Passive Voice 2 (Present tenses)

Let’s revise the present tense.

Simple present tense: He _____ (draw) a picture.

àHe draws a picture.

Present continuous tense: He _____ (draw) a picture.

àHe is drawing a picture..

Present perfect tense: He _____ (draw) a picture.

àHe has drawn a picture.

The form of the passive voice

The passive sentence is formed by

i. changing the positions of the two nouns;

He draws a picture.

A picture is drawn by him.

ii. changing the main verb into the perfect tense.

He draws a picture.

A picture is drawn by him.

iii. Adding the appropriate part of an auxiliary verb

Active sentences in other tenses can also be changed into passive sentences in the same way:

Simple present tense: He draws a picture.

A picture is drawn by him.

Present continuous tense: He is drawing a picture.

A picture is being drawn by him.

Present perfect tense: He has drawn a picture.

A picture has been drawn by him.