Passive Voice – zwykła zmiana Active → Passive

Present Simple

  • Active: They clean the classroom every day.
    Passive:  

Past Simple

  • Active: Someone stole my bike.
    Passive: 

Present Continuous

  • Active: They are building a new school.
    Passive: 

Past Continuous

  • Active: The workers were painting the walls.
    Passive: 

Present Perfect

  • Active: They have opened a new café.
    Passive:

Future Simple

  • Active: They will announce the results tomorrow.
    Passive: 


2. Passive Voice – reporting verbs

Dwa najczęstsze schematy:

a) It is said that… + clause

b) Subject + is said to…


1) say / think / believe / report

  • Active: People say that she is very talented.
    Passive (a): It is said 
    Passive (b): She is said 

  • Active: They believe that he won the competition.
    Passive (a): It is believed 
    Passive (b): He is believed 

  • Active: Reporters claim that the company is losing money.
    Passive (a): It is claimed that 
    Passive (b): The company is claimed

2) know / expect

  • Active: People know that she speaks five languages.
    Passive (a): 
    Passive (b): 

  • Active: They expect that the team will win.
    Passive (a): It is expected 
    Passive (b): The team is expected


3. Causative Form – have/get something done

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have something done

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