The Passive Voice

The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.

Transitive verbs, which are verbs that can be turned into the passive voice, have both active and passive forms:
Active Passive
The hunter killed the lion.>>The lion was killed by the hunter.
Someone has cleaned the windows>>The windows have been cleaned

The passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle:
 bePast participle 
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The windowshave beencleaned 
Lunchwas beingserved 
The workwill befinishedsoon
Theymight have beeninvitedto the party

We sometimes use the verb get to form the passive:
Be careful with the glass. It might get broken.
Peter got hurt in a crash.
If we want to show the person or thing doing the action we use by:
She was attacked by a dangerous dog.
The money was stolen by her husband.
We can use the indirect object as the subject of a passive verb:

Active Passive
I gave him a book for his birthday>>He was given a book for his birthday.
Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand euros>>She was sent a cheque for a thousand euros.

We can use phrasal verbs in the passive:

Active Passive
They called off the meeting.>>The meeting was called off.
His grandmother looked after him.>>He was looked after by his grandmother.
They will send him away to school.>>He will be sent away to school.
Some verbs very frequently used in the passive are followed by the to-infinitive:

be supposed tobe expected tobe asked to
be scheduled tobe allowed tobe told to
John has been asked to make a speech at the meeting.
You are supposed to wear a uniform.
The meeting is scheduled to start at seven. 

Follow this link in order to get some online practice. Don't forget to print your score and results to bring them to class next time! 
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-5.html
Don't get frustrated if some sentences or results vary, sometimes online activties accept only one answer as the correct one. 

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