Please have a look at the following sentences which are all in passive voice (the corresponding active sentences are in brackets):
1. The tree was struck by lightning. (Lightning struck the tree.)
2. I had been told a lie by him. (He had told me a lie.)
3. A factory will be set up by the government. (The government will set up a factory.)
4. A house had been built by Peter. (Peter had built a house.)
5. A house has been built by Peter. (Peter has built a house.)
Are the underlined words (in the passive sentences) the past participles of the corresponding bold words (in the active sentences)? For e.g. had told in the second example (in the active sentence) has changed to had been told (in the passive sentence). Is had been told the past participle of had told?
Similarly will set up in the third example (in the active sentence) has changed to will be set up (in the passive sentence). Is will be set up the past participle of will set up?
If not, then what are they?
Thanks,
Ron
1. The tree was struck by lightning. (Lightning struck the tree.)
2. I had been told a lie by him. (He had told me a lie.)
3. A factory will be set up by the government. (The government will set up a factory.)
4. A house had been built by Peter. (Peter had built a house.)
5. A house has been built by Peter. (Peter has built a house.)
Are the underlined words (in the passive sentences) the past participles of the corresponding bold words (in the active sentences)? For e.g. had told in the second example (in the active sentence) has changed to had been told (in the passive sentence). Is had been told the past participle of had told?
Similarly will set up in the third example (in the active sentence) has changed to will be set up (in the passive sentence). Is will be set up the past participle of will set up?
If not, then what are they?
Thanks,
Ron