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UNITUNIT33PASSIVEPASSIVEVOICEVOICE
G
RAMMAR
N
OTES
 
EE
XAMPLESXAMPLES OFOF
PP
ASSIVEASSIVE
TenseActivePassive
Present Simple
Many people
sell 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
are sold 
by many people.
Present Continuous
Many people
are selling 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
are being sold 
by many people.
Past Simple
Many people
sold 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
were sold 
by many people.
F
uture Simple
Many people
will sell 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
will be sold 
by many people.
Present Perfect Simple
Many people
h
ave sold 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
h
ave beensold 
by many people.
M
odals
Many people
an sell 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
an be sold 
by many people.
Conditionals
Many people
would sell 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
would be sold 
by many people.
 
EE
XAMPLESXAMPLES OFOF
PP
ASSIVEASSIVE
TenseActivePassive
Past Continuous
Many people
were selling 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
were being sold 
by many people.
Past Perfect Simple
Many people
h
ad sold 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
h
ad beensold 
by many people.
M
odal Perfects:
modal+
h
ave
+p.p.modal+
h
ave
+
been
+p.p.
Many people
m
ust 
h
ave sold 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
m
ust 
h
avebeen sold 
by many people.Many people
will 
h
ave sold 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
will 
h
avebeen sold 
by many people.Many people
would 
h
ave sold 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
would 
h
avebeen sold 
by many people.
h
ave to
Many people
h
ave to sell 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
h
ave to besold 
by many people.
b
e going to
Many people
are going to sell 
unwanted gifts.Unwanted gifts 
are going to be sold 
by many people.

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