The Passive
The form. The passive is made with a form of (be and a past participle).
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Tenses |
Active |
Passive |
Indicators |
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Present simple |
V1 / V+s, es don't, doesn't + V1 |
O + am/is/are + V3 |
always / often / sometimes / every, each + time / usually... |
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present continuous |
(am / is / are) + V+ ing |
O + am/is/are +being+ V3 |
Now / nowadays /at, the moment / Look! / Listen!..... |
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Past simple |
V2 / didn't + V1 |
O + was/were + V3 |
yesterday / last + time / ...ago / in / on + past time.... |
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Past-continuous |
(was/ were) + V+ ing |
O +was/were +being +V3 |
While / as / when |
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Present perfect |
has / have + V3 |
0+ has/ have + been + V3 |
for/ since+.... / just / yet / recently lately/ already... |
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Past perfect |
had + V3 |
O + had + been + V3 |
after / before ..... |
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Future simple |
Modal + V1 |
Modal + be + V3 |
Next+ time / tomorrow ..... |
1) Present simple
We clean the house every day. ® The house is cleaned every day.
We wear a transmitter on the body and send digital messages via the body's electrical field.
A transmitter is worn on the body and digital messages are sent via the body's electrical field.
2) Present continuous
- We are cleaning the house at the moment. ®The house is being cleaned at the moment.
Coffee-lovers and couch potatoes everywhere are welcoming the invention.
The invention is being welcomed by coffee-lovers and couch potatoes everywhere.
3) Past simple
- We cleaned the house yesterday The house was cleaned yesterday.
- The Beatles wrote "A Hard Day's Night". A "A Hard Day's Night" was written by the Beatles My father built this house. This house was built by my father.
4) Past continuous
-We were cleaning the house at 9 p.m. last night. ® The house was being cleaned at 9 p.m. last...
- When we last heard, they were still developing the 'mirror' in a lab in France.
• When we last heard, the 'mirror' was still being developed in a lab in France.
5) Present perfect
- We have cleaned the house since you left. ® The house has been cleaned since you left.
6) Past perfect
- We had cleaned the house before they arrived. ® The house had been cleaned before they.....
- When Laila realised he had followed her to her front door, she quickly prepared her bag.
When Laila realised she had been followed to her front door, she quickly prepared her bag.
7) Future simple
Will / (Be) going to + V1 • Will / (Be) going to+ be+ V3
- We will clean the house next week. ® The house will be cleaned next week.
- A computer shows how it will affect your appearance in future. (will)
A computer shows how your appearance will be affected in future.
- They are going to show it at the 'New Inventors' show next month. (going to)
It is going to be shown at the New Inventors' show next month.
- The manager is going to interview him tomorrow. He is going to be interviewed tomorrow.
8) Future continuous.
will + be+ v(ing). will + be+ being + V3
- We will be cleaning the house tomorrow morning.
The house will be being cleaned tomorrow.
Using "to be born". To be born" is a passive form and is most commonly used in the past tense. However, in some cases, the present or future tense is appropriate.
1. Mohammed Al Omari was born in 1998.
2. Around 100 babies are born in this hospital every week.
3. We don't know exactly on which day the baby will be born.
Modal verbs in passive (Modal + be + v1)
- A text message can switch it on. ®It can be switched on by a text message.
- I could download music and games in seconds. ® Music and games could be downloaded in sec..
- You shouldn't use it as protection from wild animals. ®It should not be used as protection from..
- We have to test you on your English grammar. ®You have to be tested on your English....
- We must lock the door at all times. ® The door must be locked at all times.
- I can't do this job. → This job cannot be done.
The passive infinitive, (to + be + v)
(seem, appear, hope, pretend, would like to, would rather; (be) supposed, (be) considered, (be) report, (be) found, need, expect, want to, arrange for (O), require, (be). (be) going...
Hassan wants to invite Doa'a to the party. ® Doa'a wants to be invited to the party.
Hassan is the agent in this sentence. If we want to remove the agent and focus instead on the recipient we can use the passive. (The infinitive can be active or passive)
Hassan was happy to invite Doa'a to the party. → Doa'a was happy to be invited to the....
1. You seem to have been annoyed by him.
2. There's one drawback, it needs to be filled with coffee and water first.
3. The company expects Body Download to be launched next year.
4. I expect to be surprised on my birthday.
5. It is going to be shown at the New Inventors' show next month.
The passive gerund, (being+ V3)
(risk, enjoy, fancy, deny, mind, appreciate, like, hate, love, remember, complain about,
congratulated (O) on, worry about, excited about, (be) proud of, . ...... + حروف الجر
Hassan enjoys inviting lots of people to his party. Lots of people enjoy being invited to...
1. I enjoy being taught by you.
2. I don't really fancy being monitored at all!
3. Nobody likes being told about their bad habits, especially by a computer!
4. I don't like being laughed at. / I don't like being cheated. (to express a continuous action).
5. I remember being taught to drive. / He remembers being given the book.
6. Sami remembers being told about the party. / I remember being taken to the hospital.
7. I hate being asked my age. / I hate being spoken to as if I'm a child.
8. Most film stars like/hate being interviewed
9. I love being called "Momo" by my mother:
After prepositions, we also use a gerund, not infinitive.
1. Hassan was worried about not being invited to the party.
2. If's a 'must have' if you are worried about being attacked.
3. The children are excited about being taken to the zoo.
4. I am not thinking about being killed there.
4. Being accepted for that course changed my life.
