ENGLISH PILL 268/365: Ne szenvedjetek!

A szenvedő szerkezetet ebben a 8 igeidőben szokták használni az angolban:

PRESENT SIMPLE: The house is built…
PRESENT CONTINUOUS: The house is being built…
PRESENT PERFECT: The house has been built…
PAST SIMPLE: The house was built…
PAST CONTINUOUS: The house was being built…
PAST PERFECT: The house had been built…
FUTURE SIMPLE: The house will be built…
FUTURE PERFECT: The house will have been built…

De a lényeget sose feledjétek: csak akkor használjátok őket, ha a cselekvő személye nem ismert, vagy nem fontos!

PRESENT SIMPLE: English is spoken here.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Excuse the mess, the house is being painted.
PRESENT PERFECT: Has Mary been told?
PAST SIMPLE: I wasn’t invited, but I went anyway.
PAST CONTINUOUS: I felt as if I was being watched.
PAST PERFECT: I knew why I had been chosen.
FUTURE SIMPLE: You’ll be told when the time comes.
FUTURE PERFECT: Everything will have been done by Tuesday.