Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Next revision		 Previous revision
en:grammar:passive_voice:present_tenses [2016/10/19 14:28] – créée kimen:grammar:passive_voice:present_tenses [2023/02/14 14:32] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
Line 12: Line 12:
 =====Further information===== =====Further information=====
 <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The passive is used in both formal and informal situations.</span></b></p> <p class="desc" style="margin: auto 0cm auto 35.45pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Subsidies <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are being introduced </span>to help disadvantaged students.<span style="color: blue; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">[The Independent 10/2/2011]</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>"I have to get the train to work today because my car'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s being repaired</span>."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>She'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s liked </span>by all her colleagues. </span></b></p><br><br> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>For informal communication, we sometimes use<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> get</span> instead of <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">to be</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>"This bridge <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">gets repainted</span> every 5 years."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>"He hates playing rugby because he'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> always <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">getting injured</span>!"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'></span></b>&nbsp;</p><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'></span></b> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Only transitive verbs have a passive form. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"> </p><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><table class="MsoTableLightListAccent1" style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Active</span></b></p></td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Passive</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They're decorating our office.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Our office <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is being decorated</span>.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <img height="23" id="39" style="width: 22px; height: 18px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg"></span></span></span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><strong><font face="arial">The sun rises in the east.</font></strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"></span></span></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'><img width="37" height="36" id="40" style="width: 23px; height: 17px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"><br></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="616" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 1pt solid rgb(79, 129, 189); border-image: none; width: 462.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" colspan="2"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='background: yellow; color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Note that</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Water boils at 100&#730;c.&nbsp;[i]</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="37" height="36" id="40" style="width: 23px; height: 17px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></a><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></span></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><font face="arial">I'm boiling some water. [t]</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S</span>ome water <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is being boiled</span>.&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><img height="23" id="39" style="width: 22px; height: 18px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='background: yellow; color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><br>&nbsp;</p></html> <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The passive is used in both formal and informal situations.</span></b></p> <p class="desc" style="margin: auto 0cm auto 35.45pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Subsidies <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are being introduced </span>to help disadvantaged students.<span style="color: blue; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">[The Independent 10/2/2011]</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>"I have to get the train to work today because my car'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s being repaired</span>."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>She'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s liked </span>by all her colleagues. </span></b></p><br><br> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>For informal communication, we sometimes use<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> get</span> instead of <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">to be</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>"This bridge <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">gets repainted</span> every 5 years."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>"He hates playing rugby because he'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> always <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">getting injured</span>!"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'></span></b>&nbsp;</p><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'></span></b> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Only transitive verbs have a passive form. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"> </p><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><table class="MsoTableLightListAccent1" style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Active</span></b></p></td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Passive</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They're decorating our office.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Our office <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is being decorated</span>.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <img height="23" id="39" style="width: 22px; height: 18px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg"></span></span></span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><strong><font face="arial">The sun rises in the east.</font></strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"></span></span></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'><img width="37" height="36" id="40" style="width: 23px; height: 17px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"><br></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="616" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 1pt solid rgb(79, 129, 189); border-image: none; width: 462.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" colspan="2"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='background: yellow; color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Note that</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Water boils at 100&#730;c.&nbsp;[i]</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="37" height="36" id="40" style="width: 23px; height: 17px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></a><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></span></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='background: yellow; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><font face="arial">I'm boiling some water. [t]</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S</span>ome water <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is being boiled</span>.&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><img height="23" id="39" style="width: 22px; height: 18px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='background: yellow; color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;'></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><br>&nbsp;</p></html>
 +
 +
 +
 +[[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]