Present and past passives - 6 Minute Grammar

"This English grammar video was produced by BBC Learning English for you." Passive forms like 'was produced' can be tricky to understand, but that's why we have programmes like 6 Minute Grammar.
Rob, Neil and Mike help you with this area of language: present and past passive forms.

0:00 Introduction
0:27 The active voice
1:16 The passive voice
2:15 Why we use the active and the passive
4:15 How to make passive sentences
4:40 Quiz

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[bbclearningenglish]

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[ТатьянаТрофимчук-мф]

Millions of your great videos will be listened to and watched by billions of followers in the nearest future. Thank you for your fantastic work!

[SMKIslamic]

Very well explained, you have just solved my years old problem.

[hasanabbas]

Hi Guys
Examples of Active and passive Voice
Passive voice:
1.I was taught Active & Passive Voice by Neil and Rob.
Active voice:
2.Neil and Rob taught me Active and Passive Voice.

[engin]

What a agreeable team; it is well prepared and introduced and we student all over the world get benefit from the very useful service.

[pattetuohoshijane]

This is a great course. Thanks to Neil and Sian and ALL staffs for creating the BBC Learning English. From Japan.Thank you. I wanted to know earlier. I do it every day from today.
(Actually, I found this course when I saw a video uploaded 3 years ago "Theresa May set to become the next prime minister." for the first time today.
Good luck to all of you in the UK.)

[bouguerraamina]

Thanks à lot
I liké this way of teaching

[zabiullahomari]

ten people were arrested last night.
so many videos are produced by BBC every year...some people have been lost the games

[TheGudsProduction]

My mobile was stolen several years ago when I was getting off the train.

[adeelarafay]

Neil and Rob taught me active voice and passive voice.

[hassanosman]

Many ppl can tell you a piece of information, but only few could teach n make you love to know more. ur awesome guys.

[deathwizard]

What if i said that :
-Spanish has been spoken in chili.
Does this consider right? Or it is wrong grammer ?

[nhayanaa]

Spanish is spoken by people of Cuba and Chile

[sdbstar]

thank you ver much, i realy like the way you both speak !!!

[humairakakar]

Please explain the other forms of passive as well. Looking for it at web site

[nhayanaa]

Ten people were arrested by the police

[schaturvedi]

Can an imperative have a Passive voice?
e. g. Shut the door.
I have come across Passive forms of this, such as : 1) Let the door be shut.
2) You are ordered/ instructed to shut the door.
But these so not seem correct.

[lordsonspokenenglishacadem]

Hi Robb and Neil, thank you for ur time. India.

[AndyTheESLGuy]

This will help for my lesson plans for tomorrow! Cheers teacher!

[tabraizalamsiddiqui]

I had had my lunch. Passive form with explaination, please