PASSIVE WITH ALL TENSES

USE: We use the PASSIVE when:

1) We do not know who or what does something

Example:

- The office is locked every evening.

- My car was stolen last night.

- The bridge was being repaired last week.

2) We are not interested in who or what does something

Example:

- The factory was painted during the war.

- Sara has been invited to the party.

- The house is being painted at the moment.

3) We do not want to say who or what does something

Example:

- The product was made.

- The computer is invented.

- The cell phone is updated.

FORM: We form passive verbs with different tenses of Be + Past Participle.

1) Present Simple Passive

Sub + am/is/are + V3 + (by obj)

Example:

- The Marketing Department is run by Jonson.

- Microsoft is created by Mr. Bill Get.

2) Present Continuous Passive

Sub + am/is/are + being + V3 + (by obj)

Example:

- The global environment is being changed these days.

- Our website is being re-designed at the moment.

3) Past Simple Passive

Sub + was/were + V3 + (by obj)

Example:

- Our company was founded in 1990 in Japan.

- In 2000, three other branches were set up in Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh.

4) Past Continuous Passive

Sub + was/were + being + V3 + (by obj)

Example:

- The company car was being serviced.

- The brochures were being printed without any mistake.

5) Present Perfect Simple Passive

Sub + have/has + been + V3 + (by obj)

Example:

- A small design fault has been found on our latest chip.

- All of the chips have been recalled.

NOTE: Present Perfect Continuous is not commonly used in Passive.

6) Past Perfect Simple Passive

Sub + had + been + V3 + (by obj)

Example:

- They emailed us to say that the shipment had been delayed.

- None of their orders had been fulfilled.

NOTE: Past Perfect Continuous is not commonly used in Passive.

7) Future Simple Passive with “Will”

Sub + will + be + V3 + (by obj)

Example:

- The library will be officially opened all day next week.

- The new computer will be advertised on the Internet.

8) Future Simple Passive with “Be going to”

Sub + will + be + going to + be + V3 + (by obj)

Example:

- The shipment is going to be delayed.

- Most nuclear waste is going to be stored underground.

NOTE: Future Continuous is not commonly used in Passive.

9) Future Perfect Passive

Sub + will + have + been + V3 + (by obj)

Example:

- The electricity supply will have been cut off for a month.

- The painting will have been displayed for the public.

NOTE: Future Perfect Continuous is not commonly used in Passive.