PASSIVE VOICE

SUBJECT + TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

Simple present
The house is cleaned every day.
Present continuous
The house is being cleaned at the moment.
Simple past
The house was cleaned yesterday.
Past continuous
The house was being cleaned last week.
Present perfect
The house has been cleaned since you left.
Past perfect
The house had been cleaned before they arrived.
Simple future
The house will be cleaned next week.
Future continuous
The house will be being cleaned tomorrow.
Present conditional
The house would be cleaned if they had visitors.
Past conditional
The house would have been cleaned if it had been dirty.
Főnévi
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The house must be cleaned before we arrive.
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ACTIVE PASSIVE
Simple present
SUBJECT +TO BE (am, is, are) + PAST PARTICIPLE
I wash the dishes every day. The dishes are washed (by me) every day.
People speak English all over the world. English is spoken all over the world.
They write a letter. A letter is written.
They build a house. A house is built.
He runs the company. The company is run by him.
Tom closes the door. The door is closed (by Tom)
He breaks my heart. My heart is broken.
The army trains soldiers. Soldiers are trained by the army.
They invited Mary to the party. Mary is invited to the party.
In the afternoon people drink coffee everywhere. In the afternoon coffee is drunk everywhere.
The gardeners waters the flowers every evening. The flowers are watered by the gardener every day.
QUESTIONS IN PRESENT PASSIVE
Who sells umbrellas? Who are umbrellas sold by?

Simple present continuous

SUBJECT + TO BE (am, is, are) + BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE
I am washing the dishes now. The dishes are being washed now.
They are writing the exercise. The exercise is being written.
They are repairing our car at the moment. Our car is being repaired.
They are teaching the children. The children are being taught.
Mike is baking a cake. A cake is being baked by Mike.
The mother is feeding the baby. The baby is being fed by the mother.
Simple past
SUBJECT + TO BE (was/were) + PAST PARTICIPLE
USED TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
She washed the dishes yesterday. The dishes were washed yesterday.
They called off the meeting. The meeting was called off.
His grandmother looked after him. He was looked after by his grandmother.
I gave him a book for his birthday. He was given a book for his birthdays.
The hunter killed the lion. The lion was killed by the hunter.
Peter painted this picture 3 years ago. This picture was painted 3 years ago by Peter.
They repaired the toy. The toy was repaired .
He used to water the plant 3 times a week. The plant used to be watered 3 times a week.
The company hired new workers last year. New workers were hired by the company last year.
He gave me a book for my birthday. I was given a book by him for my birthday.
A book was given to me by him for my birthday.
They told me to come here. I was told to come here.
They said that I was intelligent. I was said to be intelligent.
Azt mondták Péterről, hogy kedves. Peter was said to be kind.
Azt mondták Péternek, hogy legyen kedves. Peter was told to be kind.

Simple past continuous

SUBJECT + TO BE (was/were) + BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE
She was washing the dishes all the afternoon. The dishes were being washed all the afternoon.
They were preparing dinner. Dinner was being prepared.
The cat was chasing the mouse. The mouse was being chased by the cat.
My friends were repairing the computer. The computer was being repaired by my friends.
They were watering the plant when I arrived. The plant was being watered when I arrived.
The salesman was helping the customer when the thief The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief
came into the store. came into the store.
I was playing video games. The video games were being played by me.
Simple future
SUBJECT + WILL BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
SUBJECT + GOING TO + PAST PARTICIPLE
I shall wash the dishes tomorrow. The dishes will be washed tomorrow.
They will delay the meeting. The meeting will be delayed.
They are going to write a book. A book is going to be written.
Nobody will switch on the radio. The radio won’t be switched on.
They will do the work. The work will be done.

Future continuous
SUBJECT + WILL BE BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE
When you come home I will be washing the dishes. The dishes will be being washed when you come home.
When I arrive they will be watering the plant. The plant will be being watered when I arrive.

Future perfect simple

SUBJECT + WILL HAVE BEEN + PAST NPARTICIPLE
I shall have washed the dishes by the time you come The dishes will have been washed by the time you come
home. home.
She will have watered the plant by the time I arrive. By the time I arrive the plant will have been watered.

Present perfect
SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE
I have washed the dishes. The dishes have been washed.
Someone has cleaned the windows. The windows have been cleaned.
They have stopped the match. The match has been stopped.
I have written the exercise. The exercise has been written.

Past perfect
SUBJECT + HAD BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE
After I had washed the dishes, I had a rest. After the dishes had been washed, I had a rest.
By the time I arrived they had watered the plant. By the time I arrived the plant had been watered.

INFINITIVE
She has to deliver the letters. The letters have to be delivered.

MODAL VERBS
They must repair the car. The car must be repaired.
They can eat the cake. The cake can be eaten.
You should write the exercise. The exercise should be written.
You may see nice flowers there. Nice flowers may be seen there.

VERBS WITH PREPOSITION IN PASSIVE

Someone broke into the pet shop. The pet shop was broken into.
They looked for the baby. The baby was looked for.
Someone shouts at the man. The man is shouted at.
They listen to the music. Music is listened to.
He spoke to me. I was spoken to by him
They have sent for the doctor. The doctor has been sent for.
People are talking about the results. The results are being talked about.
IT IS SAID – Azt mondják…Állítólag…
Azt mondják, Párizs szép. It is said that Paris is nice.
Paris is said to be nice. 
Azt mondják, Párizs szép volt. It is said that Paris was nice.
Paris is said to have been nice.

Azt mondták, Párizs szép. It was said that Paris was nice. 

Paris was said to be nice.

Azt mondták, Párizs szép volt. It was said that Paris had been nice.

Paris was said to have been nice. 
IT IS (HIGHLY) BELIEVED – IT IS SAID/Úgy tartják, úgy hiszik/Széles körben elterjedt nézet
Often, it is said that we use only 10 percent of our brain.
It is believed that he also suffered from a mental illness.