When we use a passive verb, we say what happens to the subject. In the test sentence, the subject is 'Many buildings'. The formula for the passive voice is 'be (is/was etc.) + past participle (done/cleaned/seen etc.)'. If we want to say who does or what causes the action, we use 'by'. In the test sentence, the Great Fire caused the action: 'by the Great Fire'. Here, the Past Simple Passive should be used, because we have the specific date in the past – 1666.
Quan utilitzem un verb passiu, diem què li passa al subjecte. En la frase de la prova el subjecte és 'Many buildings'. La fórmula de la veu passiva és 'be (is/was etc.) + participi passat (done/cleaned/seen etc.)'. Si volem dir qui fa o què causa l'acció, utilitzem 'by'. En la frase de la prova, el Gran Incendi va causar l'acció: 'by the Great Fire'. Aquí s'ha d'utilitzar el Past Simple Passive, perquè tenim la data concreta del passat – 1666.
| Task | Many buildings _____________ (to destroy) by the Great Fire in London in 1666. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 4 |
| a | had been destroyed |
| b | are destroyed |
| c | destroyed |
| d | were destroyed |
| comment | When we use a passive verb, we say what happens to the subject. In the test sentence the subject is ‘Many buildings’. The formula of the passive voice is ‘be (is/was etc.) + past participle (done/cleaned/seen etc.)’. If we want to say who does or what causes the action, we use ‘by’. In the test sentence the Great Fire caused the action: ‘by the Great Fire’. Here the Past Simple Passive should be used, because we have the certain date in the past – 1666. |
| topic | passive voice |
| level | 1 |
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