This document provides information about passive voice, including: [1] It discusses simple, progressive, and perfect tenses in both active and passive voice, providing examples of how to change sentences between the two voices. [2] Exercises are included to have the reader identify the tense of sentences and change them to passive voice. [3] Passive voice with modal verbs like can, should, must is also covered with examples. [4] The document concludes with a passive voice exercise asking the reader to change sample sentences into passive voice.

1. PASSIVE VOICE
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2. PASSIVE VOICE
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3. Simple tenses
SIMPLE PRESENT
active voice SHE CLEANS THE HOUSE Ella limpia la casa
formula IS, ARE + past participle
passive voice THE HOUSE IS CLEANED BY HER La casa es limpiada por ella
SIMPLE PAST
active voice SHE CLEANED THE HOUSE Ella limpió la casa
The houses are
formula WAS, WERE + past participle (plural)
passive voice HE HOUSE WAS CLEANED BY HER La casa fué limpiada por ella
FUTURE
active voice SHE WILL CLEAN THE HOUSE Ella limpiará la casa
The houses were
formula WILL BE + past participle (plural)
passive voice THE HOUSE WILL BE CLEANED BY HER La casa será
limpiada por ella
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4. EXERCISES identify the tense and change to
passive voice
She feeds the dog (feed-fed-fed)
Simple present
The dog is fed by him
He fixed the apartments
Simple past
The apartments were fixed by him
She will paint the house
Future simple
The house will be painted by her
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5. PROGRESSIVES TENSES
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PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
active voice SHE IS CLEANING THE HOUSE
Ella está limpiando la casa
The houses are
formula IS, ARE + BEING + past participle (plural)
passive voice THE HOUSE IS BEING CLEANED BY HER
La casa está siendo limpiada por ella
PAST PROGRESSIVE
active voice SHE WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE
Ella estuvo limpiando la casa
formula WAS, WERE + BEING + past participle The houses were
(plural)
pasive voice THE HOUSE WAS BEING CLEANED BY HER
La casa estuvo siendo limpiada por ella
The future progressive is not considered in passive voice

6. EXERCISES identify the tense
and change
to passive voice
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She is feeding the dog (feed-fed-fed)
Present progressive
The dog is being fed by him
He fixed the apartments
Past progressive
The apartments were being fixed by him

7. PASSIVE VOICE PERFECT TENSES
PRESENT PERFECT
active voice SHE HAS CLEANED THE HOUSE Ella ha limpiado la casa
formula HAVE / HAS + BEEN + past participle The houses have
(plural)
passive voice THE HOUSE HAS BEEN CLEANED BY HER La casa ha sido
limpiada por ella
PAST PERFECT
active voice SHE HAD CLEANED THE HOUSE Ella había limpiado la casa
formula HAD + BEEN + past participle
passive voice THE HOUSE HAD BEEN CLEANED BY HER
La casa había sido limpiada
FUTURE PERFECT
active voice SHE WILL HAVE CLEANED THE HOUSE La casa habrá sido
limpiada por ella
formula WILL HAVE + BEEN + past participle
passive voice THE HOUSE WILL HAVE BEEN CLEANED BY HER
La casa sido limpiada por ella
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8. EXERCISES identify the tense and
change
to passive voice
He had polished the car
Past perfect
The car had been polished by him
They have written an excellent book
Present pefect
An excellent book has been written by them
By tomorrow, I will have finished the project
Future perfect
The project will have been finished by me
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9. Resume passive voice
Simple tenses
Is/are +pp Es, está
Was/were+pp Fué. Estuvo
Will be+pp Será
Progressive tenses
Is/are +BEING+pp Es, está
Was/were+BEING+pp Fué. Estuvo
Will be+BEING+pp Será
Perfect tenses
Have/has+been+pp Ha, han
Had+been+pp había
Will have+been+pp habrá
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10. PASSIVE VOICE with modals
can
could
may
ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
should
past
Be participle She can fix the tv the tv can be fixed by her
will He should see the stadium the stadium should be seen by him
We must paint the house the house must be painted by us
would
He will send the fax the fax will be sent by him
might
must
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11. exercise
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Carloscar is
the oils Maria was
oiled by him
the car cleaning the
tv
Shakespeare We have
wrote Hamlet studied the
book
the tv can
be broken
They can
break them
by the tv

12. PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES
A) They will teach you three foreign languages at this school.
B) Someone is following us.
C) They asked her very inappropriate questions in the interview.
D) Burglars broke into our garage this Easter.
E) They offered him a promotion.
F) Somebody will tell you how to get there after the crossroads.
G) They have promised me a higher salary.
H) They gave him a hi-fi for his birthday.
I) Smoke filled the stadium.
J) They will send you a subscription form.
K) They ought to pay you the remaining amount.
L) They always laugh at this student.
M) They denied him admission to the club.
N) They sent for a doctor immediately.
O) They showed the boy some football T-shirts.
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