English Grammar: Passive Voice and Conditionals
Active and Passive Forms
We form the passive voice with be + past participle. We use be in the same tense that we would use in the active sentence.
Examples:
- (Active) Consumers buy many products online.
- (Passive) Many products are bought online by consumers.
Present Simple Passive Form
The present simple passive is formed as follows:
| Affirmative / Negative / Question | |||||
| I You / We / They He / She / It | am (‘m) are (‘re) is (‘s) | past participle | |||
| I You / We / They He / She / It | am not (‘m not) are not (aren’t) is not (isn’ | ||||
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