Use helping verb had been with the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence
Just like adjectives, they have both a long and a short form
Use helping verb was/were according to the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence
Remember! The past participle always stays the same
- The past participle is used to form the passive voice ( be + past participle) as well as the passive forms of infinitives, gerunds and the present and perfect participles
Past simple – passive There are several reasons as to why we use the passive voice in English
My car was being repaired at that time
Active : The brave men had defended the city
In German the passive is formed using werden and the past participle, while the agent is introduced by
Unlike the Past Perfect Passive, there’s no specific point in the past
Nov 12, 2013 · HOW TO FORM PASSIVE VOICE Someone cleans the streets every day The streets are cleaned every day VERB CHANGES: TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE (same verbal tense of the active sentence) Columbus discovered America in 1492 America was discovered by Columbus in 1492 4
Formation of the Past Progressive Passive The past progressive passive, like the majority of conjugated verbs in English, is periphrastic
No customers were hurt in the robbery
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