Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson 19. Passive Verb Forms
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Passive Verb Challenges
- Passive verbs are common in English and show advanced fluency, but have three main difficulties.
- These are form, usage, and pronunciation, especially in various tenses.
Active vs. Passive
- Active sentences focus on the subject performing the action.
- Passive sentences focus on the action itself, often omitting the doer.
Passive Construction
- Passive voice uses a "be" auxiliary verb and a past participle.
- The "agent" is sometimes omitted, or introduced with "by."