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Grammar Section

PASSIVE VOICE
The passive is formed by using the appropriate tense of the
verb to be + past participle. Present Perfect Continuous, Future
Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous are not normally used in the
passive.

Active Voice Passive Voice
Present Simple They serve dinner at 6 Dinner is served at
pm. 6pm.
Present They are serving…. Dinner is being
Continuous served..
Past Simple They served …. Dinner was served..
Past Continuous They were serving.. Dinner was being
served…
Future Simple They will serve.. Dinner will be
served…
Present Perfect They have served .. Dinner has been
served…
Past Perfect They had served… Dinner had been
served…
Future Perfect They will have served.. Dinner will have been
served..
Present infinitive They should serve… Dinner should be
served…
Perfect infinitive They should have Dinner should have
served.. been served…
-ing form He likes them serving He likes his dinner
his dinner. being served.
Perfect –ing form Having served dinner.. Dinner having been
served..

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