PASSIVE VOICE

PRESENT SIMPLE
Am/is/are + Past participle
PAST SIMPLE
Was/were+ Past participle
FUTURE SIMPLE GOING TO
Will+ Be + Past participle Going to + Be + Past Participle
Present continous
Am/is/are + Being + Past participle
Present Perfect/ Past Perfect
Have/has + been+ Past Participle
Had + Been + Past Participle
■ Alexander Graham Bell invented the
telephone.
■ The fire has destroyed the building totally.
■ The police will inspect the warehouse.
■ Dante Alighiere wrote the Divine Comedy.
Stative Passive
The passive may be used to describe an existing situation
or state. This is called “stative passive”.

■ The window is broken

■ I am exhausted from working all day
■ She is interested in your story
■ Unknowned
■ Connected
■ Forgotten
■ Worn - wear
■ Seen