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With passive sentences, what is important is that which was done or is being done. Who or what did it need not be mentioned.
| Les biscuits a eté mangé. | The cookies were eaten. | |
| Le ciel a été illuminé par la foudre. | The sky was lit up by the lightning. | |
| Malheureusement, Pierre a été mangé par des crocodiles. | ||
| Unfortunately, Luis was eaten by crocodiles. | ||
The passive aboves were formed by moving the object to where the subject was, using a form of ser, and following everything with a past participle.
On
The passive is often avoided by using on, the 'stand for just about
anything' subject pronoun.
| On vide les poubelles le lundi. | The trash cans are emptied on Mondays. | |
| Dans l'usine, on fabrique des jouets. | In the factory, toys are made. |
