THE PASSIVE (STRONA BIERNA)

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

Present Simple Trams are ridden by residents of K.
Residents of Krakow ride trams.
English is spoken (by people).
People speak English.
Present Continuous A film is being watched by Maciek.
Maciek is watching a film.
A house is being built (by them).
They are building a house.
Present Perfect Simple

These books have been read (by them).

They have read these books.

Past Simple Breakfast was eaten by me at 8:00.

I ate breakfast at 8 o'clock.
Two doughnuts were bought (by her).
She bought two doughnuts.
Past Continuous

The man was cleaning the The driveway was being cleaned (by the man).
driveway.
Past Perfect Simple
The pills had been taken (by him).
He had taken the pills.
Future Simple A lot of presents will be bought (by me).
I will buy a lot of presents.

I will keep the present. The present will be kept (by me).

Future Perfect
I will have bought a plane ticket
By then a plane ticket will have been bought.
by then.
be going to
They are going to make dinner. Dinner is going to be made (by them).

Modal verbs
They may/might buy this car. This car may/might be bought (by them).
We should take some pictures. Some pictures should be taken.