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PASSIVE VOICE FOR ALL TENSES RULES

The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice.
3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.
Auxiliary verbs for each tense are given below in the table.
Present Simple Tense (passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice am!is!are
Active voice:
"e sings a song.
"e does not sing a song.#oes he sing a song$
Passive voice:
A song is sung by him.
A song is not sung by him.
Is a song sung by him$
Present Continos Tense (passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice am being!is being!are being
Active voice:
% am writing a letter
% am not writing a letter.
Am % writing a letter$
Passive voice:
A letter is !ein" written by me.
A letter is not !ein" written by me.
Is a letter !ein" written by me$
Present Per#ect Tense (passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice has been!have been
Active voice:
&he has finished his wor'
&he has not finished her wor'.
"as she finished her wor'$
Passive voice:
"er wor' $as !een finished by her.
"er wor' $as not !een finished by her.
%as her wor' !een finished by her$
Past Simple Tense (passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice was!were
Active voice:
% 'illed a sna'e
% did not 'ill a sna'e.
#id % 'ill a sna'e$
Passive voice:
A sna'e &as 'illed by me.
A sna'e &as not 'illed by me.
'as a sna'e 'illed by me$
Past Continos Tense (Passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice was being!were being
Active voice:
"e was driving a car.
"e was not driving a car.
(as he driving a car$
Passive voice:
A car &as !ein" driven by him.
A car &as not !ein" driven by him.
'as a car !ein" driven by him$
Past Per#ect Tense (Passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice had been
Active voice:
They had completed the assignment.
They had not completed the assignment.
"ad they completed the assignment$
Passive voice:
The assignment $a( !een completed by them.
The assignment $a( not !een complete by them.
%a( the assignment !een completed by them$
Ftre Simple Tense (Passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice will be
Active voice:
&he will buy a car.
&he will not buy a car.
(ill she buy a car$
Passive voice:
A car &ill !e bought by her.
A car &ill not !e bought by her.
'ill a car !e bought by her$
Ftre Per#ect Tense (passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice will have been
Active voice:
)ou will have started the job.
)ou will have not started the job.
(ill you have started the job$
Passive voice:
The job &ill $ave !een started by you.
The job &ill not $ave !een started by you.
'ill the job $ave !een started by you$
Note: The following tenses cannot be changed into passive voice.
*. +resent perfect continuous tense
,. +ast perfect continuous tense
3. -uture continuous tense
.. -uture perfect continuous tense
/. &entence having %ntransitive verbs
Fn(amental Rles
The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice.
3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.
Auxiliary verbs for each tense are given below in the table.
*. +re0ent Subiect + Verbul la infinitiv
ma joc (verbul in romana) -1 I play, I am playing (verbul in engle0a)
,. %mperfect +.2ontinous Subiect + Prezentul verbului a fi + ing
ma jucam (verbul in romana) -1 I was playing (verbul in engle0a)
3. +erfectul compus +resent +erfect
m-am jucat (verbul in romana) -1 I played, I have played, I have been
playing (verbul in engle0a)
.. +erfectul simplu +ast
ma jucai (verbul in romana) -1 I played (verbul in engle0a)
/. 3ai mult ca perfectul +ast +erfect
ma jucasem (verbul in romana) -1 I had played (verbul in engle0a)
4. 5iitor -uture
ma voi juca (verbul in romana) -1 I will play, I will be playing (verbul in
engle0a)
6. 5iitorul perfect
ma voi fi jucat (verbul in romana) -1 I will have played, I will have been
playing (verbul in engle0a)

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