If you are interested in this topic, then you are probably already familiar with the extensive system of English tenses. In this language, there are 12 temporal aspects, each of which expresses certain circumstances of the commission of actions. In turn, such a grammatical concept as active and passive voice in English is associated with aspects of time. Today we will find out what is the fundamental difference between these categories, in what ways they are formed and whether they can be used interchangeably.

The voice of the verb in English is intended to express the relationship between the subject, the object and the actions performed.

Most often, speech constructions carry information that a particular person performs actions on an object.

• Oleg is repairing my car now - Olegrepairsminecar.

In this case, the actor is expressed by the subject, and the object of the action is expressed by the object. This is a typical combination of active voice (active voice), because the emphasis is on the performer.

But sometimes there are situations in which the object plays the main role, and the character is in the background or is not indicated at all. In this case, the complement actually takes on the functions of the subject.

• Mycaris being repaired now - My car is being repaired now.

Such a construction is a vivid example of a passive voice (passive voice), because in the center of attention is an object that does not produce actions itself, but is subjected to someone else's influence. Pay attention to how the behavior of the English verb changes depending on the voice used. In the following sections, we will dwell on this issue in detail and analyze the grammatical moments of the formation of English verb forms, and also find out if there are situations that can be expressed by only one specific voice.

Active and passive voice in English - comparative tables and examples

To understand the meaning of the active and passive voice, as well as to understand the difference between them, we will compile two tables with construction formulas and examples.

Formation of active voice

If you have worked through the entire system of tenses in English, then you are already very familiar with the active voice. It includes proposals of any aspect, provided that in them the main person independently performs the actions. In other words, the standard structure is used: subject (the subject that performs the action) + predicate (the active form of the verb) + object (the object on which the action is directed).

Let's remember how the active voice is formed, and give examples of sentences. For convenience, we divide the tabular material into three groups of times.

Active voice (Active voice)
Aspect	Statement	Negation	Question
Present tenses (Real tenses)
Simple	infinitive (for 3 persons inf. + s(- es) my friend writes fairy tales for children. My friend writes fairy tales for children. They write tests every Friday. They write tests every Friday.	don't / doesn't + inf . my friend doesn't write fairy tales for children. My friend does not write fairy tales for children. They don't write tests every Friday. They don't write tests every Friday.	Do / does + inf . ? Does your friend write fairy tales for children? Does your friend write fairy tales for children? Do they write tests every Friday? Do they write tests every Friday?
continuous	am/are/is + plus . I (-ing form ) Now I am cooking pancakes. NowIcookingpancakes. We are doing a school newspaper now. We are in charge of the school newspaper.	am/are/is + not + more . I (-ing form ) Now I am not cooking pancakes. Now I don't cook pancakes. We are not (aren't) doing a school newspaper now. We don't run the school newspaper.	am/are/is + plus . I (-ing form )? Are you cooking pancakes now? Younowcookingpancakes? Are we doing a school newspaper now? Are you making a school newspaper now?
Perfect	has/have + plus . II (past participle) She has already solved this problem. She has already solved this problem. You have already cleaned these rooms. You've already cleaned those rooms.	has/have + not + par . II (past participle) She has not (hasn't) solved this problem yet. She hasn't solved the problem yet. You have not (haven't) cleaned these rooms yet. You haven't cleaned these rooms yet.	has/have + plus . II (past participle)? Has she solved this problem already? Has she already solved this problem? have you cleaned these rooms already? Have you cleaned these rooms yet?
Perfect Continuous	has/have + been + moreover . I (-ing form ) I have been writing I have been writing my homework for half an hour now. She has been waiting for me for ten minutes. She waited 10 minutes for me.	has/have + not + been + moreover . I (-ing form ) I haven't been writing my homework for half an hour. I don't write my homework for half an hour. She hasn't been waiting for me for ten minutes. She didn't wait 10 minutes for me.	has/have + been + moreover . I (-ing form )? have you been writing your homework for half an hour? Have you been writing your homework for half an hour already? Has she been waiting for you for ten minutes? Shewaitedyou10 minutes?
Past Tenses (Past tenses)
Simple	inf. + — ed or the second form is not ch. my friend wrote fairy tales for children. My friend wrote fairy tales for children. They wrote tests every Friday. They wrote tests every Friday.	didn't + inf . my friend didn't write fairy tales for children. My friend didn't write fairy tales for children. They didn't write tests every Friday. They didn't write tests every Friday.	Did + inf . ? Did your friend write fairy tales for children? Your friend wrote fairy tales for children? Did they write tests every Friday? Did they write tests every Friday?
continuous	was/were + adverb . I (-ing form ) At 8 a.m. I was cooking pancakes. At 8 am I was making pancakes. We were doing a school newspaper at 4 p.m. At 4 o'clock we were making the school newspaper.	was/were + not + adverb . I (-ing form ) At 8 a.m. I was not (wasn't) cooking pancakes. At 8 am I wasn't making pancakes. We were not (weren't) doing a school newspaper at 4 p.m. At 4 o'clock we were not making the school newspaper.	was/were + adverb . I (-ing form )? Were you cooking pancakes at 8 p.m.? Were you making pancakes at 8 am? Were you doing a school newspaper at 4 p.m.? Were you making the school newspaper at 4 o'clock?
Perfect	had+ plus . II (past participle) By the time she had solved this problem. By then, she had solved the problem.	had + not + adj . II (past participle) By the time she had not (hadn't) solved this problem yet. By that time, she had not yet solved this problem.	had+ plus . II (past participle)? Had she solved this problem by the time? Has she solved the problem by then?
Perfect Continuous	had + been + moreover . I (-ing form ) I had been writing my homework since 5 o'clock. I wrote my homeworkfrom 5 o'clock.	had + not + been + moreover . I (-ing form ) I hadn't been writing my homework since 5 o'clock. I haven't written my homework since 5 o'clock.	had + been + moreover . I (-ing form )? Had you been writing your homework since 5 o'clock? Have you been writing your homework since 5 o'clock?
Future Tenses (Future Tenses)
Simple	will + inf . my friend will write fairy tales for children. My friend will write fairy tales for children.	will + not + inf . my friend will not (won't) write fairy tales for children. My friend won't write fairy tales for children.	will + inf . Will your friend write fairy tales for children? Will your friend write fairy tales for children?
continuous	will + be + adj . I (-ing form ) I will be cooking pancakes at this time. I will cook pancakes at this time.	will + not + be + adverb . I (-ing form ) I won't be cooking pancakes at this time. I will not cook pancakes at this time.	will + be + adj . I (-ing form ) Will you be cooking pancakes at this time? Will you be making pancakes at this time?
Perfect	will + have + moreover . II (past participle) She will have solved She will solve this problem by 7 o'clock tomorrow.	will + not + have + moreover . II (past participle) She won't have solved this problem by 7 o'clock tomorrow. She won't have solved this problem by 7 o'clock tomorrow.	will + have + moreover . II (past participle)? Will she have solved this problem by 7 o'clock tomorrow? Will she solve this problem by 7 o'clock tomorrow?
Perfect Continuous	will + have + been + moreover . I (-ing form ) I will have been writing my homework from 5 to 6 o'clock. I will be writing my homework from 5 to 6 o'clock.	will + not + have + been + moreover . I (-ing form ) I won't have been writing my homework from 5 till 6 o'clock. I will not write my homework from 5 to 6 o'clock.	will + have + been + moreover . I (-ing form ) Will you have been writing your homework from 5 till 6 o'clock? Will you be writing your homework from 5 to 6 o'clock?

As can be seen from the table, when an active predicate is formed, both auxiliary words and action verbs undergo changes.

The active voice is used much more often than the passive voice, and unlike the latter, it is used with all types of verbs.

Formation of the passive voice

After you have mastered all the active forms, you can proceed to the study of the passive voice and its speech structures in English.

The passive type of predicate is not common, but in some situations its use is necessary. Passive voice is used in situations where:

• Artist unknown;
• It is incorrect to name the culprit of the events;
• The result of actions is important, not their performer;

By semantic construction, the active and passive voice in English are diametrically opposed. Sentences in the passive voice are based on the following scheme: subject (object of someone's actions) + predicate (verb in passive) + object with a preposition (performer of actions or means of labor).

Consider how affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences are formed in the passive voice. The grammar table will help us understand the general formulas and consider examples of passive voice. For comparison, it contains the same sentences as in the active voice.

Passive voice (Passive voice)
Aspect	Statement	Negation	Question
present
Simple	am/are/is + moreover . II (past participle) This fairy tale is written by my friend. This story was written by my friend. These tests are written by us every Friday. These tests are written by us every Friday.	am/are/is + + moreover . II (past participle) This fairy tale isn't written . Thisfairy talenotwritten. These tests aren't written by us every Friday. These tests are not written by us every Friday.	am/are/is + moreover . II (past participle)? Is this fairy tale written by your friend? Is this story written by your friend? Are these tests written every Friday? Are these tests written every Friday?
continuous	am/are/is + being + more . II (past participle) Pancakes are being cooked now. Pancakesnowgetting ready. The school newspaper is being done now. The school newspaper is now being made.	am/are/is + not + being + moreover . II (past participle) Pancakes aren't being cooked now. Pancakesnownotgetting ready. The school newspaper isn't being done now. The school newspaper is not being made now.	am/are/is + being + more . II (past participle)? Are pancakes being cooked now? Pancakesnowgetting ready? Is the school newspaper being done now? The school newspaper is now being made?
Perfect	have/has + been + moreover . II (past participle) The problem has already been solved . Thisproblemalreadysolved. The rooms have been cleaned . The rooms have been removed.	have/has + not + been + moreover . II (past participle) The problem hasn't been solved yet. This issue has not yet been resolved. The rooms haven't been cleaned yet. The rooms have not been cleaned yet.	have/has + been + moreover . II (past participle)? Has the problem been solved ? Has this issue been resolved? have the rooms been cleaned already? Are the rooms already cleaned?
Past
Simple	was/were + moreover . II (past participle) This fairy tale was written by my friend. This story was written by my friend. These tests were written by us every Friday. These tests were written by us every Friday.	was/were + not + moreover . II (past participle) This fairy tale wasn't written by my friend. This tale was not written by my friend. These tests weren't written every Friday. These tests were not written every Friday.	was/were + moreover . II (past participle)? was this fairy tale written by your friend? Was this story written by your friend? Were these tests written every Friday? Were these tests written every Friday?
continuous	was/were + being + moreover . II (past participle) Pancakes were being cooked . Pancakesprepared. The school newspaper was being done at that moment. The school newspaper was just being made at that moment.	was/were + not + being + moreover . II (past participle) Pancakes werent being cooked at that moment. At that moment the pancakes were not cooked. The school newspaper wasn't being done at that moment. The school newspaper was not being made at that moment.	was/were + being + moreover . II (past participle)? Were the pancakes being cooked at that moment? Were pancakes being prepared at that moment? was the school newspaper being done at that moment? At that moment they were making a school newspaper?
Perfect	had + + moreover . II (past participle) The problem had been solved by that time.	had + + + moreover . II (past participle) The problem hadn't been solved by that time. By that time the problem was solved.	had + + moreover . II (past participle)? Had the problem been solved ? The problem was solved?
Future
Simple	will + be + moreover . II (past participle) This fairy tale will be written by my friend. This tale will be written by my friend.	will + be + moreover . II (past participle) This fairy tale won't be written by my friend. This tale will not be written by my friend.	will + be + moreover . II (past participle)? Will this fairy tale be written by your friend? Will this fairy tale be written by my friend?
Perfect	+ have + been + moreover . II (past participle) The problem will have been solved . The problem will be solved.	will + not + have + been + moreover . II (past participle) The problem won't have been solved . The problem will not be solved.	will + have + been + moreover . II (past participle)? Will the problem have been solved ? The problem will be solved?

Passive tenses are formed by changing the form of the auxiliary to be, without affecting the action verb at all.

Note that not all verbs are used in the passive voice in English: passive predicates are formed only by transitive verbs, i.e. verbs that require an addition. In addition, the passive voice is not used in the aspects of the perfect continuous and does not have simple future tense constructions. Thus, only 8 time aspects are available to him.

Time passive voice (Passive Voice) are formed using to be(in the appropriate tense form) and past participles: is locked/is being locked etc. The Past Participle of regular verbs is formed by adding the ending to the infinitive –ed: to invite-invite ed. When added to a verb –ed sometimes there are changes in its spelling: to stop - stopp ed. Past Participle of irregular verbs must be remembered: to tell-told-told. Additionally about.

Table of all tenses in the passive voice

	present The present	Past Past	Future Future	Future in the Past Future in the past
Simple (indefinite) indefinite	The ball is taken every day.	The ball was taken yesterday.	The ball will be taken tomorrow.	The ball would be taken the next day.
Continuous (Progressive) long	The ball is being taken now.	The ball was being taken at 7 o'clock yesterday.	not used	not used
Perfect Perfect	The ball has already been taken.	The ball had been taken by 7 o'clock yesterday.	The ball will have been taken by 7 o'clock tomorrow.	The ball would have been taken by 7 o'clock the next week.
Perfect Continuous Perfect continuous	not used	not used	not used	not used

When forming the interrogative form of the passive voice, the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject: Is the ball taken? Would the ball be taken?
In the formation of the negative form of the passive voice, the particle not placed after the auxiliary verb: The ball is not taken. The ball would not be taken.

Compare the active and passive sentences and note that the object in the predicate verb in the active voice (the room) becomes the subject in the passive voice.

Examples:Active Voice:
Someone cleans the room every day.
Someone cleans the room every day.
Passive Voice:
The room is cleaned every day.
The room is cleaned every day.

The use of the passive voice

1. The passive voice is used when the focus of the speaker is on the person/object that is being acted upon.

Examples: He has been stolen my key. He stole my keys.

2. The passive voice is used if the person/thing that performed the action is unknown.

Examples: The shirts have just been ironed. – The shirts have just been ironed (it is not known who exactly ironed the shirts).

3. The passive voice is used if the character/object is not of interest.

Examples: She has been invited to the restaurant. She was invited to a restaurant. (we are not interested in who exactly invited her to the restaurant, but she is interested in herself)

4. Tenses in the passive voice are used according to the same rules as the corresponding tenses in the active voice. For example, when talking about an action that is currently in development, the form is used.

Examples: The room is being cleaned at that moment. - The room is being washed at this moment.

5. If the passive turnover indicates face by, and if specified instrument/instrument/means/substance performing an action, then the preposition is used with.

IN active pledge the subject denotes the performer of the action, the person or object performing the described action, and the one to whom the action is directed, the so-called. “action receiver” in a sentence is an object.

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Offers active voice in English

doer of action + I form of verb + receiver of action

For example:

The professor teaches the students.
The professor teaches students.

John washes the dishes.
John is washing the dishes.

Passive voice (Passive Voice)

IN passive voice the subject is a person or thing that is affected by another person or thing. In other words, the performer and recipient of the action are swapped, although the performer of the action may not be specified.

Offers passive voice in English are formed as follows:

action recipient + be + past participle

For example:

The students are taught.
Students are taught.

The dishes are washed.
The dishes are washed.

The passive voice is used:

1. Mainly in cases where the performer of the action is not mentioned in the proposal; he is either unknown, or the speaker does not consider it necessary to report him.

For example:

Is English spoken in many countries?
Is English spoken in many countries?

That book was written a few years ago.
This book was written several years ago.

2. When the performer of the action, although mentioned in the sentence, is not in the center of the speaker's attention; a noun or pronoun expressing the given of the performer of the action is introduced by the preposition by. Please note that in the active voice the performer of the action was the subject, in the passive voice it becomes the object.

For example:

The students are taught by the professor.
Professor teaches students.

The dishes are washed by John.
John does the dishes.

Also, in the sentence of the passive voice, another object can be used, attached by the preposition with, and describing how the action is performed, for example:

The dishes are washed with a bar of soap.
Dishes are washed with a bar of soap.

In English, the scope of the use of verbs in the passive voice is much wider than in Russian. So, any verb that takes a direct or indirect object can be used in the passive voice.

For example:

I gave him a book. (I gave him the book.)
A book was given to him. (The book was given to him.) = He was given a book. (He was given a book.)

They showed me a beautiful picture. (They showed me a beautiful picture.)
A beautiful picture was shown to me. (A beautiful picture was shown to me.) = I was shown a beautiful picture. (I was shown a beautiful picture.)

In English, in the passive voice, verbs that take a prepositional object can be used (for example: to attend to, to send for, and etc.). The proposed object is used as the subject of the passive phrase, and the preposition comes directly after the verb.

For example:

She went after him. – He was gone after.
She followed him. - Follow him.

Ways to translate the passive voice into Russian

There are three ways to translate the passive voice into Russian:

1. With the help of the verb “ to be” + a short participle, for example:

Were his books translated into Russian?
Were whether his books translated into Russian?

2. Verbs ending in -sya, for example:

Letters are delivered by mailmen.
Letters delivered postmen.

3. Indefinitely personal turnover (this method of translation is possible in cases where the performer of the action is not mentioned in the English sentence), for example:

They were taught French last year.
Them taught French last year.

Examples of active and passive voice

The following table shows examples of active and passive voice in all possible tenses. Note that the passive voice is not used in the Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Future Perfect Continuous, and Future Continuous tenses.

	Active voice	Passive voice
present simple	Once a week, Tom cleans the house.	Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom.
Present Continuous	Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.	right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
past simple	Sam repaired the car.	The car was repaired by Sam.
Past continuous	The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.	The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
Present Perfect	Many tourists have visited that castle.	That castle has been visited by many tourists.
Present Perfect Continuous	Recently, John has been doing the work.
past perfect	George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license.	many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license.
Past Perfect Continuous	Chef Jones had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.
Future Simple will	Someone will finish the work by 5:00 PM.	The work will be finished by 5:00 PM.
Future Simple be going to	Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.	A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
Future Continuous	At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washing the dishes.
Future Perfect	They will have completed the project before the deadline.	The project will have been completed before the deadline.
Future Perfect Continuous	The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
used to	Jerry used to pay the bills.	The bills used to be paid by Jerry.
would always	my mother would always make the pies.	The pies would always be made by my mother.
Future in the Past	I knew John would finish the work by 5:00 PM.	I knew the work would be finished by 5:00 PM.

There is an active and passive voice - Active Voice and Passive Voice, respectively. In the first option, you do an action or someone else does it himself, that is, it is an active action. For example: Masha goes to school - Masha goes to school. Petya drives a car - Petya drives a car.
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In the passive voice it would be different - Masha is taken to school. That is, an action is performed on a subject or an inanimate object. I was invited - I was invited - that is, I was not invited, but I was invited.

How Passive Voice Is Formed

Let's see how the Passive voice is formed according to the scheme: Creatures. + Be (am, is, are) + V3. That is, the verb to be and the third form of the verb are put.

Examples

affirmative sentences

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I'm invited- action above animate object and time Present Simple. In English it will be like this: I am invited.
You are invited— You are invited.
She is invited— She is invited.
He is invited— He is invited.
Important to remember that only the third form, V3, is always used in Passive Voice. Or, the ending -ed is added to the verb if it falls into the category of regular ones. For convenience, we have a table of irregular verbs - Irregular Verbs, which you can see here:. Just in the Participle II column is the third form - V3.
Also important that in the passive voice the pronouns do not change. For example, her invite - she is invited. That is, it is not HER, but SHE.

Interrogative sentences

To ask a question in the passive voice, you need to use the following formula:
To be + Creatures. +V3?
Are the houses built every year? Are houses built every year?
Are you invited everywhere? Are you invited everywhere?

Negative sentences

Creatures. + Be + not + V3
German is (to be) not spoken (V3) everywhere. German is not spoken everywhere.

It's important to know that Future Perfect Continuous Passive, Present Perfect Continuous Passive and Past Perfect Continuous Passive do not exist - Perfect forms are used instead. And instead of Future Continuous Passive, Future Simple is put.
Timestamp in Passive Voice
For convenience, we suggest that you look at the table using tenses in the passive voice.

Lots of examples to reinforce:

Present Simple Passive

He is called every day. They call him every day.
Homework is done. Homework done
Tickets are bought. Tickets are booked.

Present Progressive Passive: to be (is, are, am) + Ving + V3

A new big house is being built now. A new big house is being built now.
I am being given a glass of milk now. Now they give me a glass of milk.

Present Perfect Passive: Have/has + been + V3

This work has just been started - The work has just been started
I have just been invited - I have just been invited

Past Simple Passive: Was/were + V3

The book was written by Alisa. The book was written by Alice.
These apples were bought by Julia. These apples were bought by Julia.

Past Continuous Passive: Was/were + being + V3

I was being asked a question when you came home - I was asked a question just
when you came home.
The car was being washed when I arrived. The car was washed just when I arrived.

Past Perfect Passive: Had + Been + V3

When we came home breakfast had been cooked already. When we got home, tomorrow was already ready.
Had the song been sung by the time she returned? Was the song written by the time it came?

Future Passive: Will + have/has + V3

They will be met by me. They will be welcomed by me.
I will be wondered. I will be surprised.

Future Perfect Passive:

By the time we return the shop will have been opened yet. By the time we arrive, the store will already be open.
Will everything have been prepared by 7 p.m.? Will everything be ready by 7 pm?

“Passivity is a hidden form of despair,” says Exupery. And for many English learners, the passive voice is even an open form of desperation.

Before we talk about the passive voice in English in detail, let's test your language sense (or how well you remember the topic). Do a little exercise:

If your answer is 2, congratulations! You did everything right. If 1, 3 or 4 - then somewhere there is an error. But I congratulate you too - the article is just for you!

Passive Voice - passive voice. In Russian, it is called passive (but the English term, in my opinion, reflects the meaning more). In the active, or active, voice, someone or something that is the subject of the sentence itself performs the action, in the passive voice - the object is passive, does nothing, waits for an action to be performed on it.

Compare:

I knitted a scarf. (I did it myself). - The scarf is tied. (The scarf didn't do anything, someone else tied it up).

He translated the article. (He did it himself). - The article has been translated (It is important that the action was performed on the article, the article did nothing, it experienced the action).

Why is Passive Collateral needed?

It is needed when the performer of the action (agent) is unknown, unimportant or obvious, and the focus of attention is on the action. If we mention the performer, then through the preposition by.

Look at examples in the passive voice:

These cameras are made in China. - the performer is unimportant.

I was born in 1986. - the performer is obvious (all mothers give birth).

His wallet was stolen. - the performer is unknown.

The structure of the passive voice

S +BE+Ved/V3

S- it is the subject. The main thing to remember is that the passive voice ALWAYS has (which changes depending on the time) and the semantic verb always ends in -ed if it is correct or in the 3rd form (past participle - Past Participle) if it is.

Let's compare the sentences of the active (actual) voice with the corresponding sentences of the passive (passive) voice in different tenses.

Active Voice	Passive Voice
PRESENT SIMPLE（occurs regularly）S + am/is/are +Ved/V3
I wash my car every week. I wash my car every week. She often buys clothes here. She often buys clothes here.	my car is washed every week. My car is washed every week. Clothes are often bought here (by her). Clothing is often purchased here. (by her)
PAST SIMPLE (completed action in the past, fact) S + was/were + Ved/V3
I washed my car 3 days ago. I washed my car 3 days ago. She ate Italian pizza yesterday. She ate Italian pizza yesterday.	my car was washed 3 days ago. My car was washed (my car was washed) 3 days ago. Italian pizza was eaten yesterday. Italian pizza was eaten yesterday.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS (ongoing now) S + am/is/are+ BEING + Ved/V3
I am washing my car now. I am washing my car now. A thief is stealing your money! The thief is stealing your money!	my car is being washed now. My car is being washed now (it is “washed”). your money is being stolen(by a thief) Your money is being stolen! ("steal")
PAST CONTINUOUS (lasted in the past) S + was/were + BEING + Ved/V3
I was washing my car yesterday at 5. Yesterday at 5 I washed the car. Someone was reading the article. Someone read the article.	my car was being washed yesterday at 5. Yesterday at 5 my car was washed. The article was being read. The article was read.
FUTURE SIMPLE (spontaneous decision in the future, order, request, promise) S+will+BE+ Ved/V3
I will wash my car tomorrow. I will wash my car tomorrow! I will do my homework! I'll do my homework.	my car will be washed tomorrow. Tomorrow my car will be washed! my homework will be done. My homework will be done.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS (will last in the future) DOES NOT EXIST - HOORAY ^_^
PRESENT PERFECT (something Done to the present, result) S + have / has + BEEN + Ved / V3
I have already washed my car. I already washed the car. I' ve just made an announcement. I just made an announcement.	my car has been washed. My car has already been washed. An announcement has just been made. The announcement has just been made.
PAST PERFECT (result to the past, happened BEFORE another past action) S+had+BEEN+Ved/V3
By the time you called me, I had already washed my car. By the time you called me, I had already washed the car. I had sold my car before you called me. I sold the car before you called me.	my car had already were washed. The car has already been washed. my car had been sold before you called me. The car was sold before you called me.
FUTURE PERFECT (will happen Sometime in the future) S + will + have + BEEN + Ved/V3
I will have washed my car by the end of the week. I will have washed the car by the end of the week. I will have completed this task by tomorrow. I will finish this assignment by tomorrow.	my car will have been washed. My car will be washed by the end of the week. This task will have been completed. This task will be completed.
MODAL VERBS S + can/must/should/may…+ BE + Ved/V3
I should wash my car. I should wash my car. She can understand it. She can understand it.	my car should be washed. My car needs to be washed. It can be understood. This can be understood.
BE GOING TO S + am/is/are/was/were + going to + BE + Ved/V3
I' m going to wash my car. I'm going to wash my car. They are going to tell the truth. They are going to tell the truth.	my car is going to be washed. My car is about to be washed (my car is "about to be washed") The truth is going to be told. The truth will soon be revealed. ("The truth is about to be told")

What prepositions are used in the passive voice

If the performer of the action is indicated, then the preposition is used BY:

It was done by Mike. This was done by Mike.

If the material or tool with which the action is performed is indicated, then the preposition is with.

It has been cut with a knife. It's cut with a knife.

If the performer is someone indefinite (people, somebody, someone, they), then he is not indicated in the passive voice.

People believe that it brings bad luck. - it is believed that it brings bad luck.

Phrasal verbs in the passive voice

Please note that prepositions are preserved.

She looked after him when he was sick. -He looked after when he was sick.

Questionsinpassivebail

The construction rule is the same in English - reverse word order.

Where was it done?

When should it be sent?

What is it made of?

What are you congratulating on?

Passive designs

When we do some services (hair cut, TV repair, nails painted, etc.), the HAVE SMTH DONE construction is used. In such a construction, the verb HAVE will change in accordance with the time, and the semantic verb, as elsewhere in the passive voice, will always be in the third form.

For example,

I always have my car washed here.

I' m having my TV fixed now.

I' ve already had hair done.

There are also passive constructions with the verbs want, require, etc.

I want it to be delivered.

Get insteadbe

Sometimes you can find passive constructions that use get instead of be (mostly in colloquial speech):

The wallet got stolen.

He got fired.

Stable combinations withget:

• Get married - get married
• Get divorced - get divorced
• Get dressed - dress up
• Get lost - get lost

I wish you to make friends with the passive voice, but lead an active life! Forward to action!

Best regards, Polina 4kang.

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