24. Active Voice and Passive Voice. English Grammar

Using the idea of the agent, Yossarian the Grammarian shares his simple and infallible method for determining whether a verb is in the active or in the passive voice, and shows you how to make active verbs passive, and vice versa. You'll be being seen by him.

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[casadejoey]

Is it always a passive voice if it's a linking verb?

[mrthoth]

@casadejoey No. Linking verbs never occur in passive constructions. I have a video on linking verbs (I use the older term "copulative verb"). When forms of "to be" appear in passive constructions, they do so as auxiliary verbs (or helping verbs). In "We were happy," "were" is a linking verb, and active. In "We were invited," "were" is an auxiliary verb, and "were invited" is in the passive voice.

[KenKoh9801]

There's no equivalent passive verb of verbs in the active voice in the future progressive tense, and 'will be seeing' is in the future progressive tense. So, there's no such verb phrase as 'will be being seen', is there?

[mrthoth]

@KenKoh9801 All tenses can be employed in both the active and passive voice. The following, for example, is a perfectly natural English sentence:  By morning, my letter to the editor will be being read at breakfast tables around the country.

[ashfaq2001]

" The board is slapped by me" . Is it passive voice?

[mrthoth]

Yes!

[MansoorY]

Ktalanet. This lesson is designed for advanced and grown up students. For kids and children it's definitely boring but for us it's too interesting. Please Mr' mrthoth keep up the great work

[regan4000]

Great and instructional video as always.... You'll be being seen by me in the next will.

[AppleADDICT1997]

You need a better camera

[casadejoey]

@mrthoth I've so much to learn "/

[casadejoey]

@ashfaq2001 Leave the board alone!

Is this an imperative or exclamatory sentence? Can it be both at once?

[simanbrar]

well done :)

[expatted]

Your vids always rock

An esl teacher here :)

[anasmansoor16]

George Clooney :D

[PoisonedShaggy101]

End was funny :D

I learned a lot though,

I wish I had teachers like you in my school :(

well You really helped me,

thanks :)