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Passive verb building, rules

Passive verbs


Verbtime uses the rules listed here to build passive verbs.

  1. Passive verbs are always built with the auxiliary verb "to be"!
  2. If a verb does not have a Past Participle, then the passive form cannot be built.
  3. Generally spoken the following building scheme is valid for all passive verbs:

            Singular I     Personal Pronoun + [to be] + Past Participle (verb)
            Singular II    Personal Pronoun + [to be] + Past Participle (verb)
            Singular III   Personal Pronoun + [to be] + Past Participle (verb)
            Plural I       Personal Pronoun + [to be] + Past Participle (verb)
            Plural II      Personal Pronoun + [to be] + Past Participle (verb)
            Plural III     Personal Pronoun + [to be] + Past Participle (verb)
        

 Example 1:Indicative, Past, Singular I of "to send":
   I was sent
 
 Example 2:Indicative, Present Perfect, Singular III of "to send":
   He has been sent


also see:

English verb table, overview
Passive verb building, example verb



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