form of Passive

Form of Passive

         Subject  +  finite form of to be  + Past Participle

Example: A letter was written.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

Firstly you should identify the main component of the active sentence

 ( the subject   , the verb    and     the object )

       We                   saw              the accident     

* the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence                                                                       يتحول المفعول الى فاعل نبدا به الجملة

* the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)

نضع    مصرفا فى زمن الفعل الاصلى بما يلائم المبتدأ الجديد ثم نضع التصريف الثالث للفعل الاصلى أا   

* the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

اذا دعت الضرورة لذكر الفاعل يوضع فى نهاية الجملة على هيئة مفعول

Examples of Passive

Tense		Subject	Verb	Object
Simple Present	Active:	Shayma	writes	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	is written	by Shayma
Simple Past	Active:	Shayma	wrote	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	was written	by Shayma
Present Perfect	Active:	Shayma	has written	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	has been written	by Shayma
Future I	Active:	Shayma	will write	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	will be written	by Shayma
With modal verbs	Active:	Shayma	can write	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	can be written	by Shayma

Present Progressive	Active:	Shayam	is writing	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	is being written	by Shayma
Past Progressive	Active:	Shayma	was writing	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	was being written	by Shayma
Past Perfect	Active:	Shayma	had written	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	had been written	by Shayma
Future II	Active:	Shayma	will have written	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	will have been written	by Shayma
Conditional I	Active:	Shayma	would write	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	would be written	by Shayma
Conditional II	Active:	Shayma	would have written	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	would have been written	by Shayma