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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 PASSIVETHE 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 PARTICIPLESB+AUX+BEING+PAST PARICIPLESB+AUX+BEEN+PAST PARTICIPLE