Passives in Different Tenses:

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Passives in Different Tenses:

Present Perfect Passive

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)

Simple Past Progressive Passive

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)

Present Progressive Passive

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

Going To Future Passive

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.

Structure:

Object + am / is / are + going to + be + verb3 (past participle)

Simple Future Passive

Active : Will the boss give me a job? Passive: Will I be given a job by the boss?

Will + object + be + verb3 (past participle)

exercises:

Active : We will take the horses to the stable. Passive: The horses will be taken to the stable.

Object + will + be + verb3 (past participle)

Simple Past Passive

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)

Simple Present Passive

Question Form

Active : Who sells umbrellas? Passive: Who are umbrellas sold by?

Am / Is / Are + Object + verb3 (past participle) ?

Negative from

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’).

Affirmative Form

exercise:

Active : The gardener waters the flowers every evening. Passive: The flowers are watered by the gardener every evening

structure:

Object + am / is / are + verb3 (past participle)