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    Passive Construction in Past Tense

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    PAST TENSE

    1
    FORM SIMPLE PAST TENSE
    POSITIVE NEGATIVE
    ACTIVE verb 2 did not + infinitive without to
    PASSIVE was / were + verb 3 was / were + not + verb 3
    NOMONAL was / were was / were + not
    Adverb of time: yesterday
    Time expression: three days ago, last week, in 1999, etc.

    2
    FORM PAST FUTURE TENSE
    POSITIVE NEGATIVE
    ACTIVE would + infinitive without to (was would + not + infinitive without to
    / were + going + infinitive with to) (was / were + going + infinitive
    with to)
    PASSIVE would + be + verb 3 (was / were + would + not + be + verb 3 (was /
    going + to be + verb 3) were + going + to be + verb 3)
    NOMINAL would + be (was / were + going + would + not + be (was / were +
    to be) going + to be)

    3
    FORM PAST CONTINUOUS OR PROGRESSIVE TENSE
    POSITIVE NEGATIVE
    ACTIVE was / were + verb ing was / were + not + verb ing
    PASSIVE was / were + being + verb 3 was / were + not + being + verb 3

    0
    4
    FORM PAST PERFECT TENSE
    POSITIVE NEGATIVE
    ACTIVE had + verb 3 had + not + verb 3
    PASSIVE had + been + verb 3 had + not + been + verb 3
    NOMINAL had + been had + not + been

    5
    FORM PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
    POSITIVE NEGATIVE
    ACTIVE would + be + verb ing would + not + be + verb ing
    PASSIVE would + be + being + verb 3 would + not + be + being + verb 3

    6
    FORM PAST FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
    POSITIVE NEGATIVE
    ACTIVE would + have + verb 3 would + not + have + verb 3
    PASSIVE would + have + been + verb 3 would + not + have + been + verb
    3
    NOMINAL would + have + been would + not + have + been + verb
    3

    1
    7
    FORM PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
    POSITIVE NEGATIVE
    ACTIVE had + been + verb ing had + not + been + verb ing
    PASSIVE had + been + being + verb 3 had + not + been + being + verb 3

    8
    FORM PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
    POSITIVE NEGATIVE
    ACTIVE would + have + been + verb would + not + have + been + being + verb
    ing 3
    PASSIVE would + have + been + being would + not + have + been + being + verb
    + verb 3 3

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