Future perfect passive is used to talk about actions or events that will be finished by some moment in the future.

 

Don’t worry, all work will have been done by 4 p.m.

 

We are late. By the time we arrive to the stadium, the game will have been finished.

 

All guests will have been brought to the event before it starts.

 

To make statements with the Future perfect passive, use:

 

will have been + past participle form of the verb

 

Singular	Plural
I will have been taken You will have been taken He/she/it will have been taken	We will have been taken You will have been taken They will have been taken

 

Could you please return in 10 minutes? Your room will have been cleaned by then.

 

Will my workplace have been prepared when I come to the office tomorrow morning?

 

I took my car in for service, but I think it won’t have been fixed even by Friday.

Future simple passive is used to talk about an action that is going to happen in the future. In such statements emphasis is put on the effect of an action.

 

Future simple passive forms are normally built using ‘will’ rather than ‘going to’:

 

The motorway will be closed for three days.

 

Your room will be cleaned while you are out.

 

Only English will be spoken at the conference.

 

To make statements with the Future simple passive, use:

 

will be + the past participle form of the verb

 

Singular	Plural
I will be treated You will be treated He/she/it will be treated	We will be treated You will be treated They will be treated

 

The new university will be opened by the President.

 

The football match won’t be played because of bad weather.

 

Will Jane be visited by her relatives from New-York?

 

Past perfect passive is used to talk about actions or events that happened before some moment in the past:

 

The concert had been rescheduled, so the spectators had to wait for another week.

 

All tickets had been sold out before we even heard about the concert.

 

The dinner had been cooked already when Jeffrey came home.    

 

To make statements with the Past perfect passive, use:

 

had been + the past participle form of the verb

 

Singular	Plural
I had been promoted You had been promoted He/she/it had been promoted	We had been promoted You had been promoted They had been promoted

 

Peter had been fined for speeding twice during the last month, and his driving manner became more careful.

 

Our neighbors moved out last week. How long had they lived there?

 

The fish hadn’t been cooked properly, so we sent it back to the kitchen.

Past continuous passive is used to talk about actions that were ongoing at a particular moment the past. The emphasis is on the process.

 

When Jack arrived to the workshop his car  was still being repaired.

 

The students were being taught grammar all day long.

 

The dancers were being watched by a jury of experts.

 

To make statements with the past continuous passive, use:

 

was/were + being + the past participle form of the verb

 

Singular	Plural
I was being listened You were being listened He/she/it was being listened	We were being listened You were being listened They were being listened

 

The new operator was being shown how to use the processing machine.

 

What music was being played when we came to the park?

 

The streets were not being cleaned throughout the whole last week.

 

Past simple passive is normally used to talk about some completed actions in the past, with emphasis on the effect of such actions.

 

This fortress was built 120 year ago.

 

Two people were taken to hospital after the accident.

 

The railroad was damaged by the storm.

 

To make statements with the past simple passive, use:

 

was/were + the past participle form of the verb

 

Singular	Plural
I was heard You were heard He/she/it was heard	We were heard You were heard They were heard

 

I was bitten by a dog a few days ago.

 

Where were you born?

 

Mary wasn’t invited to the party.

 

We use the Present perfect passive to talk about actions in the past that still have an effect on the present moment.

 

My new bicycle has been delivered already, so now I can ride it all day long.

 

Your dog looks sad, has it been fed today?

 

Old chairs in the hall have been replaced with the new ones.   

To make statements with the Present perfect passive, use:

 

have/has been + the past participle form of the verb

 

Singular	Plural
I have been seen You have been seen He/she/it has been seen	We have been seen You have been seen They have been seen

 

This house has been sold to some foreigners.

 

What actor has been chosen for the leading role in your new movie?

 

This old violin hasn’t been played for ages.

 

Present continuous passive is used to talk about some ongoing actions performed at the moment of speaking or around it.

 

Nick’s order is being delivered to the nearest store.

 

Our dinner is being cooked as we speak.

 

Visitors are being checked in at the hotel.

 

To make statements with the present continuous passive, use:

 

am/is/are + being + the past participle form of the verb

 

Singular	Plural
I am being taught You are being taught He/she/it is being taught	We are being taught You are being taught They are being taught

 

My car is at the garage, it is being repaired.

 

What houses are being built opposite the park?

 

The work is not being performed at the moment because the customer did not pay in time.

 

Present simple passive is used to talk about some actions that are performed at the present moment or repeatedly, simple statements of fact or universal truth.  

The agents of such actions may be denoted with ‘by’:

 

This work is performed by a new company.

 

The beach is cleaned every morning.

 

Oranges are imported from Paraguay.  

 

To make statements with the present simple passive, use:

 

am/is/are + the past participle form of the verb.

 

Singular	Plural
I am visited You are visited He/she/it is visited	We are visited You are visited They are visited

 

Glass is made from sand.

 

Spanish is not spoken in China.

 

Are US dollars accepted at Dubai airport?

 

Passive constructions are used when the speaker wants to focus not on the subject but on the action itself and the object receiving this action:

 

Millions of people play mobile games every day (focus on “millions of people”).

 

Mobile games are played by millions of people every day (focus on “mobile games are played”).

 

Butter is made from milk.

 

The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell.

 

Positive statements with passive constructions are built using various forms of ‘be’ (is, are, were, etc.) + the past participle form of the verb:

 

The office is cleaned every day.

 

I was born in 1980.

 

These castles were built by our ancestors.

 

To make negative statements with passive constructions, use:

 

subject + form of ‘be’ + not + the past participle form of the verb.

 

I was not offered any job.

 

That bird is not usually seen in our region.

 

They weren’t invited to the party last Saturday.

 

To make questions with passive constructions, use:

 

(Question word) + form of ‘be’ + subject + the past participle form of the verb

 

Where were you born?

 

Was anybody injured in the accident?

 

Were you paid when you finished your work?