Passive Voice in English: All Tenses
Present Simple Passive Voice
Subject + to be (present simple) + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- My mother washes the dishes every day.
→ The dishes are washed every day by my mother.
Present Continuous Passive Voice
Subject + to be (present simple) + being + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- He is repairing his car.
→ His car is being repaired.
Past Simple Passive Voice
Subject + was/were + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- His boss asked him to do it.
→ He was asked to do it by his boss.
Past Continuous Passive Voice
Subject + was/were + being + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I was cooking dinner.
→ Dinner was being cooked by me.
Present Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + have/has been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I have made a cake.
→ A cake has been made by me.
Past Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + had been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- My secretary had typed the reports.
→ The reports had been typed by my secretary.
Future Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + will have been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I will have done it by Monday.
→ It will have been done by Monday.
Modal Verbs Passive Voice
Modal verb + be + past participle
- How can we solve that problem?
→ How can the problem be solved?
Present Simple Passive Voice
Subject + to be (present simple) + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- My mother washes the dishes every day.
→ The dishes are washed every day by my mother.
Present Continuous Passive Voice
Subject + to be (present simple) + being + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- He is repairing his car.
→ His car is being repaired.
Past Simple Passive Voice
Subject + was/were + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- His boss asked him to do it.
→ He was asked to do it by his boss.
Past Continuous Passive Voice
Subject + was/were + being + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I was cooking dinner.
→ Dinner was being cooked by me.
Present Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + have/has been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I have made a cake.
→ A cake has been made by me.
Past Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + had been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- My secretary had typed the reports.
→ The reports had been typed by my secretary.
Future Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + will have been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I will have done it by Monday.
→ It will have been done by Monday.
Modal Verbs Passive Voice
Modal verb + be + past participle
- How can we solve that problem?
→ How can the problem be solved?
Present Simple Passive Voice
Subject + to be (present simple) + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- My mother washes the dishes every day.
→ The dishes are washed every day by my mother.
Present Continuous Passive Voice
Subject + to be (present simple) + being + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- He is repairing his car.
→ His car is being repaired.
Past Simple Passive Voice
Subject + was/were + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- His boss asked him to do it.
→ He was asked to do it by his boss.
Past Continuous Passive Voice
Subject + was/were + being + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I was cooking dinner.
→ Dinner was being cooked by me.
Present Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + have/has been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I have made a cake.
→ A cake has been made by me.
Past Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + had been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- My secretary had typed the reports.
→ The reports had been typed by my secretary.
Future Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + will have been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I will have done it by Monday.
→ It will have been done by Monday.
Modal Verbs Passive Voice
Modal verb + be + past participle
- How can we solve that problem?
→ How can the problem be solved?
Present Simple Passive Voice
Subject + to be (present simple) + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- My mother washes the dishes every day.
→ The dishes are washed every day by my mother.
Present Continuous Passive Voice
Subject + to be (present simple) + being + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- He is repairing his car.
→ His car is being repaired.
Past Simple Passive Voice
Subject + was/were + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- His boss asked him to do it.
→ He was asked to do it by his boss.
Past Continuous Passive Voice
Subject + was/were + being + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I was cooking dinner.
→ Dinner was being cooked by me.
Present Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + have/has been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I have made a cake.
→ A cake has been made by me.
Past Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + had been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- My secretary had typed the reports.
→ The reports had been typed by my secretary.
Future Perfect Passive Voice
Subject + will have been + third form of the verb (past participle) + [by + agent]
- I will have done it by Monday.
→ It will have been done by Monday.
Modal Verbs Passive Voice
Modal verb + be + past participle
- How can we solve that problem?
→ How can the problem be solved?