Notes on Voice 1

Notes on Voice 1 

Singular                               Plural
I was given             We were given
You were given      You were given
He was given         
She was given        They were given
It was given
The main verb is "give" give / gave / given
I was gave something to eat. (incorrect!)
They were gave some work to do. ( incorrect!)
She was given some help. (correct!)

(be) supposed to _____
Idiomatic and passive, "be supposed to" shows expectation. Someone expects you to do something in the present or the future:

Singular                                     Plural
I'm supposed to go         We're supposed to go
You're supposed to go    You're supposed to go
He's supposed to go
She's supposed to go      They're supposed to go
It's supposed to go

Someone expected you to do something in the past:

Singular                                     Plural
I was supposed to go           We were supposed to go
You were supposed to go    You were supposed to go
He was supposed to go
She was supposed to go      They were supposed to go
It was supposed to go
"(be) supposed to" can only be used with the present and past tense forms of the verb "be." The verb "be" indicates the tense

The Future Passive
Subject + will be + past participle

Passive Voice
I will be paid next week. (The past participle for "pay" is "paid.")
pay / paid / paid                                                                                                 English teacher
You will be given a reading assignment in English. (The past participle for "give" is "given.")
give / gave / given                                                                                             student
He will be given a ride to Scotland if he waits long enough for
someone to pick him up.                                                                                    man hitchhiking
She will be asked to stay late if she doesn't finish her work before 5:00.         woman
A new shopping center will be built where this farm stands now.                    field
We will be asked to show our identification by a security officer.                    student English teacher
                                                                                                                           You and I = We
You will be taught some interesting new things in class next week.                students
They will be served by this waitress.                                                                waitress