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Passive Voice
Passive Voice
Passive Voice
Voice
Subject
Verb
Object
Subject
Verb
Object
Passive voice
Plastic film was chosen to cover the microphone.
Subject
Verb
Object
Verb
Object
Passive voice
Plastic film was chosen to cover the microphone.
Subject
Verb
Object
Combine to be + past
participle
To be is very irregular:
Present tense
Past tense
1st
person
I am
We are
I was
2nd
person
You are
We were
You were
Past
usually
add -ed
oritt: They
3rd participles
He, she,
it They
He, she,
presented,
burnt
person
ismeasured,
arebuilt, was
were
Irregular past participles must be memorized
Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finished a project in
eight hours.
I finished three
Three projects were
projects in eight hours. finished in eight hours.
Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finished a project in
eight hours.
I finished three
Three projects were
projects in eight hours. finished in eight hours.
Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finished a project in
eight hours.
I finished three
Three projects were
projects in eight hours. finished in eight hours.
Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finished a project in
eight hours.
I finished three
Three projects were
projects in eight hours. finished in eight hours.
Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finished a project in
eight hours.
I finished three
Three projects were
projects in eight hours. finished in eight hours.
Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finished a project in
eight hours.
I finished three
Three projects were
projects in eight hours. finished in eight hours.
Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finished a project in
eight hours.
I finished three
Three projects were
projects in eight hours. finished in eight hours.
Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finished a project in
eight hours.
I finished three
Three projects were
projects in eight hours. finished in eight hours.
TABLE OF ENGLISH
TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
Passive: S + am/is/are + PP +
by + O
EX: He reads books every day.
Books are read (by him) every day.
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TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
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TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
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TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
Simple Past Tense
Active: S + V2ed + O
Passive: S + was/were + PP + by + O
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TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
Past Continuous
Tense
Active: S + was/were + V-ing + O
Passive: S + was/were + being + PP + by
+O
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TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
Past Perfect Tense
Active: S + had + V3ed + O
Passive: S + had + been + PP + by
+O
EX: He had finished his homework
before 8.00 yesterday.
His homework had been finished (by
him) before 8.00 yesterday.
TABLE OF ENGLISH
TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
Simple Future Tense
Active: S + will/shall + V + O
Passive: S + will/shall + be + PP + by
+O
Passive: S + MV + be + PP + by + O
EX: We can solve this problem.