Passive - active/help

Passive - active/help
Message from sky64 posted on 06-05-2013 at 08:14:54 (D | E | F)
Hello.
I need some help please.
When do we use active and passive?
Thanks for your help.

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Edited by lucile83 on 06-05-2013 08:26

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Re: Passive - active/help from komiks, posted on 06-05-2013 at 08:18:58 (D | E)
Hello,
Here are some lessons : Link
Hope it helps

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Re: Passive - active/help from lucile83, posted on 06-05-2013 at 08:32:28 (D | E)
Hello

It would be better in English as sky64 doesn't speak French though 3 lessons are in English in the previous link
Link

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Re: Passive - active/help from walkerelie, posted on 22-05-2013 at 20:02:50 (D | E)
Hello,

generally active voice is used when the sentence is in affirmative form. However the passive voice is used when you want to do a sentence beginning with the complement; in this case you will notice that the subject of your sentence will undergo the action .

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Edited by lucile83 on 22-05-2013 21:46

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Re: Passive - active/help from eos17, posted on 24-05-2013 at 10:20:03 (D | E)
Hello sky64
When we use the active voice, we say what the subject does.Example : the cat ate a mouse.The subject is the cat.
When we use the passive voice we say what happens to the subject : The mouse was eaten (by the cat )The subject is the mouse.
Who or what causes the action is often unknown or not essential. We could say : the mouse was eaten.
If we want to say who does the action we add by.
Have a nice day.

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Edited by lucile83 on 24-05-2013 12:19

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Re: Passive - active/help from tuticdj, posted on 25-05-2013 at 13:20:52 (D | E)
Hi!

Check this link, and enjoy in explanations...
Link

Best regards from Serbia!

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Re: Passive - active/help from mehdialisoltani, posted on 27-05-2013 at 12:12:52 (D | E)
Hi

The subject is not always mentioned in passive sentences , for example
The food is eaten, means somebody eats the food,
But, in the active sentences the subject is mentioned.
I go to high school every day for example.

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Edited by lucile83 on 27-05-2013 16:16

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