Sunday, May 13, 2012

Exclussive note on Voice 3


Singular
Plural
I was given
We were given
You were given
You were given
He was given
She was given
They were given
It was given
The main verb is "give"
give / gave / given
I was gave something to eat. (incorrect!)
They were gave some work to do. ( incorrect!)
She was given some help. (correct!)

(be) supposed to _____
Idiomatic and passive, "be supposed to" shows expectation.
Someone expects you to do something in the present or the future:
 
Singular
Plural
I'm supposed to go
We're supposed to go
You're supposed to go
You're supposed to go
He's supposed to go
She's supposed to go
They're supposed to go
It's supposed to go
Someone expected you to do something in the past:
Singular
Plural
I was supposed to go
We were supposed to go
You were supposed to go
You were supposed to go
He was supposed to go
She was supposed to go
They were supposed to go
It was supposed to go

"(be) supposed to" can only be used with the present and past tense forms of the verb "be." The verb "be" indicates the tense

The Future Passive
Subject + will be + past participle
 
Passive Voice
I will be paid next week.
(The past participle for "pay" is "paid.")
pay / paid / paid
English teacher
You will be given a reading assignment in English.
(The past participle for "give" is "given.")
give / gave / given
student
He will be given a ride to Scotland if he waits long enough for someone to pick him up.
man hitchhiking
She will be asked to stay late if she doesn't finish her work before 5:00.
woman
A new shopping center will be built where this farm stands now.
field
We will be asked to show our identification by a security officer.
student    English teacher
You and I = We
You will be taught some interesting new things in class next week.
students
They will be served by this waitress.
waitress

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