The structure of the passive voice is very simple:
subject + form of "to be" (is or are) + main verb (past participle)
The main verb is always in its past participle form.
Look at these examples:
| subject | auxiliary verb (to be) | main verb (past participle) | ||
| Water | is | drunk | by everyone. | |
| 100 people | are | employed | by this company. | |
| I | am | paid | in euro. | |
| We | are | not | paid | in dollars. |
| Are | they | paid | in yen? |
We use the passive when:
- we want to make the active object more important
- we do not know the active subject
Now practice:
What questions do you have?
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