Passive Voice

To be + verb 3
Tense Form Example
Simple Present is/am/are + verb 3 The red book is read by Jane

Simple Past Was/were + verb 3 The red book was read by Jane

Present Continuous Is/am/are + being + verb 3 The red book is being read by Jane

Past Continuous Was/were + being + verb 3 The red book was being read by Jane

Present perfect Has/have + been + verb 3 The red book has been read by Jane

Past perfect Had + been + verb 3 The red book had been read by Jane

Modals Modals + be + verb 3 The red book will be read by Jane

 Passive without “by”
1. If the subject is not very important
> The rice is planted in East Java
2. If the subject is unknown
> Someone was stolen my pen
 Stative Passive
1. Stative verb is used to suggest mental states,
opinion, position, thought, beliefs, etc
2. Verbs that indicate state passive are mostly used
with a preposition. (e.g married to, satisfied with,
bored with)
A be discriminated against
be committed to be divorced from
be absorbed in be composed of
be accustomed to be concerned about E
be acquainted with be confused with
be addicted to be connected to /with be engaged to
be amazed at be convinced of be equipped with
be annoyed with be coordinated with be excited about
be annoyed at/about be crowded with be exposed to
be associated with be covered with/in
be astonished at F
D
B be filled with
be dedicated to be finished with
be based on be delighted at/with be furnished with
be bored with be derived from
be blessed with be disgusted at/with
be devoted to
C be disappointed with/at
I be married to be surprised at
be synchronized with
be impressed with O
be interested in T
be involved in be obliged to someone
be opposed to be thrilled at/with
K be terrified of
P be tired of/from
be known for be pleased about/with be troubled with
be prepared for
L be provided with U
be limited to R be upset with someone
be used to
M be related to
be remembered for W
be made of
S be worried about
be made from
be satisfied with
be made out of be scared of
be separated from
be shocked at
1. I was impressed with your performance last
night
2. My mom had been worried about the price
of rice
3. Ronaldo is known for his football skills
4. They are being involved in a really serious
problem
 Exercise (change the sentence into passive)
1) The Government is planning a new road near my house.
2) My grandfather built this house in 1943.
3) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
4) The cleaner has cleaned the office.
5) He had written three books before 1867.
6) John will tell you later.
7) By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.
8) Somebody should do the work.
9) The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
10) Somebody has drunk all the milk!
11) A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
12) James might cook dinner.
13) I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
14) The wolf ate the princess.
15) Everybody loves Mr. Brown.