|
Tense |
Auxiliary verb + sample V3 (past
participle) |
Examples |
|
Present simple |
am, is, are + made |
Wine is made from grapes. |
|
Present progressive |
am, is, are + being +
sent |
The document is being sent right
now. |
|
Past simple |
was, were + invited |
John was invited to speak at the
conference. |
|
Past progressive |
was, were + being + washed |
The dog was being washed when I
got home. |
|
Future (will) |
will be + signed |
The contract will be signed
tomorrow. |
|
Future (going to) |
am, is, are + going to
be + built |
A bridge is going to be built
within the next two years. |
|
Present perfect |
has, have + been + sold |
That start-up has been sold for $5
million. |
|
Past perfect |
had + been + hired |
The new manager had been hired
before John left the company. |
|
Future perfect |
will + have been + finished |
The car will have been loaded by
the time he gets home. |
|
Modals: can/could |
can, could + be + issued |
A passport can only be issued at
the embassy. |
|
Modal: have to |
have to, has to, had to + be +
arranged |
A babysitter has to be arranged
for this evening. |
|
Modal: must |
must + be + stopped |
Criminals must be stopped before
they commit crimes. |
Passive Voice – Exercises
Fill in the correct
passive form of the verb in parentheses.
1. After the earthquake, aid was
sent to the people of Haiti. (sent)
2. The electricity was cut off because the
bill hadn’t been paid. (not pay)
1. Penicillin ______ by Alexander Fleming in
1928. (discover)
2. Statements ______ from all the witnesses at
this moment. (take)
3. Whales ______ by an international ban on
whaling. (must protect)
4. Both weddings _______ by Good Taste. (cater)
5. A Picasso ____ from the Metropolitan Museum of
Art.(steal)
6. ____ this washing machine ______in Germany?
(make)
7. Tea _____ in China. (grow)
8. When we reached the airport, we found that all
the flights____ due to the storm. (cancel)
9. The fax _____ until tomorrow morning. (not
send)
10.
The soundtrack of a
movie _____ always _____ after the filming is finished. (is/add)
Answers:
1. was discovered
2. are being taken
3. must be protected
4. were catered
5. was stolen
6. Was/made
7. is grown
8. had been cancelled
9. won’t be sent
10.
is/added
