The passive voice is less usual than the active voice.
The active voice is the "normal" voice.
But sometimes we need the passive voice. In this lesson we look at how to construct the passive voice, when to use it and how to conjugate it.
Construction of the Passive Voice
The structure of the passive voice is very simple:
subject + auxiliary verb (be) + main verb (past participle)
The main verb is always in its past participle form.
Look at these examples:
subject
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auxiliary verb (to be)
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main verb (past participle)
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Water
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is
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drunk
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by everyone.
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100 people
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are
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employed
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by this company.
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I
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am
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paid
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in euro.
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We
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are
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not
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paid
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in dollars.
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Are
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they
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paid
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in yen?
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