{"id":459,"date":"2016-10-11T19:33:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T19:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/?p=459"},"modified":"2017-01-20T14:19:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T14:19:38","slug":"the-passive-voice-english-b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/the-passive-voice-english-b2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Passive Voice &#8211; English, B2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>THE PASSIVE VOICE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesis.ro\/4greseli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Descoper\u0103 cele 4 gre\u0219eli surprinz\u0103toare pe care le fac cei care \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 o limb\u0103 str\u0103in\u0103 \u0219i cum po\u021bi TU s\u0103 le evi\u021bi\u00a0+ Sfantul Graal al limbii engleze:\u00a0322 de resurse pentru a \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba limba englez\u0103 \u00een timp record!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> FORM<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0RULE\u00a0 :\u00a0 SAME TENSE OF &#8216;TO BE&#8217; + PAST PARTICIPLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I punished. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0I was punished.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;ll recognize. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 He&#8217;ll be recognized.<\/li>\n<li>We have arrested. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0We have been arrested.<\/li>\n<li>She had bitten. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0She had been bitten.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;ll have chosen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0He&#8217;ll have been chosen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For continuous tenses : just follow the rule (as if &#8216;to be&#8217; had continuous tenses)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They are following. \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0They are being followed.<\/li>\n<li>He was questioning \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0 He was being questioned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For a gerund : keep following the rule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0I hate washing. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0I hate being washed.<\/li>\n<li>It is no use warning. \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0It is no use being warned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For an infinitive : Keep following the rule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I want to drive. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; I want to be driven.<\/li>\n<li>They hoped to rescue. &#8211;\u00a0The hoped to be rescued.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>USE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Object <\/strong><strong>\u00ae<\/strong><strong> subject (and subject <\/strong><strong>\u00ae<\/strong><strong> agent).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Tom beats John. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; John is beaten by Tom.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (&#8216;by Tom&#8217; = agent)<\/li>\n<li>A stone hit him. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0He was hit by a stone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Two objects : personal object <\/strong><strong>\u00ae<\/strong><strong> subject.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>They gave Mary a ticket. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Mary was given a ticket.<\/li>\n<li>They showed us an ugly painting. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0We were shown an ugly painting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Subject of no importance : no agent.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>People<\/strong> speak English all over the world. \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0English is spoken all over the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They<\/strong> gave the students a new book. \u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0The students were given a new book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>but :<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Mozart composed this music. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0This music was composed <strong>by Mozart.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Prepositions : do not forget them.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>I hate people laughing <strong>at<\/strong> me. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0I hate being laughed <strong>at<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>the shop <strong>out of<\/strong> which they stole a book \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 the shop a book was stolen <strong>out<\/strong> <strong>of<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> &#8216;They say&#8217; (or believe, suppose, think etc.) : use an infinitive construction.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>They say he&#8217;s a thief. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0He is said to be a thief. (much better.)<\/li>\n<li>They suppose he is very rich. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0He is supposed to be very rich.<\/li>\n<li>The think he&#8217;s the brain of the gang. \u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0He is thought to be the brain of the gang.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Be careful :\u00a0 sometimes a perfect infinitive is necessary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They believe he is a spy. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; He is believed <strong>to be<\/strong> a spy.<\/li>\n<li>They believe he was a spy in WWII. \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0He is believed <strong>to have been<\/strong> a spy in WWII.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>D\u0103 share la acest articol pe Facebook\u00a0\u0219i prime\u0219ti 20 puncte.<br \/>\nD\u0103 share la acest articol pe LinkedIn \u0219i prime\u0219ti 30 puncte.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>C\u00e2nd ajungi la 980 de puncte ai c\u00e2\u0219tigat automat un<strong> AVT Optimal Performance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>C\u00e2nd ajungi la 1200\u00a0de puncte ai c\u00e2\u0219tigat automat un <strong>AVT Business Focus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesisavt.ro\/share-like-crazy--get-to-the-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-632 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SHARE-LIKE-CRAZY-GET-TO-THE-TOP.jpg\" alt=\"share-like-crazy-get-to-the-top\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SHARE-LIKE-CRAZY-GET-TO-THE-TOP.jpg 728w, https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SHARE-LIKE-CRAZY-GET-TO-THE-TOP-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0THE PASSIVE VOICE Descoper\u0103 cele 4 gre\u0219eli surprinz\u0103toare pe care le fac cei care \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 o limb\u0103 str\u0103in\u0103 \u0219i cum po\u021bi TU s\u0103 le evi\u021bi\u00a0+ Sfantul Graal al limbii engleze:\u00a0322 de resurse pentru a \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba limba englez\u0103 \u00een timp record! FORM \u00a0RULE\u00a0 :\u00a0 SAME TENSE OF &#8216;TO BE&#8217; + PAST PARTICIPLE e.g. I punished. \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1015,"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459\/revisions\/1015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accesis.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}