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Passive Voice (When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the…
Passive Voice
Passive voice
is used when the focus is on the action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0cIqtwzFEg
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following
the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence
(or is dropped)
Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)
Form of Sentences
12 Tenses
Passive
Present simple :pencil2: S + is/am/are + V3
Present continuous :pencil2: S + is/am/are + being + V3
Present perfect :pencil2: S + have/has+ been + V3
Present perfect continuous :pencil2: S + have/has + been + being + V3
Past simple :pencil2: S + was/were + V3
Past continuous :pencil2: S + was/were + being + V3
Past perfect :pencil2: S + had + been + V3
Past perfect continuous :pencil2: S + had + been + being + V3
Future simple :pencil2: S + will + be + V3
Future continuous :pencil2: S + will + be + being + V3
Future perfect :pencil2: S + will + have been + V3
Future perfect continuous :pencil2: S + will have + been + being + V3
Active
Present continuous :fountain_pen: S + V. to be + Ving
Present perfect continuous :fountain_pen: S + have/has + been + Ving
Past simple :fountain_pen: S + V2
Present perfect :fountain_pen: S + have/has + V3
Present simple :fountain_pen: S + V1 (s,es)
Past continuous :fountain_pen: S + was/were + Ving
Past perfect :fountain_pen: S + had + V3
Past perfect continuous :fountain_pen: S + had + been + Ving
Future simple :fountain_pen: S + will + V1
Future continuous :fountain_pen: S + will + be + Ving
Future perfect :fountain_pen: S + will + have + V3
Future perfect continuous :fountain_pen: S + will have + been + Ving