The Passive Voice We use passive voice : 1-To give more focus to the action or the idea . 2-When the person or the thing that does the action ( Subject ) is not important . Form : Subject (be +P.P) ......... Examples : 1-Cotton is grown in Egypt . 2-Petra was built many years ago by Nabateens. Present Simple Passive Examples: Note: To change from present simple active into present simple passive : 1-we divide the sentence into ( Subject verb object ). 2-we omit the subject . 3-We begin the passive sentence with the new subject ( the object ) . 4-We use verb to be ( am,is,are,am not ,isn't,aren't) + p.p . 5-We use (by+subject) at the end of sentence when the person or the thing that does the action is important. Past Simple Passive Examples: Note: To change from past simple active into past simple passive : 1-we divide the sentence into ( Subject verb object ). 2-we omit the subject . 3-We begin ...