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The Passive Voice
The Passive Voice is used to express that the Subject is receiving the action of the verb. They are usually expressed in the tenses below:
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Simple Present |
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Active Voice |
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The lady waters the plants every day |
The plants are watered by the lady every day |
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Mike and Jane eat the strawberry pie at breakfast |
The strawberry pie is eaten at breakfast by Mike and Jane |
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Mary washes the dinner dishes every night |
The dinner dishes are washed by Mary every night |
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The little girl cracks the eggs for making a cake |
The eggs are cracked by the little girl for making a cake |
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The boy catches the ball in the field |
The ball is caught by the boy in the field |
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Present Continuous |
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Active Voice |
Passive Voice | |
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The lady is watering the plants every day |
The plants are being watered by the lady every day |
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Mike and Jane are eating the strawberry pie at breakfast |
The strawberry pie is being eaten at breakfast by Mike and Jane |
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Mary is washing the dinner dishes every night |
The dinner dishes are being washed by Mary every night |
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The little girl is cracking the eggs for making a cake |
The eggs are being cracked by the little girl for making a cake |
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The boy is catching the ball in the field |
The ball is being caught by the boy in the field |
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Simple Future |
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Active Voice |
Passive Voice | |
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The lady will water the plants every day |
The plants will be watered by the lady every day |
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Mike and Jane will eat the strawberry pie at breakfast |
The strawberry pie will be eaten at breakfast by Mike and Jane |
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Mary will wash the dinner dishes every night |
The dinner dishes will be washed by Mary every night |
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The little girl will crack the eggs for making a cake |
The eggs will be cracked by the little girl for making a cake |
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The boy will catch the ball in the field |
The ball will be caught by the boy in the field |
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Simple Past |
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Active Voice |
Passive Voice | |
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The lady watered the plants every day |
The plants were watered by the lady every day |
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Mike and Jane ate the strawberry pie at breakfast |
The strawberry pie was eaten at breakfast by Mike and Jane |
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Mary washed the dinner dishes every night |
The dinner dishes were washed by Mary every night |
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The little girl cracked the eggs for making a cake |
The eggs were cracked by the little girl for making a cake |
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The boy caught the ball in the field |
The ball was caught by the boy in the field |
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Past Continuous |
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Active Voice |
Passive Voice | |
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The lady was watering the plants every day |
The plants were being watered by the lady every day |
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Mike and Jane were eating the strawberry pie at breakfast |
The strawberry pie was being eaten at breakfast by Mike and Jane |
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Mary was washing the dinner dishes every night |
The dinner dishes were being washed by Mary every night |
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The little girl was cracking the eggs for making a cake |
The eggs were being cracked by the little girl for making a cake |
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The boy was catching the ball in the field |
The ball was being caught by the boy in the field |
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Present Perfect |
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Active Voice |
Passive Voice | |
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The lady has watered the plants every day |
The plants have been watered by the lady every day |
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Mike and Jane have eaten the strawberry pie at breakfast |
The strawberry pie has been eaten at breakfast by Mike and Jane |
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Mary has washed the dinner dishes every night |
The dinner dishes have been washed by Mary every night |
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The little girl has cracked the eggs for making a cake |
The eggs have been cracked by the little girl for making a cake |
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The boy has caught the ball in the field |
The ball has been caught by the boy in the field |
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Present Perfect Continuous |
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Active Voice |
Passive Voice | |
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The lady has been watering the plants every day |
The plants have been being watered by the lady every day |
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Mike and Jane have been eating the strawberry pie at breakfast |
The strawberry pie has been being eaten at breakfast by Mike and Jane |
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Mary has been washing the dinner dishes every night |
The dinner dishes have been being washed by Mary every night |
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The little girl has been cracking the eggs for making a cake |
The eggs have been being cracked by the little girl for making a cake |
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The boy has been catching the ball in the field |
The ball has been being caught by the boy in the field |
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