Online college course
Uses :
Describing actions without saying who does them or describing processes.
Examples :
• My car has been stolen
• The company’s activities are divides into six business areas.
• A new office block is being built in the city centre.
• A new cancer treatment has been discovered by scientists in Sweden.
• The suspect was questioned before being released.
• Present simple: Ex. Football is played in most countries .
• Present continuous: Ex. My car is being repaired
• Past simple: Ex. The eclipse was seen only in the northern hemisphere
• Past continuous: Ex. My hair was being cut when the accident happened
• Present Perfect simple: Ex. The fugitive has been arrested
• Future: Ex. A new version of Linux will be released soon
• Infinitive: Ex. Computer discs should be defragmented regularly
• Past of infinitive: Ex. My car must have been stolen; it's no longer where I left it .
• Gerund: Ex. Most people like receiving presents
• Past gerund: Ex. We were angry at having been deceived
Describing actions without saying who does them or describing processes.
Examples :
• My car has been stolen
• The company’s activities are divides into six business areas.
• A new office block is being built in the city centre.
• A new cancer treatment has been discovered by scientists in Sweden.
• The suspect was questioned before being released.
• Present simple: Ex. Football is played in most countries .
• Present continuous: Ex. My car is being repaired
• Past simple: Ex. The eclipse was seen only in the northern hemisphere
• Past continuous: Ex. My hair was being cut when the accident happened
• Present Perfect simple: Ex. The fugitive has been arrested
• Future: Ex. A new version of Linux will be released soon
• Infinitive: Ex. Computer discs should be defragmented regularly
• Past of infinitive: Ex. My car must have been stolen; it's no longer where I left it .
• Gerund: Ex. Most people like receiving presents
• Past gerund: Ex. We were angry at having been deceived
