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Passive Voice
Keylor Garcia
Created on August 9, 2020
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Passive Voice
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Active: Rita writes a letter. Passive: A letter is written by Rita.
Simple present
Active: Rita wrote a letter. Passive: A letter was written by Rita.
Simple past
Active: Rita has written a letter. Passive: A letter has been written by Rita.
Present perfect
Active: Rita will write a letter. Passive: A letter will be written by Rita.
Future
Present progressive
Active: Rita is writing a letter. Passive: A letter is being written by Rita.
Active: Rita was writing a letter. Passive: A letter was being written by Rita.
Past progressive
Active: Rita had written a letter. Passive: A letter had been written by Rita.
Past Perfect
Active: Rita will have written a letter. Passive: A letter will have been written by Rita.
Future perfect
Active: Rita would write a letter. Passive: A letter would be written by Rita. Active: Rita would have written a letter. Passive: A letter would have been written by Rita.
Conditionals