Common grammar mistakes | Passive verbs
Using passive verbs in your writing can show your ability to use a range of grammatical structures effectively. It is commonly used to describe a process or procedure and is often used in formal writing as it is considered more impersonal. Using it correctly can improve your IELTS / TOEFL / CAE score. Here are some basic rules you need to get started ...My home is located in the western part of the city. [correct]
My home locates in the western part of the city. [incorrect]
These funds can be give to the poorer people to help them. [incorrect]
These funds can be given to the poorer people to help them. [correct]
The passive is formed with the verb to be + the past participle of the verb:
Nowadays, a great deal of money is spent on advertising.
The verb to be should be changed into the correct tense:
Tense
present simple
present continuous
simple past
past continuous
present perfect
past perfect
present simple
present continuous
simple past
past continuous
present perfect
past perfect
Passive
is spent
is being spent
was spent
was being spent
has been spent
had been spent
is spent
is being spent
was spent
was being spent
has been spent
had been spent
To make the negative, we put not between the verb to be and the past participle:
We were not told that the rules had changed.
The passive can also be used in the infinitive form:
Children need to be taught the correct way to behave in public.
After modal verbs, we use the passive infinitive without to:
Some adults believe that children should be seen and not heard.
You will be paid on the last Friday of each month.
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