Passive verb forms

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Turn the following active sentences into passive sentences. Keep the same verb tense.

Then I noticed that someone had stolen my wallet. ⇒ Then I noticed that my wallet.

He said that the police had arrested him 13 times. ⇒ He said that he13 times.

They will not make a decision until next week. ⇒ A decisionuntil next week.

They are going to clean the room today. ⇒ The roomtoday.

Someone should open the window. ⇒ The window.

We must keep the secret. ⇒ The secret.

I'm tired of people telling me what to do. ⇒ I'm tired ofwhat to do.

They used to send Anna to her room after dinner. ⇒ Anna usedto her room after dinner.

Someone might discover the truth. ⇒ The truth.

We can do nothing ⇒ Nothing.

Passive voice in the different verb tenses

To make a passive verb form, we have to use be in a particular verb tense and add the past participle of the main verb after it. You can see how to use the passive voice with different verb tenses below.

Passive verb forms – all tenses

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Active and passive

In a passive sentence, the object of an active sentence becomes the subject. In a passive voice sentence, the subject is the receiver of the action, not the doer of the action.

‣ They take the photos in Africa. (active)

‣ The photos are taken in Africa. (passive)

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