Passive Voice
B2
Focus on the action or the receiver of the action.
Explanation
Structure: Subject + be + past participle (+ by agent).
When to use it
When the doer is unknown, unimportant or obvious.
Examples
- The letter was sent yesterday.
- English is spoken worldwide.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting the correct form of be.
- Keeping the object order from the active sentence.