THE PASSIVE VOICE

I BUILD A BRIDGE. A BRIDGE IS

BUILT.
ALL THE TENSES UNDERGO PASSIVE
VOICE.
THE SB FROM THE ACTIVE BECOMES
THE AGENT ( DOING THE ACTION)
I ALWAYS HAVE AN AUXILIARY IN THE
PASSIVE ( e.g. IS, ARE, HAS,
HAD...ETC)
THE MAIN VERB OF THE ACTIVE
BECOMES THE PAST PARTICIPLE IN
THE PASSIVE
THE DIRECT OBJECT (COMPLEMENT
DIRECT) BECOMES THE SUBJECT IN
THE PASSIVE.
I BUY A CAR. A CAR IS BOUGHT.

I AM BUYING A CAR. A CAR IS

BEING BOUGHT.
I BOUGHT A CAR. A CAR WAS
BOUGHT.
I WAS BUYING A CAR. A CAR WAS
BEING BOUGHT.
I HAVE BOUGHT A CAR. A CAR HAS
BEEN BOUGHT.
I HAD BOUGHT A CAR - A CAR HAD
BEEN BOUGHT.
I WILL BUY A CAR. A CAR WILL BE
BOUGHT.
I WILL BE BUYING A CAR A CAR
WILL BE BOUGHT.
SB+ AUX+PAST PARTICIPLE
SB+AUX+BEING+PAST PARICIPLE
SB+AUX+BEEN+PAST PARTICIPLE