).
Columbus discovered America.
America was discovered by Columbus.
Object + was/were + verb past participle+ by+ agent/subject
America was discovered by Columbus.
TIP:Was: singularWere: plural
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
EAT ATE EATEN
DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED
STEAL STOLE STOLEN
THE LAST CAKE WAS EATEN BY JOSEPH.
JAPAN WAS DESTROYED BY THE TSUNAMI.
THE CAR WAS STOLEN BY THE THIEF.
She sang a song. - _________________________________ Somebody hit me. - _________________________________ We stopped the bus. - _________________________________ A thief stole my car. - _________________________________
They left him go. - _________________________________ She won the prize.- _________________________________ They made their beds. - _________________________________ I told them. - _________________________________
Etienne Lenoir made the first motor car in Belgium.
- _________________________________ I painted that picture.- _________________________________ Lennon and McCartney wrote the song Yesterday.
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