Lesson 3 – Passive and Impersonal Structures

Discover when and why to use the passive voice. Learn to form it across tenses, use it with modal verbs, and apply impersonal structures like “It is said that…” for formal, academic, or news-style English.

you’ll see how passive constructions (e.g., were conducted, has been published, will be manufactured) and impersonal phrases (e.g., It is believed, It is estimated) are used to emphasize objectivity, professionalism, and neutrality—key features of academic writing