BBC Learning English Grammar Challenge

Grammar tables Present perfect passives

Passive sentences focus on the noun that is the receiver or result of an action, rather than the noun that is performing the action (the agent). Present perfect passive - positive passive subject The house The children 'have' has have been been been past participle painted given this year. their medicine.
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Present perfect passive - negative passive subject The house The children 'havent' hasn't haven't been been been past participle painted given

yet. their medicine.

Present perfect passive - questions 'to be' Has Have passive subject the house the children been been been past participle painted given this year their medicine ? ?

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