unit 5: Passive voice

The passive voice

Reda drives the car => the active voice
The car is driven by reda => the passive

Rule:

Object + To be + Verb in past participle (PP) + by + Subject

Examples:

passive form	active form	tenses
Dynamite is invented by Alfred Nobel	Alfred Nobel invents dynamite	Simple present
Dynamite is being invented by Alfred Nobel	Alfred Nobel is inventing dynamite	Present continious
Dynamite has been invented by Alfred Nobel	Alfred Nobel has invented dynamite	Present perfect
Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel	Alfred Nobel invented dynamite	Simple past
Dynamite was being invented by Alfred Nobel	Alfred Nobel was inventing dynamite	Past continuous
Dynamite had been invented by Alfred Nobel	Alfred Nobel had invented dynamite	Past perfect
Dynamite will be invented by Alfred Nobel	Alfred Nobel will invent dynamite	Simple future
Dynamite could be invented by Alfred Nobel	Alfred Nobel could invent dynamite	Modals

P.S. :

Alfred Nobel is the subject
dynamite is the object

well done

شكرا يونس
مواضيعك دوما مفيدة و في الصميم
أتمنى أن تكون قدوة لأعضاء المنتدى

merci mon ami pour tes efforts

Exercise 1

Rewrite the following sentences in the passive form

1- Some people consider women as inferior

2- Some associations are fighting illiteracy

3- Students should contribute at the welfare of the women

PLEASE, TRY TO DO THE EXERCISE

malkoum sketou yak youness tayfid iwa wriwh ach staftou
lol

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