اللغة الإنجليزية — Grammar: The Passive Voice (All Tenses with Examples) — 2 ثانوي — شعبة آداب — بكالوريا — المنهاج الجزائري

The Passive Voice: All Tenses with Examples

The passive voice is used when the action is more important than the doer.

1. Formation

Active: Subject + Verb + Object. The cat ate the fish.

Passive: Object + be (conjugated) + past participle + (by + subject). The fish was eaten by the cat.

2. Passive across tenses

Tense	Active	Passive
Present Simple	He writes the letter	The letter is written
Past Simple	He wrote the letter	The letter was written
Future Simple	He will write	The letter will be written
Present Perfect	He has written	The letter has been written
Modal	He must write	The letter must be written

3. When to use passive

• The doer is unknown: My car was stolen.
• Formal writing and scientific texts.

Exercise

Change to passive:

1. The chef prepares the meal.
2. Someone has stolen my wallet.
3. They will build a new school.

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