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DEFINITION The passive voice is a grammatical construction (a "voice") in which the subject of a sentence or clause denotes the recipient of the action (the patient) rather than the performer (the agent). BASIC PATTERN
S + to be + V3
PAST TENSES
FUTURE TENSES
PRESENT TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSES
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
FUTURE TENSES
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He meets them everyday. Passive : They are met by him everyday. 2. Active : She waters this plant every two days. Passive : This plant is watered by her every two days.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He is meeting them now. Passive : They are being met by him now. 2. Active : She is watering this plant now. Passive : This plant is being watered by her now.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He has been meeting them. Passive : They have been being met by him. 2. Active : She has been watering this plant. Passive : This plant has been being watered by her.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He met them yesterday Passive : They were met by him yesterday 2. Active : She watered this plant this morning Passive : This plant was watered by her this morning
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He was meeting them. Passive : They were being met by him. 2. Active : She was watering this plant. Passive : This plant was being watered by her.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He had been meeting them. Passive : They had been being met by him. 2. Active : She had been watering this plant. Passive : This plant had been being watered by her.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He will meet them tomorrow. Passive : They will be met by him tomorrow. 2. Active : She will water this plant this afternoon. Passive : This plant will be watered by her this afternoon.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He will be meeting them. Passive : They will be being met by him. 2. Active : She will be watering this plant. Passive : This plant will be being watered by her.
EXAMPLE: Active : He will have been meeting them. Passive : They will have been being met by him. Active : She will have been watering this plant. Passive : This plant will have been being watered by her.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He would meet them tomorrow. Passive : They would be met by him tomorrow. 2. Active : She would water this plant tomorrow. Passive : This plant would be watered by her tomorrow.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He would be meeting them. Passive : They would be being met by him. 2. Active : She would be watering this plant. Passive : This plant would be being watered by her.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He would have met them. Passive : They would have been met by him. 2. Active : She would have watered this plant. Passive : This plant would have been watered by her.
EXAMPLE: 1. Active : He would be meeting them. Passive : They would be being met by him. 2. Active : She would be watering this plant. Passive : This plant would be being watered by her.