Passive voice is when the action is more important than the person who did it

The object becomes the subject

My company gives free food active voice

Free food is given passive voice

When the object of the sentence becomes the subject

In passive voice we use the verb in the past participle

● You can use passive voice with all tenses

Simple Present is/are + verb past participle

Past participle

Present past past participle

Go went gone
Have had had
Be was, were been
Eat ate eaten
Be was/were been

Regular verbs the same verb in ed is the past participle

My family calls me all the time active voice

I am called all the time → PAST PARTICIPLE

Simple present we form with is/are +verb past participle

Active: They make shoes in that factory.

Passive: Shoes are made in that factory.

Present Continuous we form with is/are + being + verb pp

Active: They are making shoes in that factory.
Passive: Shoes are being made in that factory.

Simple Past we form with was/were+verb past participle

Active: They made shoes in that factory.
Passive: Shoes were made in that factory.
Past Continuous was/were+ b + verb past participle

Active: They were making shoes in that factory.

Passive: Shoes were being made in that factory.
active : my boss was working on a big project.
Passive: a big project was being worked on.

Present Perfect →have/has+ been+ verb pp

YOU TALK ABOUT PAST SITUATION THAT HAS A PRESENT RESULT

Active: They have made shoes in that factory. → QUIEN HACE LA ACCIÓN
Passive: Shoes have been made in that factory. → SOLO LA ACCIÓN

Future Simple will +be+ verb past participle

Active: They will make shoes in that factory.

Passive: Shoes will be made in that factory.

Remember, the passive voice is used when the focus is on the action, not who or what is
performing the action. It’s often used when the performer is unknown or irrelevant.

Was your laptop repaired?

Have you been promoted?

Your boss hasn’t been sent the report

The verb be + sub+ verb pp?

Modal verbs

Modal verb+ be+ verb pp

Giovanna should send a report

A report should be sent

Giovana can lead the meeting

The meeting can be led by Giovanna

Giovana would take into consideration

Present simple
Present perfect there have been many changes regarding customer behavior, this has not only
forced enterprises to innovate but it also made them start digital transformation, which seems to
be easily applied
First conditionals
which/that/who

Opinions have been divided

Home owners haven’t been informed