Are these sentences in passive tense? How can I tell ? 1) Rick Martin was appointed to the group's executive committee. 2) Beijing tightens safety inspections. Japanese importers are worried

Dear friends Sometimes I come across this kind of sentences in the media. for example: decisions made at the time of speaking.( the first usage of will) passive voice formula : Subject

Hi I am surrounded by my friends. That 'surrounded,' is it a past participle of the passive ...
these sentences convey differerent ideas? Thanks.

Hello guys Professor Delmot McElholm says in his lecture note "The passive in English" for University Hannover as follows. The progressive form of the passive theoretically exists in all the tenses

Alienvoord wrote: The hotel was destroyed by an earthquake. The hotel was being destroyed by an earthquake. There's nothing wrong with either of these. Grammatically, Yes, there is nothing wrong. However, the context does seem strange

“ The Big Three Meet at Tehran” was the headline for several different newspapers in Allied Countries. Starting on November 28, 1943, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt met for four consecutive days in order to discuss future

You are correct, kynguyen. "A software program was created for Mary" means that it was created for the benefit of Mary, or designed to her own personal specifications. It is unknown who created it. To indicate that, you must use the preposition

Hello, Rahul Mcsd You can also have a look at these threads: http://www.englishforums.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=33803 http://www.englishforums.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=15646 Miriam

No, that is incorrect. A letter was written by him. (simple past) or A letter used to be written by him (habitually).

The hotel was destroyed by an earthquake. The hotel was being destroyed by an earthquake. There's nothing wrong with either of these.