Passive verb forms

Passive verb forms

Exercise 1

Choose the correct passive verb form to complete the sentences below.

1 We are staying at the hotel because my house was beenhas beingis being redecorated.

2 Let's go; we aren't been wantedare not wantingare not wanted here.

3 The letter has been postedwas postwas posted a week ago.

4 We suddenly realised that we were watchedwere been watchedwere being watched. There was someone on the roof of the house next to us.

5 All the tickets for the concert have been soldbeen soldhave being sold.

6 When we arrived at the car park, our car wasn't there; it was beenhad beenbeen stolen.

7 Now it's too late. Nothing can beingcan becan been done.

8 We were afraid of bebeenbeing seen together.

9 Home buyers are beare beenare informed of potential taxes before buying their house.

10 The negotiations weredidwere been postponed indefinitely.

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Passive voice in the different verb tenses

To make a passive verb form, we have to use be in a particular verb tense and add the past participle of the main verb after it. You can see how to use the passive voice with different tenses below.
 

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Active and passive

In a passive sentence, the object of an active sentence becomes the subject. In a passive voice sentence, the subject is the receiver of the action, not the doer of the action.

• They take the photos in Africa. (active)
• The photos are taken in Africa. (passive)

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