In Passive Voice or Passive Sentence or The Passive, the object of an active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb. Only transitive verbs (verbs that can be followed by an object) are used in the passive. It is not possible to use intransitive verbs (such as happens, sleep, come, seem, agree, arrive, cry, exist, go, live, occur, rain, rise, stay, walk) in the passive.
The form/pattern of Passive : be + past participle.
Active Passive
simple present My sister writes a letter A letter is written by my sister
present continuous My sister is writing a letter A letter is being written by my sister
present perfect My sister has written a letter A letter has been written by my sister
simple past My sister wrote a letter A letter was written by my sister
past continuous My sister was writing a letter A letter was being written by my sister
past perfect My sister had written a letter A letter had been written by my sister
simple future My sister will write a letter A letter will be written by my sister
be going to My sister is going to write a letter A letter is going to be written by my sister
future perfect My sister will have written a letter A letter will have been written by my sister
Exercises : Change the active into passive.
1. Tom opens the door.
2. Toms is opening the door.
3. Tom has opened the door.
4. Tom opened the door.
5. Tom was opening the door.
6. Tom had opened the door.
7. Tom will open the door.
8. Tom is going to open the door.
9. Tom will have opened the door.
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