4. The use of Simple tenses in the passive.

Present Simple Passive is used to express habitual or repeated actions.

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Present Simple and Past Participle (Participle II) of the notional verb.

I	am	Past Participle (V3)
he, she, it	is
we, you, they	are

e.g. My car is serviced regularly.

Past Simple Passive is used to express a finished action in the past.

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Past Simple and Past Participle (Participle II) of the notional verb.

I, he, she, it	was	Past Participle (V3)
we, you, they	were

e.g. America was discovered by Christopher Columbus.

Future Simple Passive is used to express a future action.

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Future Simple and Past Participle (Participle II) of the notional verb.

will be + Past Participle (V3)

e.g. She will be invited to the party.

5. The use of Continuous tenses in the passive.

Present Continuous Passive is used to express actions in progress at the present moment or in the present period.

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Present Continuous and Past Participle (Participle II) of the notional verb.

I	am	being + Past Participle (V3)
he, she, it	is
we, you, they	are

e.g. The question is being discussed now.

Past Continuous Passive is used to express an action in progress at a definite moment in the past.

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Past Continuous and Past Participle (Participle II) of the notional verb.

I, he, she, it	was	being + Past Participle (V3)
we, you, they	were

e.g. The bike was being repaired when I came in.

6. The use of Perfect tenses in the passive.

Present Perfect Passive is used to express an action which began in the past and continues to the present and to show that the action which took place some time prior to the present situation is connected with the present situation through its consequences.

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Present Perfect and Past Participle (Participle II) of the notional verb.

I, we, you, they	have	been + Past Participle (V3)
he, she, it	has

e.g. The documents have been signed.

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Past Perfect Passive is used to express an action which took place before another past action or before a definite moment in the past.

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Past Perfect and Past Participle (Participle II) of the notional verb.

had been + Past Participle (V3)

e.g. The tickets had been sold by that time.

Future Perfect Passive is used to express an action completed before a definite moment in the future.

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Future Perfect and Past Participle (Participle II) of the notional verb.

will have been + Past Participle (V3)

e.g. The story will have been read by the time you come back.