Writing Better English for ESL Learners

4. Tomorrow I need to.


5. Should Raquel?


6. After work we were supposed.


7. Her boyfriend ought.


8. My parents have always wanted to.


9. Next week I’ll need to.


10. May I?


11. Tom shouldn’t.


12. Yesterday I wasn’t able to.


13. I’ve often needed to.


14. The new foreman just couldn’t.


15. Why must you?

The Passive Voice

This verb structure is formed by the conjugation of the verb to befollowed by

the past participle of a transitive verb (a verb that can take a direct object). The

following examples will be given in the third person singular.

TO BE FOUND TO BE COOKED

Present is found is cooked

Past was found was cooked

Present Perfect has been found has been cooked

Past Perfect had been found had been cooked

Future will be found will be cooked

Future Perfect will have been found will have been cooked

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