THE PASSIVE VOICE

We often use the Passive when it isn't clear or important who does something.

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Change from Subject pronouns to Object pronouns:

Past Simple Passive

Present Simple Passive

Future Passive

Will

Be going to

NEGATIVE

QUESTION

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

QUESTION

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

QUESTION

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

QUESTION

AFFIRMATIVE

S + am/is/are + verb (participle) or +ed

·Example: Taxes are necessary to defrayed public expenditure.

S + am not/isn't/aren't + verb (participle) or +ed

·Example: Taxes aren't necessary to defrayed public expenditure.

[Wh] Am/Is/Are + S + verb (participle) or +ed + ?

·Example: Are taxes necessary to defrayed public expenditure?

S + was/were + verb (participle) or +ed

·Example: The road was closed because of an accident.

S + wasn't/weren't + verb (partciple) or +ed

·Example: The road wasn't closed because of an accident.

[Wh] Was/Were + S + verb (participle) or +ed + ?

·Example: Was the road closed because of an accident?

[Wh] Am/Is/Are + S + going to be + verb (participle) or +ed + ?

·Example: Is healthy food in schools going to be implemented by the government?

·Example: Healthy food in schools isn't going to be implemented by the government.

S + am/is/are going to be + verb (participle) or +ed

·Example: Healthy food in schools is going to be implemented by the government.

S + will be + verb (participle) or +ed

·Example: Petrol and diesel cars will be prohibited in 2040.

S + won't be + verb (participle) or +ed

·Example: Petrol and diesel cars won't be prohibited in 2040.

·Example: Will petrol and diesel cars be prohibited in 2040?

[Wh] Will + S + be + verb (participle) or +ed + ?

(I - Me) (You - You) (She - Her) (He - Him) (It - It) (We - Us) (You - You) (They - Them)

S + am not/isn't/aren't going to be + verb (participle) or +ed