PASSIVES

Gods Must be Crazy Everybody drinks Coca-Cola everywhere Coca-Cola is drunk by everybody everywhere

The passive form is used with : Verb TO BE + past participle Regular verbs : infinitive+ed Past Participle : Irregular verbs : see the list (3 rd column) PASSIVES

PASSIVES TENSESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE: Simple Presentam/ is/are + past participle English is spoken here

PASSIVES TENSESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE: Present Continuousam/ is/are being + past participle Excuse the mess, the house is being painted

PASSIVES TENSESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE: Simple Pastwas / were + past participle I wasn’t invited, but I went

PASSIVES TENSESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE: Past Continuouswas / were being + past participle I thought I was being watched

PASSIVES TENSESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE: Present Perfecthave / has been + past participle Has Mary been told?

PASSIVES TENSESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE: Past Perfecthad been + past participle I knew I had been forgotten

PASSIVES TENSESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE: Future (will)will be + past participle You will be told soon.

PASSIVES TENSESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE: Future (going to)am / are / is going to be + past participle Who is going to be invited?

PASSIVES The ________________________ corresponds to the ______________________ subject of a passive verb object of an active verb Passive:This house was built in 1486 Active:They built this house in 1486