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    The document discusses the passive voice in English grammar. It defines the passive voice as forming the verb "to be" in the same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the active verb. The subject of the active verb becomes the agent of the passive verb, which is often not mentioned or mentioned at the end of the clause preceded by "by". Several examples are given of changing active voice sentences to passive voice.

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    The document discusses the passive voice in English grammar. It defines the passive voice as forming the verb "to be" in the same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the active verb. The subject of the active verb becomes the agent of the passive verb, which is often not mentioned or mentioned at the end of the clause preceded by "by". Several examples are given of changing active voice sentences to passive voice.

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    The document discusses the passive voice in English grammar. It defines the passive voice as forming the verb "to be" in the same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the active verb. The subject of the active verb becomes the agent of the passive verb, which is often not mentioned or mentioned at the end of the clause preceded by "by". Several examples are given of changing active voice sentences to passive voice.

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    THE PASSIVE VOICE

    INTRODUCTION
    The passive of an active tense is formed by putting the verb to be into
    the same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the
    active verb. The subject of the active verb becomes the ‘agent’ of the
    passive verb. The agent is very often not mentioned. When it is
    mentioned it is preceded by by and placed at the end of the clause.

    Active: My grandfather planted this tree.


    Passive: This tree was planted by my grandfather.

    PASSIVE VERB TENSES ACTIVE PASSIVE VOICE


    VOICE
    Present Simple He delivers the The letters are
    letters. delivered.
    Past Simple He delivered the The letters were
    letters. delivered.
    Future Simple He will deliver the The letters will be
    letters. delivered.
    Present Continuous He is delivering the The letters are being
    letters. delivered.
    Past Continuous He was delivering the The letters were being
    letters. delivered.
    Going to He is going to deliver The letters are going
    the letters. to be delivered.
    Present Perfect He has delivered the The letters have been
    letters. delivered.
    Past Perfect He had delivered the The letters had been
    letters. delivered.
    Infinitive He has to deliver the The letters have to be
    letters. delivered.
    Modals He must deliver the The letters must be
    letters. delivered.
    Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

    1. They sell oysters in the shop next door.


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    2. They haven’t delivered the food yet.


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    3. Shakespeare wrote King Lear.


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    4. They have to answer the questions on this sheet.


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    5. Has anybody put the cases upstairs?


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    6. Someone should take this rubbish away.


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    7. They’ll ask you a lot of questions.


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    8. Someone’s going to send her some flowers.


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