Examples of Passive
| Tense | Subject | Verb | Object |
|---|
| Simple Present |
Active: |
Rita |
writes |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
is written |
by Rita. |
| Simple Past |
Active: |
Rita |
wrote |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
was written |
by Rita. |
| Present Perfect |
Active: |
Rita |
has written |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
has been written |
by Rita. |
| Future I |
Active: |
Rita |
will write |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
will be written |
by Rita. |
| Hilfsverben |
Active: |
Rita |
can write |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
can be written |
by Rita. |
Examples of Passive
| Tense | Subject | Verb | Object |
|---|
| Present Progressive |
Active: |
Rita |
is writing |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
is being written |
by Rita. |
| Past Progressive |
Active: |
Rita |
was writing |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
was being written |
by Rita. |
| Past Perfect |
Active: |
Rita |
had written |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
had been written |
by Rita. |
| Future II |
Active: |
Rita |
will have written |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
will have been written |
by Rita. |
| Conditional I |
Active: |
Rita |
would write |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
would be written |
by Rita. |
| Conditional II |
Active: |
Rita |
would have written |
a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter |
would have been written |
by Rita.
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