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The passive - Coggle Diagram
The passive
Use
When the subject of the verb is more implortant than the person or thing carying it out the object
Form
Verb to be + Verb in PP
To be takes active
Main verb --> PP
Present continous
am/are/is + being + PP
Present perfect
Have/has + been +PP
Past simple
Was/were + PP
Past continous
was/were + being + PP
Past perfect
had + been +PP
Future
Will + BE + PP
Past future
Would be + PP
Future perfect
Will + have been + PP
Modals
Can + be + PP
Prepositional object
With at the end
The object of the passive is not important or precedes by "by"
In active voice, the person in more important than the object