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"We would each be assigned" is this passive voice?

  

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Hi Yes it is. The aspect of the verb is slightly unusual - it is the habitual past, expressed here with the word 'would'. The form of words used to describe something that happened quite regularly in the past: - The job orders would usually arrive around 11:00 on Monday mornings and we would each be assigned our share of the work.

  • Hi Yes it is.
  • The aspect of the verb is slightly unusual - it is the habitual past, expressed here with the word 'would'.
  • The form of words used to describe something that happened quite regularly in the past: - The job orders would usually arrive around 11:00 on Monday mornings and we would each be assigned our share of the work.
  • ) Dave PS - 'Assign' (in my view) is one of those verbs where the direct or indirect object can become the subject of the passive voice.
  • So the following is also correct: - The job orders were assigned to the members of staff.
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Yes it is. The aspect of the verb is slightly unusual - it is the habitual past, expressed here with the word 'would'. The form of words used to describe something that happened quite regularly in the past:

- The job orders would usually arrive around 11:00 on Monday mornings and we would each be assigned our share of the work.

(Active voice: On Mondays, the supervisor wo

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