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[Passive Voice] Simple Present

am/is/are + V3/ed

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[Passive Voice] Simple Past

was/were + V3/ed

10

[Passive Voice] Present Continuous

am/is/are being + V3/ed

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[Passive Voice] Past Continuous

was/were being + V3/ed

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[Passive Voice] Present Perfect

have/has been + V3/ed

10

[Passive Voice] Past Perfect

had been + V3/ed

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[Passive Voice] Simple Future

will be + V3/ed

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[Passive Voice] with modal verbs

[modal verb] be + V3/ed

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[Passive Voice] have s.o do s.th

have s.th done

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[Passive Voice] get s.o to do s.th

get s.th done

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[Passive Voice] People/They/Someone + say/ think + that [clause]

be said/thought to do s.th

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The mechanic is repairing Judy’s car.

Judy's car is being repaired by the mechanic.

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They use a computer to do that job nowadays.

A computer is used to do that job nowadays.

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Employers must pay all the money for this training course.

All the money for this training course must be pay by employers.

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[Passive Voice] Re-order: all his friends/ He/ will be/ seen off/at the airport/ in the afternoon.

He will be seen off at the airport by all his friends in the afternoon.

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[Passive Voice] Re-order: used to/ beer/ be drunk/ for breakfast in England/ years ago.

Beer used to be drunk for breakfast in England years ago.

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