Look at these examples to see how the passive voice is used.
A lot of olive oil is produced in Italy. We use the passive voice to change the focus of the sentence. My bike was stolen. (passive – focus on my bike) We often use the passive: We make the passive using the verb be + past participle. We start the sentence with the object. It is not always necessary to add who or what did the action. Only the form of be changes to make the tense. The past participle stays the same. Here are examples of the passive in its most common tenses.
This book was written by Angela Davis.
The suspect will be released tomorrow.
This product has not been tested on animals.Grammar explanation
Someone stole my bike. (active – focus on someone)How we make the passive
Avatar was directed by James Cameron. ↓ ↓ ↓ Object + be + past participle My flight is cancelled. ↓ ↓ ↓ Object + be + past participle Tense Example Structure Present simple Alioli is made from oil, garlic and salt. is/are + past participle Present continuous The hall is being painted this week. is/are being + past participle Past simple John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. was/were + past participle Past continuous The signs were being put up last week. was/were being + past participle Present perfect Oranges have been grown here for centuries. has/have been + past participle Past perfect When he got home, he found that his flat had been burgled. had been + past participle Future simple The work will be finished next week. will be + past participle
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خودآزمایی ها |
نام | تعداد آزمون | میزان موفقیت | |
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سجاد حبیبی | 2 | 100/00 % |
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صدرا پیریایی | 2 | 100/00 % |
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مهدی آقاداودی | 2 | 100/00 % |
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Tara Mohammadi | 2 | 100/00 % |
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yasaman mohamadipur | 2 | 100/00 % |
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نیما شیرانی | 2 | 100/00 % |
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پریسا سلوکی شهرضایی | 2 | 100/00 % |
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علی توکلی | 2 | 100/00 % |
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ریحانه فرح بخت | 2 | 93/75 % |
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Kimia Fooladgar | 2 | 93/75 % |
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نازيلا حاجي صباغ | 2 | 93/75 % |
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روزیتا سعیدیان | 2 | 93/75 % |
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نیلوفر نیک گفتار | 2 | 87/50 % |
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MAHZAD SHEKARCHIZADEH | 2 | 87/50 % |
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رایحه فرح بخت | 2 | 87/50 % |
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radman mohammadi | 2 | 81/25 % |
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سپهر عالیوند | 2 | 81/25 % |
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سحر موسوی | 2 | 81/25 % |
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فاطمه ثابت قدم | 2 | 81/25 % |
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سهیل براتی | 2 | 75/00 % |
نام | تعداد آزمون | میزان موفقیت | |
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َAmeneh Darvishzadeh | 1 | 100/00 % |
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Mehrad Hashemi | 1 | 100/00 % |
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مهدی حسین پور آقائی | 1 | 100/00 % |
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Farnoush Toghiany | 21 | 98/36 % |
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zahra namdari | 46 | 98/21 % |
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یاسمن محمدی پور | 4 | 98/08 % |
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Sheida Taheri | 3 | 97/37 % |
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پژمان همدانی | 3 | 97/37 % |
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محمدحسین میرزایی | 3 | 97/30 % |
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Tara Mohammadi | 3 | 96/43 % |
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yasaman mohamadipur | 51 | 95/86 % |
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مهدی هنرمند | 1 | 95/24 % |
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محمدجواد ملائی اردستانی | 3 | 94/44 % |
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Arzhang Saberi | 4 | 93/33 % |
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Soheila Karimi | 124 | 92/73 % |
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aram farhmand | 10 | 92/31 % |
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یاشار اسکندری | 98 | 91/14 % |
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الشان مقیمی آذر | 11 | 90/80 % |
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عباس پورمیدانی | 1 | 90/00 % |
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پریسا سلوکی شهرضایی | 72 | 89/49 % |