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Passive Voice Guide for Learners

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PASSIVE VOICE FOR ALL TENSES RULES

Present Simple Tense (passive Voice)


Auxiliary verb in passive voice:
am/is/are
Passive voice:
Active voice: A song is sung by
He sings a song. him.
He does not sing a A song is not sung by
song.Does he sing a him.
song? Is a song sung by
him?

Present Continuous Tense (passive


Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: am
being/is being/are being

Passive voice:
Active voice: A letter is being
I am writing a letter written by me.
I am not writing a A letter is not being
letter. written by me.
Am I writing a letter? Is a letter being
written by me?
Present Perfect Tense (passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: has
been/have been
Active voice: Passive voice:
She has finished Her work has been
his work finished by her.
She has not Her work has not been
finished her work. finished by her.
Has she finished Has her work been
her work? finished by her?

Past Simple Tense (passive Voice)


Auxiliary verb in passive voice:
was/were
Passive voice:
Active voice: A snake was killed by
I killed a snake me.
I did not kill a A snake was not killed
snake. by me.
Did I kill a snake? Was a snake killed by
me?

Past Continuous Tense (Passive Voice)


Auxiliary verb in passive voice: was
being/were being
Active voice: Passive voice:
He was driving a A car was being driven
car. by him.
He was not A car was not being
driving a car. driven by him.
Was he driving a Was a car being driven
car? by him?

Future Simple Tense (Passive Voice)


Auxiliary verb in passive voice: will be
Active voice: Passive voice:
She will buy a A car will be bought by
car. her.
She will not buy a A car will not be bought
car. by her.
Will she buy a Will a car be bought by
car? her?

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