Passive Voice

Passive voice is a grammatical voice in which the subject receives the action of a transitive verb, and passive refers more generally to verbs using this construction and the passages in which they are used. The Generic Structure/Formula : Active : S + Vactive + O Passive : O + to be + V3 + by + S Passive Voice in Tenses : 1. Simple Present Tense · Active : V1(es/s) · Passive : To be(is, am, are) + V3 2. Past tense · Active : V2(ed) · Passive : To be(was, were) + V3 3. Past Continous Tense · Active : To be(is, am, are) + Ving To be(was, were) + Ving · Passive : To be(is, am, are) + Being V3 To be(was, were) + Being V3 4. Present Perfect Continous Tense · Active : been + Ving · Passive : been + being V3 5. Future Tense · Active : Be + Ving · Passive : Be + being V3 Examples of Passive Voice 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. Examples of Passive Voice Tense Subject Verb Object Present Progressive Active: Rita is writing a letter. Passive: A letter is being written by Rita. Past Progressive Active: Rita was writing a letter. Passive: A letter was being written by Rita. Past Perfect Active: Rita had written a letter. Passive: A letter had been written by Rita. Future II Active: Rita will have written a letter. Passive: A letter will have been written by Rita. Conditional I Active: Rita would write a letter. Passive: A letter would be written by Rita. Conditional II Active: Rita would have written a letter. Passive: A letter would have been written by Rita.