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Howtoconstructthepassive.

1.Checktoseeiftheactivesentencecontainsanobject.

Johnateanapple.(SVO)Passiveispossible.

Johnateyesterday.(SV)Passiveisnotpossible.

2.Movetheobjecttothefrontofthesentence.Puttheoriginalsubjectina"be"phrase.

Anapple(V)byJohn.

3.Puttheverbintheform"be"+3(ofmainverb)

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AnapplebeeatenbyJohn.

4.Putthe"be"inthesametenseastheoriginalactivesentence.

Anapplewas/wereeatenbyJohn.(pasttense)

5.Makethefirstverbagreewiththenewsubject.

AnapplewaseatenbyJohn.

(Putotherelementsofthesentenceingrammaticalandlogicalorder.)

Yesterday the large green apple was quickly eaten by John, who didnt realize that it
belongedtohissister.

Whenother(auxiliary)verbsandmodalsareusedincombinationwiththepassive,remember:

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple should have been being eatenbyJohn

Combinationofauxiliaryverbswiththepassive.

PresentTense

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

by
Theapple iseaten
John

PastTense

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple waseaten byJohn

PresentProgressiveTense

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple is beingeaten byJohn

PastTense

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

by
Theapple was beingeaten
John

PresentPerfectTense

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple have beeneaten byJohn

PresentPerfectProgressive

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

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Theapple have been beingeaten byJohn

PastPerfectProgressive

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple had been beingeaten byJohn

Future/Modal

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple will beeaten byJohn

Future/Modal

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple isgoingto beeaten byJohn

Modal

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple must beeaten byJohn

PastModal

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple must have beeneaten byJohn

Combination

Modal+1 Have+3 be+Ving be+3

(Modal) (Perfect) (Progressive) (Passive)

Theapple must have been beingeaten byJohn

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