Passive voice in context — reuse it in speaking and writing

Passive voice in context: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: voix-passive-avancee-pratiquerPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will reuse “Passive voice in context” in a sentence or situation of your own.

2. Discover

Read the “Passive voice in context” examples as models. Identify what stays stable and what can change.

3. Understand

Study the pattern in the examples, then connect form and meaning before you answer.

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Watch out

Start with the subject and time reference. Only then choose the tense or verb form: word-for-word translation often leads to the wrong tense.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Passive voice in context”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For voix passive et complément d’agent, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Passive voice in context” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.