Passive Form

to be + past participle

past participle:

 regular verbs → infinitive + -ed

 irregular verbs → 3rd column of the table of the irregular verbs

How to form a passive sentence when an active sentence is given:

 object becomes subject in the passive

 subject becomes object in the passive (or is left out)

Type of sentence Subject Verb Object

Active sentence: Peter builds a house.

Passive sentence: A house is built by Peter.

 Tense Active Passive

Simple
Peter builds a house. A house is built by Peter.
Present

Simple Past Peter built a house. A house was built by Peter.

Present A house has been built by

Peter has built a house.
Perfect Peter.

A house had been built by

Past Perfect Peter had built a house.
Peter.

will-future Peter will build a house. A house will be built by Peter.

going to- Peter is going to build a A house is going to be built in

future house in summer. summer by Peter.

Where do prepositions in Passive sentences go?

When we put an active sentence, where a preposition follows after the verb
(e.g. break into, look after, listen to), into passive – the preposition remains
immediately after the verb.

Active sentence Passive sentence

Someone broke into the pet shop. The pet shop was broken into.

They looked for the baby. The baby was looked for.

Someone shouts at the man. The man is shouted at.

They listen to the music. Music is listened to.