Passive Voice

PASSIVE VOICEall tenses

USES

the subject is...

02-OBVIOUS

01-unknown

03-NOT IMPORTANT

The new building was vandalized

The flowers were delivered on time

The elevator was fixed quickly

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ACTIVE: An operator fixed the elevator quickly

PASIVE: The elevator was fixed quickly by an operator

TO BE (same tense as the active sentence) + PAST PARTICIPLE---by (OPTIONAL)---

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PRESENT tenses

PRESENT SIMPLE

A motorbike is repaired

They repair a motorbike

PRESENT continuous

A motorbike is being repaired

They are repairing a motorbike

PRESENT PERFECT

A motorbike has been repaired

They have repaired a motorbike

PAST tenses

PAST SIMPLE

A motorbike was repaired

They repaired a motorbike

PAST continuous

A motorbike was being repaired

They were repairing a motorbike

PAST PERFECT

A motorbike had been repaired

They had repaired a motorbike

future tenses

future SIMPLE

A motorbike will be repaired

They will repair a motorbike

be going to

A motorbike is going to be repaired

They are going to repair a motorbike

passive without an agent

01

Passive

The subject in the active sentence is an indefinite pronoun.

My mobile was stolen

Someone stole my mobile

Passive

The subject in the active sentence is people.

People eat lots of sweets nowadays.

Lots of sweets are eaten nowadays.

02

passive without an agent(2)

03

Passive

The subject in the active sentence is a personal pronoun.

The windows are opened every day.

We open the windows every day.

Passive

The subject in the active sentence is unknown or obious.

My car is being repaired (by the mechanic).

The mechanic is repairing my car.

04

passive voice on tv series

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