Irregular verbs (grouped)

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INDIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH

PASSIVE VOICE

 


One of the easiest principles of grammar to remember is to avoid the passive voice, or passive construction, but it's just as essential to recall that this rule is not absolute. Passive construction has its place. Appropriate uses are described below.
Passive constructions are those in which the acted-on noun, rather than the word(s) denoting the actor, is the subject of the sentence, as in the last sentence of the lead paragraph of this post. The well-founded prejudices against the passive include that such constructions are usually less concise than those organized in the active voice, that they obscure the identity of the actor, and that they upend traditional English syntax.

But the passive voice is suitable in the following cases:


1. When the emphasis is on the acted-on, not the actor: "The message was conveyed by the courier."

2. When the actor is not pertinent or is implied: "The defendant was found not guilty."

3. When the actor cannot be identified: "The dog was poisoned."

4. When the actor should not (or does not wish to) be identified: "Mistakes were made."

5. When an extensive description of the actor follows the mention of the actor: "The alternative was suggested by John Smith, the consultant hired to analyze the problem and recommend solutions." (The active construction, "John Smith, the consultant hired to analyze the problem and recommend solutions, suggested the alternative," changes the emphasis.)

6. When revealing the actor's identity should be delayed: "The candelabra was moved by the only guest who had the opportunity during that time—the professor!"
7. When the passive voice improves the rhetorical impact: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
This article first appeared on DailyWritingTips.com.

 

 EXERCISES:
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/passive-exercises.html

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TABLA DE TIEMPOS VERBALES 2ESO

TENSE	AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	QUESTION	SHORT ANSWER
Present simple	S+V (-s third person singular)	S+don’t/doesn’t+V (NO -s third person singular)	(WH-word)+do/does+S+V?	Yes, S+do/does No, S+don’t/doesn’t
Present continuous	S+to be+V-ing	S+to be(neg)+V-ing	(WH-word)+to be+S+V-ing?	Yes, S+to be No, S+to be (neg)
Past simple	S+V(past) ·          -ed(reg) ·          (irregular)	S+didn’t+V (NOT IN THE PAST)	(WH-word)+did+S+V (NOT IN THE PAST)?	Yes, S+did No, S+didn’t
Past continuous	S+was/were+V-ing	S+wasn’t/weren’t+V-ing	(WH-word)+was/were+S+V-ing?	Yes, S+was/were No, S+wasn’t/weren’t
Can	S+can+V	S+can’t+V	(WH-word)+can+S+V?	Yes, S+can No, S+can’t
Could	S+could+V	S+couldn’t+V	(WH-word)+could+S+V?	Yes, S+could No, S+couldn’t
Future simple	S+will+V	S+won’t+V	(WH-word)+will+S+V?	Yes, S+will No, S+won’t
Be going to	S+to be+going to+V	S+to be(neg)+going to+V	(WH-word)+to be+S+going to+V?	Yes, S+to be No, S+to be (neg)
Imperative	·          V (without TO) ·          Let’s+V	·          Don’t+V ·          Let’s not+V
Present Perfect	S+have/has+Vparticiple ·          -ed (reg) ·          irregular	S+haven’t/hasn’t+Vparticiple ·          -ed (reg) ·          irregular	(WH-word)+have/has+S+Vparticiple?	Yes, S+have/has No, S+haven’t/hasn’t

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Comparatives and Superlatives List

AGGRESSIVE AMAZING ANGRY AMBITIOUS ARTISTIC BAD BASIC BIG BORING CHEAP CLEAN       CLEVER       CLOUDY       COLD       COMMON       CRAZY       CUTE       DIFFICULT DOMESTICATED EASY EXPENSIVE FAR FASHIONABLE FAST FUNNY GENIUS GOOD HAPPY HEAVY HORRIBLE HOT IMPOSSIBLE INTELLIGENT LIGHT LITTLE LONELY LONG LUCKY MODERN NAUGHTY NICE NOISY PEACEFUL POOR PRACTICAL RAINY RARE RICH SAD SCARY SLOW SMALL STRANGE STRICT STUPID TASTY UPSET WILD WINDY

MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN MORE AMAZING THAN ANGRIER THAN MORE AMBITIOUS THAN MORE ARTISTIC THAN WORSE THAN MORE BASIC BIGGER THAN MORE BORING CHEAPER THAN CLEANER THAN       CLEVERER THAN       CLOUDIER THAN       COLDER THAN       MORE COMMON THAN       CRAZIER THAN       CUTER THAN       MORE DIFFICULT THAN       MORE DOMESTICATED THAN       EASIER THAN       MORE EXPENSIVE THAN       FARTHER THAN       MORE FASHIONABLE THAN FASTER THAN FUNNIER THAN MORE GENIUS THAN BETTER THAN HAPPIER THAN HEAVIER THAN MORE HORRIBLE THAN HOTTEST THAN MORE IMPOSSIBLE THAN MORE INTELLIGENT THAN LIGHTER THAN LESS THAN LONELIER THAN LONGER THAN LUCKIER THAN MORE MODER THAN NAUGHTIER THAN NICER THAN NOISIER THAN MORE PEACEFUL THAN POORER THAN MORE PRACTICAL THAN RAINIER THAN RARER THAN RICHER THAN SADDER THAN SCARED THAN SLOWER THAN SMALLER THAN STRANGER THAN STRICTER THAN MORE STUPID THAN TASTIER THAN MORE UPSET THAN WILDER THAN WINDIER THAN

THE MOST AGGRESSIVE THE MOST AMAZING THE ANGRIEST THE MOST AMIBITIOUS THE MOST ARTISTIC       THE WORST       THE MOST BASIC       THE BIGGEST       THE MOST BORING       THE CHEAPEST       THE CLEANEST THE CLEVEREST THE CLOUDIEST THE COLDEST THE MOST COMMON THE CRAZIEST THE CUTEST THE MOST DIFFICULT THE MOST DOMESTICATED THE EASIEST THE MOST EXPENSIVE THE FARTHEST THE MOST FASHIONABLE THE FASTEST THE FUNNIEST THE  MOST GENIUS THE BEST THE HAPPIEST THE HEAVIEST THE MOST HORRIBLE THE HOTTEST THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE THE MOST INTELLIGENT THE LIGHTEST THE LEAST THE LONELIEST THE LONGEST THE LUCKIEST THE MOST MODERN THE NAUGHTIEST THE NICEST THE NOISIEST THE MOST PEACEFUL THE POOREST THE MOST PRACTICAL THE RAINIEST THE RAREST THE RICHEST THE SADDEST THE SCAREST THE SLOWEST THE SMALLEST THE STRANGEST THE STRICTEST THE MOST STUPID THE TASTIEST THE MOST UPSET THE WILDEST THE WINDIEST