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USAGE
Passive Voice is used when the focus is on the action. The performer of the action is not
important/ not known. Nevertheless, if we want to ad the perfomer of the action, we can
easily do so by adding by + person at the end of the passive sentence.
FORMATION
PERSON + form of TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
ACTIVE PASSIVE
subject object (by)
object subject
PRESENT TENSE:
PAST TENSE:
They have reduced the prices. The prices have been reduced by them.
You had taken away my umbrella. My umbrella had been taken away by you.
FUTURE WILL: