Passive Voice

Passive voice is a grammatical voice in which the subject receives the action of a transitive verb, and passive refers more generally to verbs using this construction and the passages in which they are used.

The Generic Structure/Formula :
• Active : S + V active + O
• Passive : O + to be + V3 + by + S

Passive Voice in Tenses :

1.    Simple Present Tense
Active : V1(es /s) •
Passive : To be(is, am, are) + V3 •

2.    Past tense
Active : V2(ed) •
Passive : To be(was, were) + V3 •

3.    Past Continuous Tense
Active : To be(is, am, are) + V ing •
To be(was, were) + Ving
Passive : To be(is, am, are) + Being V3 •
To be(was, were) + Being V3

4.    Present Perfect Continuou s Tense
Active : been + V ing •
Passive : been + being V3 •

5.    5. Future Tense
Active : Be + V ing •
Passive : Be + being V3 •