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BUYActive voice I will buy dinner.Passive voiceI bought dinner.
Active: An older lady bought the car.Passive: The car was bought by an older lady.
Active: I will buy bread, lettuce, and butter at the grocery store.Passive: I bought milk last week.
His wife bought the groceries.The groceries must have been bought by his wife.
ACTIVE:I bought my computer yesterday.PASSIVE: The watermelon was bought by my sister.
Well done, Suzanne, Daryl and Zhen.Jacquelyn and Panteha you have confused the passive voice with the past tense.
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Active voice
I will buy dinner.
Passive voice
I bought dinner.
Active: An older lady bought the car.
Passive: The car was bought by an older lady.
Active: I will buy bread, lettuce, and butter at the grocery store.
Passive: I bought milk last week.
His wife bought the groceries.
The groceries must have been bought by his wife.
ACTIVE:I bought my computer yesterday.
PASSIVE: The watermelon was bought by my sister.
Well done, Suzanne, Daryl and Zhen.
Jacquelyn and Panteha you have confused the passive voice with the past tense.
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