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she by her it by it

they by them who by whom

FORMATION OF PASSIVE VERBSTION OF PASSIVE VERBS
FORMA

Present Tense

Present Continuous
Simple Present Tense Present Perfect Tense
Tense

Affirmative Active: S + V (-s/-es) Active: S + is/am/are + Active: S + has/have +
1
+ O V +-ing + O V + O
3
1
Passive: O + is/am/are + Passive: O + is/am/are + Passive: O + has/have +
V + by + S being + V + by + S been + V + by + S
3 3 3
Active: She is watching Active: I have read a

Active: We play games. a movie. book.
Passive: Games are Passive: A movie is Passive: A book has
played by us. being watched by her. been read by me.

Negative Active: S + do/does + Active: S + am/is/are + Active: S + has/have +
not + V + O not + V +-ing + O not + V + O
1 1 3
Passive: O + is/am/are + Passive: O + am/is/are Passive: O + has/have
not + V + by + S + not + being + V + by not + been + V + by
3 3 3
+ S + S
Active: She does not
write an article. Active: You are not Active: You have not
Passive: An article is not writing a letter. read a book.
written by her. Passive: A letter is not Passive: A book has not
being written by you. been read by you.

Interrogative Active: Do/Does + S + Active: Am/Is/Are + S + Active: Has/Have + S +
V + O? V +-ing + O? V + O?
1 1 3
Passive: Am/Is/Are + O Passive: Am/Is/Are + O Passive: Has/Have + O +
+ V + by + S? + being + V + by + S? been + V + by + S?
3 3 3
Active: Does she write Active: Are they flying Active: Have you won
an article? kites? the first prize?
Passive: Is an article Passive: Are kites being Passive: Has the first
written by her? flown by them? prize been won by you?

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