Passive Voice in all tenses

Passive Voice

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What is Passive Voice?

It is when we change the places of the Subject and the Object in a sentence.

Example: Active Voice: I changed the password. Passive Voice: The password was changed by me.

When do we use it?

We use it when we want to give more emphasis to the action than the person who did the action.

Example: Active Voice: I uploaded the video yesterday. Passive Voice: The video was uploaded yesterday.

Grammar rule

In Passive Voice we always have to use: the Verb To be + the verb in Past Participle.

Example: The window was broken. The dog has been found. Your homework is being graded.

Important!!!

In Passive Voice the verb is always in Past Participle. So, when you have to change the tense, you have to change the Verb To Be.

Example using the verb "buy": We buy coffee. --> Coffee is bought. We are buying coffee. --> Coffee is being bought. We bought coffee. --> Coffee was bought. We were buying coffee. --> Coffee was being bought. We have bought coffee. --> Coffee has been bought. We will buy coffee. --> Coffee will be bought. We must buy coffee. --> Coffee must be bought.

This format applies to all sentences in passive voice. You just change the verb.

Question 1/10

Max makes the breakfast every morning.

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The breakfast is being made every morning by Max.

The breakfast will be made every morning by Max.

The breakfast is made every morning by Max.

Question 2/10

Zoom is kicking every one out of the session.

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Everybody is being kicked out of the session.

Everybody was being kicked out of the session.

Everybody is kicked out of the session.

Question 3/10

The author has already published the book.

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The book has already been published by the author.

The book has already been published by the author.

The book was already published by the author.

Question 4/10

Someone found your cellphone in the cafeteria.

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Your cellphone has been found in the cafeteria.

You cellphone is found in the cafeteria.

Your cellphone was found in the cafeteria.

Question 5/10

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Reporting verb!! In this case the Passive Voice will affect the reporting verb. "Everybody believes remote jobs will become the general rule."

It is believed that we will remain in lockdown for a while.

The lockdown is believed by everybody.

Everybody believes that remote jobs are the general rule.

Question 6/10

The students will take the test in two weeks.

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The test will be taken in two weeks.

The test will be in two weeks.

The test is taking in two weeks.

Question 7/10

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GET: Sometimes the verb TO BE can be substituted by GET. "He is fixing my computer"

My computer is getting fixed.

My computer is fixed by him.

My computer was being fixed by him.

Question 8/10

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When you use modals (Must, Should, Would) they pass directly to the passive. "I should have sent the proposal earlier."

The proposal should have been sent earlier.

The proposal was sent earlier.

The proposal will be sent earlier.

Question 9/10

We must restart the router.

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The router be restarted.

The router must will be restarted.

The router must be restarted.

Question 10/10

They will distribute the flyers soon.

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The flyers will have been distributed soon.

The flyers will be distributed soon.

The flyers are being distributed soon.

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