Examples of Passive

Tense Subject Verb

writes

Object
a letter.

Simple Present

Active: Passive:

Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita A letter

is written wrote was written has written has been written will write will be written can write can be written

by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita.

Simple Past

Active: Passive:

Present Perfect

Active: Passive:

Future I

Active: Passive:

Hilfsverben

Active: Passive:

Examples of Passive
Tense Subject Verb
is writing

Object
a letter.

Present Progressive

Active: Passive:

Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita

is being written was writing was being written had written had been written will have written will have been written would write would be written would have written

by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter.

Past Progressive

Active: Passive:

Past Perfect

Active: Passive:

Future II

Active: Passive:

Conditional I

Active: Passive:

Conditional II

Active: Passive:

A letter would have been written by Rita.

Passive Sentences with Two Ob ects

Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voice means that one of the two objects becomes the subject, the other one remains an object. put the focus on. hich object to transform into a subject depends on what you want to

Subject

Verb
wrote

Object !
a letter

Object "
to me.

Active: Passive: Passive:

Rita A letter #

was written was written

to me a letter

by Rita. by Rita.