Passive voice Pía de la Peña, Mariana Villafañe, Josefina Díaz Critelli
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Passive voice

what is it?
A form of a sentece where the most important thing or person becomes the subject

why do we use it?
To emphasize the action (verb) and the object rather than subject
When we do not know nor want to express who performs the action

general rule
noun + be + past participle
you can use + by + who does the action

video's link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_IRU6zx9g

a dictionary's link
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/

tenses

forms
eg. Was the house built in 1989?
eg. The house wasn't built in 1989
eg. The house was built in 1989
eg. Wasn't the house built 1989?