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Passive Form: Written by Sarah

The document discusses the passive form in sentences. In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject and the thing doing the action may be included at the end. The passive form is used when the thing receiving the action is more important or should be emphasized, or when the doer of the action is unknown or not to be mentioned. Examples are given demonstrating how sentences are structured in the active and passive forms across various tenses.

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Passive Form: Written by Sarah

The document discusses the passive form in sentences. In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject and the thing doing the action may be included at the end. The passive form is used when the thing receiving the action is more important or should be emphasized, or when the doer of the action is unknown or not to be mentioned. Examples are given demonstrating how sentences are structured in the active and passive forms across various tenses.

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Passive Form

In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the
thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence. You can use the
passive form if you think that the thing receiving the action is more important or should be
emphasized. You can also use the passive form if you do not know who is doing the action
or if you do not want to mention who is doing the action.
[Thing receiving action] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]
Examples:

Active / Passive Overview


Active

Passive

Simple Present

Once a week, Tom cleans the


house.

Once a week, the house is cleaned


by Tom.

Present
Continuous

Right now, Sarah is writing the


letter.

Right now, the letter is being


written by Sarah.

Simple Past

Sam repaired the car.

The car was repaired by Sam.

Past
Continuous

The salesman was helping the


customer when the thief came
into the store.

The customer was being helped by


the salesman when the thief came
into the store.

Present Perfect

Many tourists have visited that


castle.

That castle has been visited by


many tourists.

Present Perfect
Continuous

Recently, John has been doing


the work.

Recently, the work has been being


done by John.

Past Perfect

George had repaired many cars


before he received his mechanic's
license.

Many cars had been repaired by


George before he received his
mechanic's license.

Past Perfect
Continuous

Chef Jones had been preparing


the restaurant's fantastic dinners
for two years before he moved to
Paris.

The restaurant's fantastic dinners


had been being prepared by Chef
Jones for two years before he
moved to Paris.

Simple Future
will

Someone will finish the work by


5:00 PM.

The work will be finished by 5:00


PM.

Simple Future
be going to

Sally is going to make a


beautiful dinner tonight.

A beautiful dinner is going to be


made by Sally tonight.

Future
Continuous
will

At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be


washing the dishes.

At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will


be being washed by John.

Future
Continuous
be going to

At 8:00 PM tonight, John is


going to be washing the dishes.

At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are


going to be being washed by John.

Future Perfect
will

They will have completed the


project before the deadline.

The project will have been


completed before the deadline.

Future Perfect
be going to

They are going to have


completed the project before the
deadline.

The project is going to have been


completed before the deadline.

Future Perfect
Continuous
will

The famous artist will have been


painting the mural for over six
months by the time it is finished.

The mural will have been being


painted by the famous artist for
over six months by the time it is
finished.

Future Perfect
Continuous
be going to

The famous artist is going to


have been painting the mural for
over six months by the time it is
finished.

The mural is going to have been


being painted by the famous artist
for over six months by the time it is
finished.

Used to

Jerry used to pay the bills.

The bills used to be paid by Jerry.

Would Always

My mother would always make


the pies.

The pies would always be made


by my mother.

Future in the
Past
Would

I knew John would finish the


work by 5:00 PM.

I knew the work would be finished


by 5:00 PM.

Future in the
Past
Was Going to

I thought Sally was going to


make a beautiful dinner tonight.

I thought a beautiful dinner was


going to be made by Sally tonight.

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