WEEK 12 A CLOSE ENCOUNTER ; A TRICKY BET

Normal sentences in English are in active voice.

In active sentences the subject of the sentence is the actor of the verb or the doer of the action. In the above sentence, the subject Bill is the actor of the verb or the one who kicked the ball. The direct object the ball is the receiver of the verb action.

Bill kicked the ball.

In passive sentences the subject of the sentence is the receiver of the action.

The ball was kicked by Bill.

In the above sentence, the ball is the receiver of the action and is the subject of the sentence. Bill, the actor of the verb is the object of the preposition by.

Video presentation here

Chart with tenses at http://english-zone.com/verbs/pssvchrt.html

Exercises on present simple and continuous -passive- to be done :

http://www.kico4u.de/english/uebungen/passiv/simplepresein.htm

http://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-present

http://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?present-progressive

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-present

Past Simple -passive

http://www.learnenglish.be/gr2_passive_study.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/passive_ex2.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-past