One of my students has recently asked me: What are the differences between British and American English? Watch the video and learn about some of the differences in pronunciation.

The Passive voice

Active and Passive Voice

                                                                            

Examples:
a) I eat an apple.
  An apple is eaten by me.
b)I am eating an apple.
An apple is being eaten by me.
c) I have eaten an apple.
An apple has been eaten by me.( pay attention to the subject)
d) I ate an apple.
An apple was eaten by me.
e) I was eating an apple.
An apple was being eaten by me.
f) I had eaten an apple.
An apple had been eaten by me.
g) I will eat an apple.
An apple will be eaten by me.
h) I will have eaten an apple.
An apple will have been eaten by me.
i) I would eat an apple.
An apple would be eaten by me.
j) I would have eaten an apple.
An apple would have been eaten by me.

     When there is someone(somebody...), they or people. We don't write the agent.
ex: They ate an apple.
An apple was eaten. (we don't say 'by them')
Someone eats an apple.
An apple is eaten.(we don't say 'by someone')
We don't say 'by people'

The Passive Voice