PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE PASSIVE
TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
PRESENT I am invited to the party This film is starred by Taylor Launter Mobile phones are made in China
PRESENT I am not invited to the party This film isn’t starred by Taylor Launter Mobile phones aren’t made in China
PRESENT Am I invited to the party? Yes,I am / No,I’m not Is this film starred by Taylor Launter? Yes, it is/ No, it isn’t Are mobile phones made in China? Yes,they are/No,they aren’t
POSITIVE FORM PAST This car was sold last weekend These novels were written by C. Dickens
NEGATIVE FORM PAST This car wasn’t sold last weekend These novels weren’t written by C. Dickens
QUESTION PAST Was this car sold last weekend? Yes,it was/ No,it wasn’t Were these novels written by C. Dickens? Yes, they were / No, they weren’t
FUTURE He will be asked to work in Japan These ads will be published at the weekend
FUTURE He won’t be asked to work in Japan These ads won’t be published at the weekend
FUTURE He will be asked to work in Japan
Will these ads be published at the weekend? Yes, they will/ No, they won’t
PASSIVE VOICE RULES
Charles Dickens wrote these novels
These novels were written by C. Dickens
1. Object in the active > subject in the passive 2. subject in the active > agent in the passive (BY) The agent is not always necessary, mainly when the subject is not specified (someone, they‌) 3. Verb: verb to be in the same tense as the active sentence and the past participle of the main verb.