Page 1: Understanding Passive Voice Across Tenses
This page provides a comprehensive overview of strona bierna angielski (passive voice in English) across different tenses. It illustrates how to form and use passive constructions in Past Simple, Future Simple, Present Simple, and Present Perfect tenses.
Past Simple Passive:
The structure is "was/were + past participle". For example, "She wasn't taken to hospital last week." This form is used for completed actions in the past where the focus is on the action rather than the doer.
Example: "The Great Pyramid of Giza was built."
Future Simple Passive:
Formed with "will be + past participle". For instance, "These books won't be brought." This is used for future actions where the emphasis is on what will happen rather than who will do it.
Example: "The film will be shown on TV."
Present Simple Passive:
Uses "am/is/are + past participle". An example is "My dogs aren't fed every day." This form is common for general truths or regular actions in passive form.
Highlight: Present Simple passive is often used in scientific or technical writing to describe processes.
Present Perfect Passive:
Constructed with "have/has been + past participle". For example, "Has the picture been sold for £3,000?" This tense is used for actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past or that continue to have relevance.
Example: "The computer hasn't been repaired yet."
The page also includes a note on when to use passive voice:
- When the action is more important than the person responsible for it.
- When it's not known or not important who is responsible for the action.
Definition: Strona bierna angielski (English passive voice) is a grammatical construction where the object of an active sentence becomes the subject of a passive sentence.
This comprehensive overview provides students with a solid foundation for understanding and using passive voice across various tenses, which is crucial for strona bierna egzamin ósmoklasisty (passive voice in the eighth-grade exam).
