Lesson · B1 · Grammar
Passive Voice
Form the passive in the main tenses and choose it when the agent is unknown or unimportant.
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Estimated time
25 min
Difficulty
Challenge
Status
Locked
What you'll be able to do
The lesson goals and lesson content are written in English — that is what you will learn.
1
Form the passive in the main tenses and choose it when the agent is unknown or unimportant.
2
Processes, news reports and formal writing where the action matters more than the doer.
3
Basic passive — subject + be (tense) + past participle (+ by + agent)
4
Tense on 'be' — is / was / has been / will be + past participle