The document defines and explains the passive voice. The passive voice shows interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the one performing it. The passive voice is formed using some form of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are provided of how to form the passive voice for simple present, present continuous, present perfect, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, simple future, and future continuous tenses.
The document defines and explains the passive voice. The passive voice shows interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the one performing it. The passive voice is formed using some form of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are provided of how to form the passive voice for simple present, present continuous, present perfect, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, simple future, and future continuous tenses.
The document defines and explains the passive voice. The passive voice shows interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the one performing it. The passive voice is formed using some form of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are provided of how to form the passive voice for simple present, present continuous, present perfect, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, simple future, and future continuous tenses.
Definition The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence Forming Passive Voice
The passive voice in English is composed of two elements :
The appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle. Simple Present Tense
Object + am/is/are + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun
Example: The house is cleaned every day (by Ira). Present Continuous Tense
Object + am/is/are + being + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun
Example: The house is being cleaned (by Ira). Present Perfect Tense
Object + have/has + been+ V3 + by + Object/Pronoun
Example: The house has been cleaned cleaned (by Ira). Simple Past Tense
Object + was/were + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun
Example: The house was cleaned cleaned (by Ira). Past Contiuous Tense
Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun
Example: The house was being cleaned (by Ira). Past Perfect Tense
Object + had + been + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun
Example: The house had been cleaned (by Ira). Simple Future Tense
Object + will/shall + be + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun
Example: The house will be cleaned (by Ira). Future ContinuousTense
Object + will/shall + be + being + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun
Example: The house will be being cleaned (by Ira). Let's practice