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The passive voice is an important grammatical structure in French that allows you to shift the focus of a sentence from the person performing the action to the person or thing receiving it. Mastering the passive voice is essential for reading French newspapers, understanding formal texts, and expressing yourself with greater sophistication.
In an active sentence, the subject performs the action. In a passive sentence, the subject receives the action:
| Voice | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Subject + verb + object | Le chat mange la souris. (The cat eats the mouse.) |
| Passive | Subject + être + past participle + par + agent | La souris est mangée par le chat. (The mouse is eaten by the cat.) |
In the passive version:
The French passive is formed with:
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