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The passive voice simplified.
منذ ٣ أعوامThe passive voice simplified.
Case 1. The subject is unkown or irrelevant.
Compare these two sentences:
Active voice Passive voice
He will clean the room. The room will be cleaned.
Subject: He No subject
Case 2. The subject is known, but in the passive voice it becomes an agent.
Compare these two sentences:
Active voice Passive voice
He will clean the room. The room will be cleaned by him.
Subject: He No subject. The agent is “him.”
Note: Remember to use the preposition “by” before the agent.
GRAMMAR
How to make a sentence in the passive voice:
VERB TO BE (conjugated) + MAIN VERB (Participle)
EXAMPLES:
- The house is built. (Verb to be in the Present Simple: is)
- The house was built. (Verb to be in the Past Simple: was)
- The house will be built. (Verb to be in the Future Simple: will be)
- The house would be built. (Verb to be Conditional: would be)