The Passive Voice Forms

Времена страдательного залога образуются при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в соответствующем времени действительного залога и причастия прошедшего времени (past participle = participle If) основного глагола.

1.We use the passive mainly in three ways:

- when we don't want to take responsibility for something:

The matter will be dealt with soon. (We don't know or want to say who'll deal with it.)

- when we want to focus on a happening, not who or what did it:

Our roof was damaged in last night's storm. (We're concerned about the roof.)

- when we want to avoid 'vague subjects' like one, someone, they, etc.:

The form has to be signed. (Not Someone/One has to sign the form) English spoken. (Not 'One speaks English*) Shoes repaired. (Not "One repairs shoes')

Present	am/is/are asked
	am/is/are being asked
Past	have/has been asked
	was/were asked
	was/were being asked
	had been asked
Future	will be asked
	will have been asked

Видо-временные формы английского глагола в страдательном залоге

The use of 'by' + agent (= 'doer') after a passive

1 We use by only when we need to say who or what is responsible for an event:

The window was broken last night. (We don't know or want to say who or what did it.) The window was broken by a slate that fell off the roof. (We wish to give information.)

2 We often use by+ agent with the passive of verbs like build, compose, damage, design, destroy,discover, invent, make and write to identify who or what is/was responsible:

Who designed St Paul's?- It was designed by Christopher Wren.

The verbs which take prepositional objects can form passive construction of the following pattern: (the list of such verbs is given below)

The film was much spoken about. The doctor was sent for.

agree to / with - соглашаться с чем-то

agree on / upon - прийти к соглашению

arrive at an agreement, a compromise, a conclusion, a decision - прийти к соглаше-

нию, компромиссу, заключению, решению

call for, on - зайти за

count on - надеяться, рассчитывать на кого-либо

deal with - иметь дело с

hear of - слышать о

insist on - настаивать на

interfere with - вмешиваться в, мешать laugh at - смеяться над look after - ухаживать за look at - смотреть на put up with - примириться с refer to - ссылаться на rely on/upon - полагаться на send for - посылать за speak about sth to sb - говорить о ч-л. с к-л. talk about - говорить о think of - думать о find fault with - придираться к make fun of - насмехаться над pay attention to - обращать внимание на take care of - заботиться о

comment on - комментировать listen to - слушать look for - искать operate on - оперировать provide for - снабжать lose sight of - потерять из виду make a fool of - дурачить make use of - использовать put an end to - положить конец

take (no) notice of - (не) замечать

The boat was soon lost sight of. The child should be taken care of. He remark was taken no notice of.