Lecture 3

There are a few more things to remember when creating the passive voice. Using the right form of the verb when you create the passive is really important. You also need to be careful of word order, agreement and time/tense. Here is a chart of the passive and active verb tenses.

Tense	Active	Passive
Present Simple	They do it in Spain.	It is done in Spain.
Present Continuous (Progressive)	They are doing it in Spain.	It is being done in Spain.
Past Simple	They did it in Spain.	It was done in Spain
Past Continuous	They were doing it in Spain.	It was being done in Spain.
Present Perfect	They have done it in Spain.	It has been done in Spain.
Future with Going to	They are going to do it in Spain.	It is going to be done in Spain
Simple Future	They will do it in Spain.	It will be done in Spain.

 

The same basic rules for word order apply with the passive voice:

- Negative words go after the verb "be" in your sentences with simple tenses
- Negative words go after the verb "have" and before "been" with perfect tenses

Tense	Active	Passive
Present Simple	They do not do it in Spain.	It is not done in Spain.
Present Continuous (Progressive)	They are not doing it in Spain.	It is not being done in Spain.
Past Simple	They did not do it in Spain.	It was not done in Spain
Past Continuous	They were not  doing it in Spain.	It was not being done in Spain.
Present Perfect	They have not  done it in Spain.	It has not  been done in Spain.
Future with Going to	They are not  going to do it in Spain.	It is not  going to be done in Spain
Simple Future	They will not  do it in Spain.	It will not  be done in Spain.