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AM / IS / ARE WAS / WERE IS / AM / ARE BEING

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WAS / WERE BEING HAVE / HAS BEEN HAD BEEN
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CAN COULD SHOULD

CAN BE COULD BE SHOULD BE

WOULD WILL MUST

WOULD BE WILL BE MUST BE
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MIGHT PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

MIGHT BE
HAVE / HAS BEEN BEING

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HAD BEEN BEING

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ALL GRAMATICAL TENSES IN PASSIVE VOICE HAVE THE VERB IN PAST

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AM / IS / ARE
CAROL NEEDS A NEW PEN BECASE SHE LOST THE OLD ONE
A NEW PEN IS NEEDED BY CAROL BECAUSE SHE LOST THE OLD ONE

WE DANCE SALSA REALLY WELL

SALSA IS DANCED BY US REALLY WELL

MY SON ALWAYS PLAYS WITH HIS ACTION TOYS

MY SON’S ACTIONS TOYS ARE ALWAYS PLAYED BY HIM

WE LOVE ENGLISH AND MATHS

ENGLISH AND MATHS ARE LOVED BY US

NO ONE OPENS THE DOOR WHEN WE KNOCK ON IT

THE DOOR IS OPENED BY NO ONE WHEN WE KNOCK ON IT

KARLA LOVES ME
I AM LOVED BY KARLA

MY MOM RESPECTS MY DECISIONS

MY DECISIONS ARE RESPECTED BY HER
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WERE / WERE
WE SAW MR. SMITH IN THE PLAZA YESTERDAY
MR. SMITH WAS SEEN BY US IN THE PLAZA YESTERDAY

I DRANK A REALLY COLD GLASS OF WATER AFTER THE MTCH

A REALLY COLD GLASS OF WATER WAS DRUNK BY ME AFTER THE MATCH

JONATHAN SMOKED SOME CIGARRETTES BEFORE GOING TO BED

SOME CIGARRETTES WERE SMOKED BY HIM BEFORE GOING TO BED

MY SISTER AND I LEARND SOME NEW ENGLISH LESSONS

SOME NEW LESSONS WERE LEARNED BY US

MY FRIENDS WROTE A LETTER FOR ME BECAUSE I LIVE ABROAD

A LETTER WAS WRITTEN BY THEM TO ME BECAUSE I LIVE ABROAD

YOU BOUGHT A REALLY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE LAST YEAR

A REALLY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE WAS BOUGHT BY YOU LAST YEAR

SHE LOVED ME
I WAS LOVED BY HER
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AM / IS / ARE BEING
AMELIA IS LOOKING AT THE SKY
THE SKY IS BEING LOOKED BY HER

I AM DOING MY HOMEWORK RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT’S LATE

MY HOMEWORK IS BEING DONE BY ME RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT’S LATE

MY FRIENDS ARE WATCHING A HORROR MOVIE

A HORROR MOVIE IS BEING WATCHED BY MY FRIENDS

CLAUDIA IS BREAKING THE WINDOW BECAUSE SHE’S MAD

THE WINDOW IS BEING BROKEN BY HER BECAUSE SHE’S MAD

WE ARE SINGING A LOVE SONG IN THE KARAOKE

A LOVE SONG IS BEING SUNG BY US IN THE KARAOKE

SHE IS TAKING CARE OF HER DOG BECAUSE IT’S TOO LITTLE

HER DOG IS BEING TAKEN CARE BY HER BECAUSE IT’S TOO LITTLE

SHE IS LOVING ME
I AM BEING LOVED BY HER
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WAS / WERE BEING
AMELIA WAS LOOKING AT THE SKY
THE SKY WAS BEING LOOKED BY HER

I WAS DOING MY HOMEWORK LAST NIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS LATE

MY HOMEWORK WAS BEING DONE BY ME LAST NIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS LATE

MY FRIENDS WERE WATCHING A HORROR MOVIE

A HORROR MOVIE WAS BEING WATCHED BY MY FRIENDS

CLAUDIA WAS BREAKING THE WINDOW BECAUSE SHE WAS MAD

THE WINDOW WAS BEING BROKEN BY HER BECAUSE SHE WAS MAD

WE WERE SINGING A LOVE SONG IN THE KARAOKE

A LOVE SONG WAS BEING SUNG BY US IN THE KARAOKE

SHE WAS TAKING CARE OF HER DOG BECAUSE IT WAS TOO LITTLE
HER DOG WAS BEING TAKEN CARE BY HER BECAUSE IT WAS TOO LITTLE

SHE WAS LOVING ME

I WAS BEING LOVED BY HER
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WE CAN DO THIS AND MORE, IT’S EASY
THIS CAN BE DONE BY US, IT’S EASY

SANDRO COULD HAVE MORE TIME IF HE RESTED MORE

TIME COULD BE HAD BY HIM IF HE RESTED MORE

JONNY SHOULD START HIS PROJECT RIGHT AWAY

HONNY’S PROJECT SHOULD BE STARTED RIGHT AWAY

I WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE

THE OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE TAKEN BY ME TO TRAVEL SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE

YOUR CHILDREN MUST OBEY YOU EVERYTIME

YOU MUST BE OBEYED BY YOUR CHILDREN ANYTIME

THEY WILL HAVE A PARTY NEXT MONTH AT THE HALL

A PARTY WILL BE HAD BY THEM NEXT MONTH AT THE HALL

SHE MIGHT LOVE ME

I |MIGHT BE LOVED BY HER