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Passives in Different Tenses:
The use of passive constructions across various tenses involves specific structures that transform active sentences into their passive counterparts. For the "Going To Future Passive,"
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Active : Have the police caught the man? Passive: Has the man been caught by the police?
Have / has + object + been + verb3 (past participle)
Active : They have cleaned the clinic. Passive: The clinic has been cleaned by them.
Object + have / has + been + verb3 (past participle)
Active : Was the suspect dragging you? Passive: Were you being dragged by the suspect?
Was / Were + Object + being + verb3 (past participle) ?
Active : The boy was throwing the stone. Passive: The stone was being thrown by the boy.
Object + was / were + being + verb3 (past participle)
Active : Are they opening the gifts now? Passive: Are the gifts being opened by them ? (now)
Am / is / are + Object + being + verb3 ?
Active : The postman is delivering the mail. Passive: The mail is being delivered by the postman.
Object + am / is / are + being + verb3
Active : Is anybody going to invite me? Passive: Am I going to be invited by anybody?
Am / is / are + object + going to + be + verb3 (past participle)
Active : I am going to pay his debts. Passive: His debts are going to be paid by me.
Object + am / is / are + going to + be + verb3 (past participle)
Active : Will the boss give me a job? Passive: Will I be given a job by the boss?
Will + object + be + verb3 (past participle)
Active : We will take the horses to the stable. Passive: The horses will be taken to the stable.
Object + will + be + verb3 (past participle)
Active : Lauren didn't eat any apples. Passive: No apples were eaten by Lauran. Active : He didn't give the wallet. Passive: The wallet wasn't given by him.
Active : Did the little boy sell all the candy bars? Passive: Were all the candy bars sold by the little boy?
Was / Were + Object + verb3 (past participle) ?
Active : The teacher corrected the mistakes. Passive: The mistakes were corrected by the teacher.
Object + was / were + verb3 (past participle)
Active : Who sells umbrellas? Passive: Who are umbrellas sold by?
Am / Is / Are + Object + verb3 (past participle) ?
Active : Helen doesn't drink anything in parties. Passive: Nothing is drunk by Helen in parties.
Just insert ‘not‘ between ‘am’, ‘is’ or ‘are’ and Past Participle (the contracted forms are ‘isn’t’ and ‘aren’t’).
Active : The gardener waters the flowers every evening. Passive: The flowers are watered by the gardener every evening
Object + am / is / are + verb3 (past participle)
