Transitive verbs have both active and passive forms:
| active | passive | |
|---|---|---|
| The hunter killed the lion. | >> | The lion was killed by the hunter. |
| Someone has cleaned the windows | >> | The windows have been cleaned |
The passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle:
| be | past participle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| English | is | spoken | all over the world |
| The windows | have been | cleaned | |
| Lunch | was being | served | |
| The work | will be | finished | soon |
| They | might have been | invited | to the party |
We can use phrasal verbs in the passive:
| active | passive | |
|---|---|---|
| They called off the meeting. | >> | The meeting was called off. |
| His grandmother looked after him. | >> | He was looked after by his grandmother. |
| They will send him away to school. | >> | He will be sent away to school. |
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