We often use the passive when we want to talk about an action rather than a person or thing that does or did the action. We do this when we know or can guess who does or did the action. But we are more interested in the action than the person who did it. In the test sentence, the specific year is given – 1815, therefore, we choose the past simple form. We make the passive of the past simple with 'was' (the singular form of 'be') or 'were' (the plural form of 'be' + the past participle.
Sovint utilitzem la passiva quan volem parlar d'una acció en lloc d'una persona o cosa que fa o va fer l'acció. Ho fem quan sabem o podem endevinar qui fa o va fer l'acció. Però estem més interessats en l'acció que en la persona que la va fer. En la frase de la prova, s'indica l'any concret – el 1815, per tant, escollim la forma del passat simple. Fem la passiva del passat simple amb 'was' (la forma singular de 'be') o 'were' (la forma plural de 'be' + el participi passat.
| Task | Napoleon __________________ (to defeat) in 1815. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 2 |
| a | is defeated |
| b | was defeated |
| c | defeated |
| d | will be defeated |
| comment | We often use the passive when we want to talk about an action rather than a person or thing that does or did the action. We do it when we know or can guess who does or did the action. But we are more interested in the action than the person who did it. In the test sentence the definite year is given – in 1815, therefore, we choose the form of the past simple. We make the passive of the past simple with ‘was’ (the singular form of ‘be’) or ‘were’ (the plural form of ‘be’ + the past participle. |
| topic | passive voice |
| level | 1 |
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