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Passive Voice

Passive Voice

The structure of the Passive Voice is: Object (which pass to be a subject) + to be + past participle (+ agent optional)


Use of the Passive Voice:

  Is used to focus the action or the receptor of the action more than the agent who performs it. It is common when the agent is unknown or irrelevant.

Example:

  - The cake was baked by my mom.

 - The project will be finished next week. 


Reported Speech

 

Reported Speech

The structure of the Reported Speech is: The oration change depending on the verb tense, pronouns and other elements.


Use of the Reported Speech:

  Is used report what other person said, changing the verb tenses and the pronouns when it is necessary.

Example:

  - He said "I'm going to the store." --> He said he was going to the store.

  - She said "I have finished my homework." --> She said that she had finished her homework.



Future Perfect

 

Future Perfect

The structure of the Future Perfect is: subject + will have + past participle


Use of the Future Perfect:

  Is used for actions that will be finished before an specific moment in the future.

Example: 

  - By the end of this year, I will have completed my course.

  - By the next month, they will have moved into their new house.



 



Future Continuous

Future Continuous

The structure of the Past Perfect Continuous is: subject + will be + verb + -ing


Use of the Future Continuous:

  Is used to talk about actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

Example: 

  - This time tomorrow, I will be traveling to Paris.

  - At 8PM tonight, she will be watching her favorite TV show.



 



Past Perfect Continuous

 Past Perfect Continuous

The structure of the Past Perfect Continuous is: subject + had been + verb + -ing


Use of the Past Perfect Continuous:

  Is used for actions which were happening in a period of time before another past event.

Example: 

  - He had been studying for two hours before the lights went out.

  - They had been waiting for the bus for thirty minutes when it finally arrived.



 


Comparative writing pieces FCE

 This is a chart with the comparative writing pieces for FCE exam: