- Passive voice is much more frequent in English than in Spanish, as it is used when we have impersonal forms like I was given a pay rise or It's said that...
- Sometimes we may use GET instead of BE as you can see: I got promoted. It's more common in informal English or when the action implies a certain effort or difficulty.
- Remember another way of passive voice in the structure To Have/Get Something Done as I had my blood tested.
- Some verbs change when used in passive like I was made to pay the fine
- Another difference between Spanish and English is shown in sentences like You are supposed to be there on Monday.
- Need+ -ing has a passive meaning: My house needs painting; go to this link and re-do this exercise we did in class.
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