Passive Verb Forms
Simple Present
Active verb form: write/writes
- He writes a letter.
- I write letters.
Passive verb form: is/am/are + written
- A letter is written by him.
- Letters are written by me.
Present Progressive
Active verb form: is/am/are + writing
- He is writing a letter.
- I am writing letters.
Passive verb form: is/am/are + being + written
- A letter is being written by him.
- Letters are being written by me.
Present Perfect
Active verb form: has/have + written
- He has written a letter.
- I have written letters.
Passive verb form: has/have + been + written
- A letter has been written by him.
- Letters have been written by me.
Simple Past
Active verb form: wrote
- He wrote a letter.
- I wrote letters.
Passive verb form: was/were + written
- A letter was written by him.
- Letters were written by me.
Past Progressive
Active verb form: was/were + writing
- He was writing a letter.
- I was writing letters.
Passive verb form: was/were + being + written
- A letter was being written by him.
- Letters were being written by me.
Past Perfect
Active verb form: had + written
- He had written a letter.
- I had written letters.
Passive verb form: had + been + written
- A letter had been written by him.
- Letters had been written by me.
Simple Future
Active verb form: will/shall + write
- He will write a letter.
- I shall write letters.
Passive verb form: will/shall + be + written
- A letter will be written by him.
- Letters shall be written by me.
Future Perfect
Active verb form: will/shall + have + written
- He will have written a letter.
- I will have written letters.
Passive verb form: will/shall + have + been + written
- A letter will have been written by him.
- Letters will have been written by me.
Perfect progressive passives and future progressive passives are unusual.
