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| Grammar: Passive voice |
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The passive voice refers to a sentence in which the subject receives the action.
Its form is: To be + Past participle for example:
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There are some changes that we have to do when we form the passive voice, like "Tenses Changes" that we will explain in this table:
| Active voice | Passive voice | |
| Simple Present
Past Perfect "Must / Should..." |
John write a letter. Marc had visited Manchester. You must do your homework! |
a letter is written by John. Manchester had been visited by Marc. Your homework must be done. (by you) |
NB: The verb "To be" is always conjugated to the same tense as the verb in the active voice. for example:
| Active voice | Passive voice |
| Marc had visited Manchester. The tense is: Past perfect. |
Manchester had been visited by
Marc. The tense is: Past perfect. |