Passive verbs are used if:
the subject is not important - The Mona Lisa was paintedin the 16th Century.
the subject is not known - Tea is picked then taken to the factory where it is dried.
This second use is good if you are describing a process.
No. Happened is a past tense verb. It is the past tense of happen.A passive verb phrase has this form -- be + past participle.eg The butter is kept in the cupboard.I think you cannot use happen in a passive sentence.
In passive sentences the verb form is - be +past participle. egis kept, was seen, is being builtThe sugar is keptin the fridge.The man was seenlast night.The new library is being built.
A sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action. Passive voice sentences typically use a form of "to be" (such as "is," "was," "will be") along with the past participle of the main verb.
Yes you can.
Passive verbs are used if:the subject is not important - The Mona Lisa was paintedin the 16th Century.the subject is not known - Tea is picked then taken to the factory where it is dried.This second use is good if you are describing a process
No. Happened is a past tense verb. It is the past tense of happen.A passive verb phrase has this form -- be + past participle.eg The butter is kept in the cupboard.I think you cannot use happen in a passive sentence.
No, of course not (unless you're trying to use it with an intransitive verb). However, use it sparingly and when you do use it, think if the active voice would be better.
The simple present tense can't be used in the passive voice. Simple present is the base form of a verb without the use of auxiliary verbs. Passive voice is created with a form of be (an auxiliary verb) and a past participle. Note: the previous sentence is an example of passive voice in the present tense. Is created is the passive verb.
No passive is formed with -- be + past participle.eg is lost / was seen / were found etcThe toys are kept in the cupboard.
In passive sentences the verb form is - be +past participle. egis kept, was seen, is being builtThe sugar is keptin the fridge.The man was seenlast night.The new library is being built.
A sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action. Passive voice sentences typically use a form of "to be" (such as "is," "was," "will be") along with the past participle of the main verb.
Yes you can.
I like to use the word got as an active verb, as in: I got caught, or I got in; instead of as a passive verb, as in: she got engaged, or he got cancer.
Passive verbs are used if:the subject is not important - The Mona Lisa was paintedin the 16th Century.the subject is not known - Tea is picked then taken to the factory where it is dried.This second use is good if you are describing a process
Yes. Passive verb forms are - be + past participle. egis lost, was given, were asked.The students were asked to leave early.
To change the future perfect into passive voice, use the auxiliary verb "will have been" followed by the past participle of the main verb. For example, "The work will have been completed by the team" is the passive form of "The team will have completed the work."
Quasi means seemingly or looking almost like. That is, a verb is called quasi-passive when its use almost looks like passive but actually it is active in syntactic and semantic structure. Examples : Rice sells cheap, meaning rice is cheap when it is sold. Honey tastes sweet, meaning honey is sweet when it is tasted. Their surface structure operates on one level which is apparently passive, but their meaning emerges from the deep structure which is actually active in function. I think the significance of quasi-passive verb will come out if we interpret the linguistic phenomenon and make distinction in this way.