today I’m innocent James’s Park in London which is right next to Buckingham
London which is right next to Buckingham
London which is right next to Buckingham Palace
Palace
Palace it’s all blurry you can’t really see it
it’s all blurry you can’t really see it
it’s all blurry you can’t really see it but trust me that is Buckingham Palace
but trust me that is Buckingham Palace
but trust me that is Buckingham Palace [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the passive form what is it why do we
the passive form what is it why do we
the passive form what is it why do we use it
use it
use it hey dude what are you doing
hey dude what are you doing
hey dude what are you doing me I’m just enjoying the water and the
me I’m just enjoying the water and the
me I’m just enjoying the water and the Sun oh that’s nice
Sun oh that’s nice
Sun oh that’s nice some water Sun it’s all very relaxing
some water Sun it’s all very relaxing
some water Sun it’s all very relaxing and what happening what what oh man
and what happening what what oh man
and what happening what what oh man something bit me Oh me that sucks
something bit me Oh me that sucks
something bit me Oh me that sucks ah what bit you I don’t know
ah what bit you I don’t know
ah what bit you I don’t know ah is it bleeding bad oh that’s pretty
ah is it bleeding bad oh that’s pretty
ah is it bleeding bad oh that’s pretty bad huh oh I don’t I don’t feel good
bad huh oh I don’t I don’t feel good
bad huh oh I don’t I don’t feel good it’s awful well let me take your mind
it’s awful well let me take your mind
it’s awful well let me take your mind off that for a second
off that for a second
off that for a second in English what is the structure of a
in English what is the structure of a
in English what is the structure of a sentence what sentence structure oh I I
sentence what sentence structure oh I I
sentence what sentence structure oh I I really don’t want to talk about grammar
really don’t want to talk about grammar
really don’t want to talk about grammar oh come on we’re doing a lesson what do
oh come on we’re doing a lesson what do
oh come on we’re doing a lesson what do I need I don’t know it’s a subject and a
I need I don’t know it’s a subject and a
I need I don’t know it’s a subject and a verb good and what else an object an
verb good and what else an object an
verb good and what else an object an object please get an ambulance or
object please get an ambulance or
object please get an ambulance or something yeah yeah an ambulance great
something yeah yeah an ambulance great
something yeah yeah an ambulance great idea I’ll phone a helicopter or
idea I’ll phone a helicopter or
idea I’ll phone a helicopter or something but first that sentence ah you
something but first that sentence ah you
something but first that sentence ah you said something bit me what yeah I think
said something bit me what yeah I think
said something bit me what yeah I think a shark bit me hmm you sure it was a
a shark bit me hmm you sure it was a
a shark bit me hmm you sure it was a shark dude it’s the ocean sharks bite
shark dude it’s the ocean sharks bite
shark dude it’s the ocean sharks bite maybe it was a shark maybe it was Nemo
maybe it was a shark maybe it was Nemo
maybe it was a shark maybe it was Nemo maybe it was me so if you don’t know the
maybe it was me so if you don’t know the
maybe it was me so if you don’t know the subject the action is more important you
subject the action is more important you
subject the action is more important you should use there why haven’t you called
should use there why haven’t you called
should use there why haven’t you called an ambulance that’s right
an ambulance that’s right
an ambulance that’s right the passive form so something bit me
the passive form so something bit me
the passive form so something bit me becomes I was bitten by something or
becomes I was bitten by something or
becomes I was bitten by something or just I was bitten blah so something bit
just I was bitten blah so something bit
just I was bitten blah so something bit me
me
me that’s an active sentence and it changes
that’s an active sentence and it changes
that’s an active sentence and it changes too I was bitten by something a passive
too I was bitten by something a passive
too I was bitten by something a passive sentence now this happened in the past
sentence now this happened in the past
sentence now this happened in the past so that version of B will be a past
so that version of B will be a past
so that version of B will be a past tense was a were well the subject is I
tense was a were well the subject is I
tense was a were well the subject is I so it’s not were was I was and that verb
so it’s not were was I was and that verb
so it’s not were was I was and that verb will always be in verb three the past
will always be in verb three the past
will always be in verb three the past participle it doesn’t matter if it’s a
participle it doesn’t matter if it’s a
participle it doesn’t matter if it’s a future tense past tense or present tense
future tense past tense or present tense
future tense past tense or present tense that verb is always verb three past
that verb is always verb three past
that verb is always verb three past participle so bite it’s always bitten I
participle so bite it’s always bitten I
participle so bite it’s always bitten I was bitten be careful and remember that
was bitten be careful and remember that
was bitten be careful and remember that when you use a passive voice it
when you use a passive voice it
when you use a passive voice it completely changes the direction of the
completely changes the direction of the
completely changes the direction of the verb so let me give you an example this
verb so let me give you an example this
verb so let me give you an example this sentence is an active sentence zombie is
sentence is an active sentence zombie is
sentence is an active sentence zombie is biting me it’s used the same subject but
biting me it’s used the same subject but
biting me it’s used the same subject but change it to passive now it means this
change it to passive now it means this
change it to passive now it means this come here zombie zombie is being bitten
come here zombie zombie is being bitten
come here zombie zombie is being bitten by me so be careful it completely
by me so be careful it completely
by me so be careful it completely changes who receives the action so why
changes who receives the action so why
changes who receives the action so why do we use the passive is it just a sound
do we use the passive is it just a sound
do we use the passive is it just a sound more formal I mean yeah it does sound
more formal I mean yeah it does sound
more formal I mean yeah it does sound more formal but that’s not the only
more formal but that’s not the only
more formal but that’s not the only reason we already learned one reason
reason we already learned one reason
reason we already learned one reason it’s because we don’t know the subject
it’s because we don’t know the subject
it’s because we don’t know the subject something bit me I was bitten by
something bit me I was bitten by
something bit me I was bitten by something maybe we don’t know it or
something maybe we don’t know it or
something maybe we don’t know it or maybe it’s just really really obvious
maybe it’s just really really obvious
maybe it’s just really really obvious like this example you are being arrested
like this example you are being arrested
like this example you are being arrested who by haha I’m sorry in both cases the
who by haha I’m sorry in both cases the
who by haha I’m sorry in both cases the action is more important the action is
action is more important the action is
action is more important the action is the focus of the sentence if there is
the focus of the sentence if there is
the focus of the sentence if there is one last reason and this could be more
one last reason and this could be more
one last reason and this could be more useful in social situations or political
useful in social situations or political
useful in social situations or political situations let’s see the passive voice
situations let’s see the passive voice
situations let’s see the passive voice first I acknowledge that mistakes were
first I acknowledge that mistakes were
first I acknowledge that mistakes were made here and he’s right mistakes were
made here and he’s right mistakes were
made here and he’s right mistakes were made mistakes were made here a serious
made mistakes were made here a serious
made mistakes were made here a serious mistake was made clearly mistakes were
mistake was made clearly mistakes were
mistake was made clearly mistakes were made hmm interesting
made hmm interesting
made hmm interesting let’s hear the active voice I think I
let’s hear the active voice I think I
let’s hear the active voice I think I made a mistake yeah I take
made a mistake yeah I take
made a mistake yeah I take responsibility for it and there you have
responsibility for it and there you have
responsibility for it and there you have it in an active voice you can see the
it in an active voice you can see the
it in an active voice you can see the subject taking responsibility for the
subject taking responsibility for the
subject taking responsibility for the action where it’s in the passive voice
action where it’s in the passive voice
action where it’s in the passive voice you can’t avoid responsibility so maybe
you can’t avoid responsibility so maybe
you can’t avoid responsibility so maybe you want to avoid responsibility for
you want to avoid responsibility for
you want to avoid responsibility for inaction you can use the passive voice
inaction you can use the passive voice
inaction you can use the passive voice I’m gonna go knock on the Queen’s door
I’m gonna go knock on the Queen’s door
I’m gonna go knock on the Queen’s door see if she wants to come out and play
see if she wants to come out and play
see if she wants to come out and play [Music]
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