5.2 Present Simple Passive

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.

 

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