Passive voice sentences posted in edmodo groups:

Passive Voice

Use: Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action; It’s not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

For example, “A mistake was made”. In this case, the focus is on the fact that a mistake was made, but I don’t blame anyone.

Form: Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle.

Examples.

Present: - English is spoken worldwide.

- A letter is written by the President

- The door is opened by him.

- The car is washed.

- This room is cleaned

Past: - Dinosaurs were killed by a comet.

          - The car was washed.

          - The houses were bought by a rich man.

          - The river was jumped by a frog.

          - The T.V was stolen by a stealer.

Future: - Computers will be used in every aspect of our live

              - A letter will be written by the President.

              - The Fifa contest will be judged by soccer experts.

              - The car will be washed.

              - A house will be built.

             

Present

Perfect: - The car has been washed.

               - A house has been built.

               - The doors have been locked.

               - The worker has been promoted.

               -The dinosaurs have been killed by a comet.

Raul M B