GRAMMAR: PASSIVE VOICE

PASSIVE VOICE

The passive is formed by be + a verb ending in ed (past participle or and irregular past participle). In a passive sentence, the object of an active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb. The passive is used when the person or the thing done is more important, or when the agent who did the action is not known.

Active: Archeologists discovered the ruins.

Passive: The ruins were discovered by archeologists.

The following table shows how to form the passive:

Active Voice	Passive Voice
1.      The flame opens the Games 2.      The flame is opening the Games. 3.      The flame has opened the Games. 4.      The flame opened the Games. 5.      The flame was opening the Games. 6.      The flame had opened the Games. 7.      The flame will open the Games. 8.      The flame is going to open the Games. 9.      The flame will have opened the Games.	The Games are opened by the flame. The Games are being opened by the flame. The Games have been opened by the flame. The Games were opened by the flame. The Games were being opened by the flame. The Games had been opened by the flame. The Games will be opened by the flame. The Games are going to be opened by the flame. The Games will have been opened by the flame.

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