PASSIVE VOICE to be + V3

PASSIVE VOICE to be + V3

	Simple	Continuous	Perfect	Perfect-Continuous
Present	am is + V3 are e. g. The report is written every month. The article is translated by the whole group. The story is written by S. Mougham.	am is being V3 are e. g. The test is being written now. Students are being examined still. His report is being discussed now.	have been V3 has e. g. The report has already been written. We have just been asked. The work has not been finished yet.
Past	was + V3 were e. g. The report was written yesterday. The house was built last year. The test was passed by the whole group.	was being V3 were e. g. The test was being written from 2 till 3 yesterday. The negotiations were being conducted at 12 o’clock yesterday.	had been V3 e. g. The report had been written by 4 o’clock yesterday. The dinner had been cooked by the time he came.
Future	will be + V3 e. g. The report will be written in time. The exam will be taken tomorrow. New house will be built in a year.		will have been V3 e. g. The plan will have been developed by March 1. The work will have been finished by Wednesday.

The report must be written in time. The book may be returnedtomorrow. The text can be translated by the whole group.