Passive Voice
The appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle
Tenses Active
Karim writes poetry.
Present Simple
People speak English and Spanish in Gibraltar.
Someone broke the window.
Past Simple
They didn’t invite me to the party.
Present Nadia is watching a movie.
Continuous I am buying some books.
Past I was doing a homework.
Continuous She was asking interesting questions.
Mary has visited Morocco.
Present Perfect
The farmers have planted lovely flowers.
Ali had learned three languages.
Past Perfect
Before she left, she had cleaned the house.
Future Perfect I will have got my Bac by next month.
He will tell you the whole story.
Future simple
(=) He is going to tell you the whole story.
Modal verb + be + past participle:
Example : You can understand this. → This can be understood.
She can play the piano.
They may deliver the letters today.
Modals The rich should help the poor.
He ought to see a doctor immediately.
Drivers must obey the traffic rules.
Patients have to take medicine regularly.
The mechanic couldn’t repair the car.
The shop is nearby. You needn’t take the bus.
Passive
Poetry is written (by Karim).
English and Spanish are spoken in Gibraltar.
The window was broken.
I wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………..
A movie is being watched (by Nadia).
Some books ………………………………………………………..
A homework ………………………………………………………….
Interesting questions were asked (by her).
Morocco has been visited by Mary.
Lovely flowers ……………………………..………………………………….
Three languages had been learned by Ali.
Before she left, the house …………………………………………..
My Bac will ………………………………….………………………………………
The whole story ……………………………………………………………….
The whole story is going to be told (by him).
The piano can be played (by her).
The letters may …………………………………………………………………
The poor should be helped by the rich.
A doctor ought to be seen immediately.
The traffic rules ………………………………………………………………..
Medicine ………………………….………………………………………………….
The car couldn’t be repaired by the mechanic.
The shop is nearby. The bus needn’t be ……………