Passive voice
Difference between active and passive voice:
Forms | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
Positive | Subject + Tobe + Verb – past participle | A rose is sent to her every day. |
Negative | Subject + Tobe + NOT + Verb – past participle | Tom wasn’t invited to the party. Tom was so sad. |
Question | Tobe + Subject + Verb – past participle? | Will it be done tomorrow? |
Passive voice with tenses
Subject | Tobe (conjugated) | Verb – past participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
Present simple | Subject | Am/ is/ are | Verb – pp |
The room is cleaned every two days. | |||
Present continuous | Subject | Am/ is/ are + being | Verb – pp |
The room is being cleaned now. | |||
Present perfect | Subject | Have/ has + been | Verb – pp |
The room has been cleaned since Monday. | |||
Past simple | Subject | Was/ were | Verb – pp |
The room was cleaned yesterday. | |||
Present perfect | Subject | Was/ were + being | Verb – pp |
The room was being cleaned this time last week. | |||
Past continuous | Subject | Was/ were + being | Verb – pp |
The room was being cleaned this time last week. | |||
Past perfect | Subject | Had been | Verb – pp |
The room had been cleaned before he came. | |||
Past continuous | Subject | Was/ were + being | Verb – pp |
The room was being cleaned this time last week. | |||
Simple future (WILL) | Subject | Will be | Verb – pp |
The room will be cleaned tomorrow. | |||
Simple future (BE GOING TO) | Subject | Am/ is/ are + going to + BE | Verb – pp |
The room is going to be cleaned on Monday. | |||
Future continuous | Subject | Will be being | Verb – pp |
The room will be being cleaned at 7 pm tonight. | |||
Future perfect | Subject | Will have been | Verb – pp |
The room will have been cleaned before midnight. | |||
Modal verbs: Can/ could/ may/ might/ should/ must/ … | Subject | Modal + be | Verb – pp |
The room must be cleaned by Friday. | |||
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