PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SENTENCES

PRESENT SIMPLE
ATTIVA: the city inspires the artist.
PASSIVO: the artist is inspired by the city

PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE

Affermativa sogg + am, is, are + past participle
Negativa sogg+ am,is,are + not + past participle
Interrogativa am, is, are + song + past participle ?

Answers: yes + sogg + am, is, are

No + sogg + am not, isn’t, aren’t

PAST SIMPLE
ATTIVA: A british artist painted this artwork
PASSIVA: This artwork was painted by a british artist

PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

Affermativa: sogg + was,were + past participle
negativa : sogg + was,were + not + past participle
Interrogativa: was/were + sogg + past participle?

Answers: yes + sogg + was/were

No + sogg + wasn’t/weren’t
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Ted is cleaning the carpet
The carpet is being cleaned by Ted

sogg + am, is, are + being + past participle

PAST CONTINUOUS
Ted was cleaning the carpet
The carpet was being cleaned by ted

sogg + was, were + being + past participle

PRESENT PERFECT
Ted has cleaned the carpet
The carpet has been cleaned by ted

sogg + have, has + been + past participle

PAST PERFECT
Ted had cleaned the carpet
The carpet had been cleaned by ted

sogg + had + been + past participle

USED TO
Ted used to clean the carpet
The carpet used to be cleaned by ted
sogg + used to + be + past participle
WILL
Ted will clean the carpet
The carpet will be cleaned by ted

sogg + will + be + past participle

BE GOING TO
Ted is going to clean the carpet
The carpet is going to be cleaned by ted

sogg + be going to + be + past participle

WOULD
Ted would clean the carpet
The carpet would be cleaned by ted

sogg + would + be + past participle

INFINITIVE
Ted had to clean the carpet
The carpet had to be cleaned by ted

sogg + to + be + past participle