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THE PASSIVE VOICE Use the passive voice to put the emphasis on the action rather than the doer. Only transitive verbs (verbs followed by an object) can be used in the passive voice. Important! To form the passive tenses you will need the right form of the... More

THE PASSIVE VOICE Use the passive voice to put the emphasis on the action rather than the doer. Only transitive verbs (verbs followed by an object) can be used in the passive voice. Important! To form the passive tenses you will need the right form of the verb “to be” and the “past participle” of the active verb, so it is important that you learn the forms of the verb “to be” first. The verb to be Present Simple am, is, are Present Continuous am, is, are being Present Perfect have, has been Past Simple was, were Past Continuous was, were being Past Perfect had been Simple Future shall, will be Future “going to” am, is, are going to be Modals (must/ can/ may/ would/ could/ought to/ should/might) be Imperative (must/ should) be Passive Tenses Present Simple: am, is, are cleaned Present Continuous: am, is ,are being cleaned Present Perfect: have, has been cleaned Past Simple: was, were cleaned Past Continuous: was, were being cleaned Less