This document discusses how to form the passive voice in English. It explains that the passive is formed with the verb "to be" plus the past participle. It provides examples of forming the passive in the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect, and future simple tenses. It also discusses forming passive questions, negations, infinitives, and modal verbs in the passive voice.

2. We form the passive with the verb
TO BE + PAST
PARTICIPLE
 The passive verb forms are:
• Present simple Am/is/are + PP
The office is cleaned
twice a week.

3. • Present continuos Am/is/are being + PP
The office is being cleaned
now.
• Past simple Was/were + PP
The office was cleaned last
week.

4. PAST
CONTINIOUS
WAS/ WERE
BEING + PP
The office was being cleaned when the
boss arrived.

5. PRESENT
PERFECT
SIMPLE
HAVE/
HAS
BEEN +
PP
The office has not been cleaned
yet.

6. PAST PERFECT
SIMPLE HAD BEEN + PP
The office had been cleaned by two
o’clock

7. FUTURE SIMPLE WILL BE + PP
The office will be cleaned tomorrow

8. We form questions by
putting the verb to be
before the subject
 Is your car being
serviced?
We form negations
with te word not
 The furniture has
not been delivered
yet

9. We form the passive of infintive like tihs:
TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
He wants
to be told
the truth

10.  We form the
passive of modal
verbs like this:
 Pancakes can be
made on a stove.
 The roof of the
house must be
repaired
 Her work has to be
done by tomorrow
or she'll get in
trouble with her
boss
MODAL VERB
+ BE + PAST
PARTICIPLE