The passive

 

1. The passive: Present Simple

   
We clean our school. Our school is cleaned.
Kamil writes books. Books are written by Kamil.

2. The passive: Present Continuous

   
We are cleaning our school. Our school is being cleaned.
Kamil is writing books. Books are being written by Kamil.

3. The passive: Past Simple

   
We cleaned our school. Our school was cleaned.
Kamil wrote books. Books were written by Kamil.

4. The passive: Past Continuous

   
We were cleaning our school. Our school was being cleaned.
Kamil was writing books. Books were being written by Kamil.

5. The passive: Present Perfect

   
We have cleaned our school. Our school has been cleaned.
Kamil has written books. Books have been written by Kamil.

6. The passive: Past Perfect

   
We had cleaned our school. Our school had been cleaned.
Kamil had written books. Books had been written by Kamil.

7. The passive: Future Simple

   
We will clean our school. Our school will be cleaned.
Kamil will write books. Books will be written by Kamil.

8. The passive: can/could

   
We can clean our school. Our school can be cleaned.
Kamil can write books. Books can be written by Kamil.

9. The passive: should

   
We should clean our school. Our school should be cleaned.
Kamil should write books. Books should be written by Kamil.

10. The passive: have/has to

   
We have to clean our school. Our school has to be cleaned.
Kamil has to write books. Books have to be written by Kamil.

 

Category: General English - Grammar

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