Perfect passive

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE
CHIMBORAZO
Carrera de Idiomas
Grammar VI
Name: Patricio castillo
6th Semester
Present Perfect Passive Voice

PASSIVE VOICE IN PRESENT PERFECT
It is very
useful
Describes:
Something
that was done
in the past
Without a lot
of information

STRUCTURE
Affirmative Form
Object + have / has + been + verb3 (past
participle)
Question Form
Have / has + object + been + verb3 (past
participle)

Present Perfect Passive Voice answers two questions:
 What has been done?
Example: A house has been built.
 What has been being done?
Example: A house has been being built.

EXAMPLES:
Active: Thomas has written many books.
Passive: Many books have been written by Thomas.
Negative: Many books have not been written by Thomas
Question:
Active: Have the police caught the man?
Passive: Has the man been caught by the police?

EXERCISES
 Kerrie has paid the bill.
The bill has been paid by Kerrie.
 I have eaten a hamburger.
A hamburger has been eaten by me.
 We have cycled five miles.
Five miles have been cycled by us.
 I have opened the present.
The present has been opened.

 They have not read the book.
The book has not been read.
 You have not sent the parcel.
The parcel has not been sent.
 We have not agreed to this issue.
This issue has not been agreed by us.
 They have not caught the thieves.
The thieves have not caught by them.
 Has she phoned him?
Has he been phoned by her?

 Have they noticed us?
Have we been noticed by them?
 They have built robots.
Robots have been built by them.
 They have eaten breakfast.
Breakfast has been eaten by them.
 She has read a lot of books.
Books have been read by her.
 He has ordered a taxi.
A taxi has been ordered by him.

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