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Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)
Example: A letter was written.
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
- the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
- the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
- the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)
Examples of Passive Level: lower intermediate
Tense | Subject | Verb | Object | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simple Present | Active: | Rita | writes | a letter. | |||
Passive: | A letter | is written | by Rita. | ||||
Simple Past | Active: | Rita | wrote | a letter. | |||
Passive: | A letter | was written | by Rita. | ||||
Present Perfect | Active: | Rita | has written | a letter. | |||
Passive: | A letter | has been written | by Rita. | ||||
Future I | Active: | Rita | will write | a letter. | |||
Passive: | A letter | will be written | by Rita. | ||||
Hilfsverben | Active: | Rita | can write | a letter. | |||
Passive: | A letter | can be written | by Rita. |
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