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Passive sentences contain two verbal elements:
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to be' |
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am,
is, are, was,
were, been, being,
be
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| 2.) a verbal
participle, often
the same as a verb's past tense |
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tell >>> told
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| BUT, there are many irregular forms
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see >>> seen (not "saw")
run >>> run (not "ran")
fly >>> flown (not "flew")
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Fortunately, you can use the power of your word processor to find passives until you learn to recognize them.
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