Passive Voice

verbs: use, make Tenses Simple Present Continuous Present Simple Past Continuous Past Future Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect simple Past Perfect continuous Modal / Defective Verbs Active Voice uses / use, make/makes is / are using / making Used / made was / were using / making will use/make has / have used/made has / have been using / making Had used / made Had been using / making can, may, should, might use/make Passive Voice is /are used / made is / are being used / made was used / made was /were being used / made will be used/ made has / have been used/made has / have being used/made Had been used/ made Had being used / made can, may, should, might be used/made

Formation From Active to Passive voice

Active :
Subject verb object

Bella tidies the kitchen every morning.

Passive

The kitchen is tidied by Bella every

Subject verb object

morning

Examples with the tenses

Present simple : Anny bakes a cake every Sunday. A cake is baked by Bella every Sunday. Present continuous: The student is sending an email now. Past simple: An email is being sent by the student now. Anny baked a cake last Sunday. A cake was baked by Anny last Sunday. Past continuous: The student was sending an email at 10am yesterday. An email was being sent by the student at 10am yesterday. Present Perfect continuous : Martin has been studying History all morning. Present Perfect simple: Rick has won two football matches so far. History has being studied by Martin Rick so far. Two football matches have been won byall morning. Past Perfect simple: I had done my homework before I went to bed. My homework had been done before I went to bed.

Past Perfect continuous: Dorothy had been cooking the dinner when I came into the kitchen. The dinner had being cooked by Dorothy when I came into the kitchen.

Future:

I will send an email tomorrow morning. An email will be sent by me tomorrow morning.

Modal / Defective Verbs: May : The Smiths may buy a new house next month. A new house may be bought by the Smiths next month.

Must : Martins mother must cook the dinner. The dinner must be cooked by Martins mother.

Have to:

Beth has to hand in the project tomorrow morning. The project has to be handed in by Beth tomorrow morning.