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Verb - passives
The passive is made up of one
form of be + the past participle of the verb (be+V-ed)
More
examples
| Tense |
Active
form |
Passive form
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| The
present
tense |
Jack
loves Jill. |
Jill is loved
by Jack.
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| The
past
tense |
Jack
loved Jill. |
Jill was loved
by Jack.
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| The
perfect tense |
Jack
has loved Jill. |
Jill has been loved
by Jack.
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| The
pluperfect tense |
Jack
had loved Jill. |
Jill had been loved
by Jack.
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| The
future |
Jack
will love Jill. |
Jill will be loved
by Jack.
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| The
conditional |
Jack
would love Jill if . . |
Jill would be loved
by Jack if . .
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