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Passive

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A Sample sentences

 

Ш The investment was made in the last quarter, but for some reason it hasn't been shown in the accounts.

Ш At the final stage, the finished products are stored in the warehouse ready for dispatch.

Ш We would like the tax to be carried forward to next year.

Ш We are interested in being kept informed about new developments.

B Form

  Simple Continuous
Present they are developed be (present) + V3/ed they are being developed be (present) + being + V3/ed
Past they were developed be (past) + V3/ed they were being developed be (past) + being + V3/ed
Present perfect they have been developed be (present perfect) + V3/ed  
Past perfect they had been developed be (past perfect) + V3/ed  
Present infinitive to be developed to be + V3/ed to be being developed to be + being + V3/ed
Present perfect infinitive to have been developed to be (present perfect) + V3/ed  

C Uses

 

We use the passive:

ь to avoid mentioning the doer

The accounts have now been prepared.

We are not interested in who prepared the accounts; so an active sentence cannot be used.

 

ь to emphasise the doer with a 'by' phrase

The figures have been prepared by our new accountants.

In speech, we usually put the information to be emphasised at the end of a clause. We call this 'end- weight'. So here 'our new accountants' gets more focus than 'the figures'.

 

ь in process descriptions

At the final stage, the finished products are packed into boxes.

We are not interested in the agent, but in the action.

 

ь in impersonal language

Hard hats must be worn on the building site at all times.

The passive is widely used in formal written announcements, where an impersonal tone is intended.

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