PASSIVE VOICE

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Present Simple
to be + (is, am,are) + V3

Time expressions:
Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely = seldom, every year = yearly = anually = biannually, every day =
daily, every week = weekly, every month = monthly, once a week, twice a week, three times a week, in the
morning/afternoon/evening, at nights, at midnights, on Fridays, by somebody.
e.g. These flowers are usually watered by me.

Past Simple
to be + (was, were) + V3

Time expressions: yesterday, last month/year, 2 years ago, in 2010.

e.g. The volleyball match was played yesterday.

Future Simple
will + be + V3

Time expressions: future words

e.g. This spoon will be used (by me) tomorrow

Modal verb + be+ V3

e.g.This folk can be used by me tomorrow.

Continuous

Present Continuous
to be + (is, am,are) + being + V3

Time expressions: at the moment, now, right now, from 5 till/to/untill 6 o'clock, nowadays, more and more,
today, tonight, always (коли раздратування), while
e.g. These flowers are being watered right now.

Past Continuous
to be + (was, were) + being + V3

Time expressions: while, when, as, all (the whole) day (morning/evening/night), yesterday,

yesterday from 6 till /until/to (7, 8, ...) o'clock /a.m. /p.m.,
e.g. This letter was being written yesterday from 6 to 7.

Future Continuous
 Perfect

Present Perfect
has/have + been + V3

Time expressions: just, already, lately = recently/ в кінці - yet (-, ?); so far (-, +), today, these days, for,
since 2022

e.g. The parcel has been received at the airport.

Past Perfect
had + been + V3

Time expressions: by, by the time, because, before, after, when, just

e.g. The parcel had been received when I came at the airport.

Future Perfect
will + have + been + V3

Time expressions: before, till, until, by then, by the time, by 3 p.m., by 5 o’clock, by 7 a.m., by tomorrow,
by next week, by next month, by next year, by next century.

e.g. The parcel will have been received at the airport by tomorrow.