active passive voice verb grammar English ielts |theinvigilator|

Active passive voice verbs grammar English 

The passive voice in each tense:

Tense Auxiliary verb + sample V3 (past participle)

 *Present simple*

am, is,

are + made

Example:

 Wine is made from grapes.

Many cars are made in Japan.

 *Present progressive*

 am, is,

are +

being + sent

Example:

 The document is being sent right now.

I am being sent to work in the London office.

 *Past simple*

 was, were + invited 

Example:

John was invited to speak at the conference.

We were invited to Daniel and Mary’s wedding.

 *Past progressive*: was, were + being + washed 

Example:

The dog was being washed when I got home.

Their cars were being washed while they were in the mall shopping.

 *Future (will)* 

 will be + signed.

Example:

 The contract will be signed tomorrow.

The documents will all be signed by next week.

 *Future*

 (going to) am, is,

are +

going to be + built.

Example:

A bridge is going to be built within the next two years.

New houses are going to be built in our neighborhood.

 *Present perfect* has, have + been + sold 

Example:

That start-up has been sold for $5 million.

The rights to his book have been sold for $250,000.

Example:

 *Past perfect* 

had +

been + hired.

Example:

The new manager had been hired before John left the company.

All the employees had been hired before the store opened.

 *Future perfect* will +

have been + finished The car will have been loaded by the time he gets home.

The crates will have been loaded by then.

 *Modals* : can/could can, could + be + issued A passport can only be issued at the embassy.

Example:

He said the documents could be issued within the week.

 *Modal* : have to have to ,

has to,

had to +

be + arranged 

Example:

A babysitter has to be arranged for this evening.

Joan’s travel plans have to be arranged by December.

 *Modal* : must + be + stopped Criminals must be stopped before they commit crimes.

All of the rules for passive negatives and questions are the same as for the active voice.

 

*Note* : Verbs that have no object (no one to “receive” the action) cannot be put into the passive, such as, arrive, come, die, exist, go, happen, have, live, occur sleep, etc.