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Grammar reference

The Passive

Passive Across Tenses

Present, past, perfect and modal passives.

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Explanation

The passive follows the same tense rules as the active: is made, was made, has been made, will be made, must be made, is being made. Only transitive verbs take a passive.

Examples

  • The report has been submitted.
  • Decisions are being reviewed.
  • The form must be signed.

Common mistakes

  • The report has been submit.

    The report has been submitted.

    Needs the participle.

  • Decisions are been reviewed.

    Decisions are being reviewed.

    Continuous passive uses being.

  • The accident was happened.

    The accident happened.

    Intransitive verbs have no passive.

More The Passive

The Passive: Form and Use

When the doer matters less than the action.