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Forms of tenses Passive voice

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Generally, you use the passive voice when the focus is on a thing or an action, rather than who or what is performing the action, It's mostly used in written texts.

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In headlines, you often find short forms.

"Three Kittens Found" - instead of "Three Kittens Have Been Found"