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Passive Voice (Summary)

The document provides a table summarizing the active and passive voice forms of different verb tenses in English. It lists the active and passive forms of the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, past perfect, future simple, future continuous, and future perfect tenses. It also lists the active and passive forms for modal auxiliaries like can, may, might, should, must, and ought to. Examples are given to illustrate the active and passive transformations.

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Passive Voice (Summary)

The document provides a table summarizing the active and passive voice forms of different verb tenses in English. It lists the active and passive forms of the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, past perfect, future simple, future continuous, and future perfect tenses. It also lists the active and passive forms for modal auxiliaries like can, may, might, should, must, and ought to. Examples are given to illustrate the active and passive transformations.

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  • The Passive Voice

1st Year Bac.

Arts Stream Chaaban High School


2015/2016

The Passive Voice


Verb Tense Active Voice Passive Voice
The Present Simple Give/gives Am/are/is given
The Present Continuous Am/are/is giving Am/are/is being given
The Present Perfect Have/has given Have/has been given
The Past Simple Gave Was/were given
The Past Continuous Was/were giving Was/were being given
The Past Perfect Had given Had been given
The Future Simple Will give Will be given
The Future Intensive (Be going to) Am/are/is going to give Am/are/is going to be given
The Future Perfect Will have given Will have been given
The Present Infinitive To give To be given
The Perfect Infinitive To have given To have been given
The Present Participle (Gerund) Giving Being given
The Past Participle Given Been given
The Conditional Would/Could give Would/Could be given

Modal
Auxiliary
Active Voice Passive Voice
Can She can play a violin. A violin can be played by her.
May I may buy the computer. The computer may be bought by me.
Might Guests might not play chess. Chess might not be played by guests.
Should Students should study all lessons. All lessons should be studied by students.
Must You must improve your reading strategies. Your reading strategies must be improved.
Ought to They ought to take the examination. The examination ought to be taken by them.

Tense Active Voice Passive Voice


The Present Simple We store butter in the fridge. Butter is stored in the fridge.
They are repairing the roof. The roof is being repaired.
The Present Continuous
He is feeding the baby. The baby is being fed.
A dog has been given to him.
The Present Perfect Someone has given him a dog.
He has been given a dog.
The Past Simple Somebody stole my watch. My watch was stolen.
The Past Continuous Her fans were cheering her. She was being cheered by her fans.
She had spent hours planning the Hours had been spent planning the
The Past Perfect
party. party.
A letter will be sent to him.
The Future Simple I will send a letter to him.
He will be sent a letter.
The Future Intensive (Be going to) Im going to do the homework. The homework is going to be done
We will have cleared things up by Things will have been cleared up
The Future Perfect
ten. by ten.

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