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§ 1. The formation of the Passive Voice.

The Passive Voice is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the required form and Participle II of the notional verb.

(a) The Present, Past and Future Indefinite Passive are formed by means of the Present, Past and Future Indefinite of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle II of the notional verb.

Present Indefinite Passive

Past Indefinite Passive

Future Indefinite Passive

I am invited

He is invited

She is invited

We are invited

You are invited

They are invited

I was invited

He was invited

She was invited

We were invited

You were invited

They were invited

I shall/will be invited

He will be invited

She will be invited

We shall/will be invited

You will be invited

They will be invited

(b) The Present, Past and Future Perfect Passive are formed by means of the Present, Past and Future Perfect of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle II of the notional verb.

Present Perfect Passive

Past Perfect Passive

I have been invited

He has been invited

She has been invited

We have been invited

You have been invited

They have been invited

I had been invited

He had been invited

She had been invited

We had been invited

You had been invited

They had been invited

Future Perfect Passive

I shall/will have been invited

He will have been invited

She will have been invited

We shall/will have been invited You will have been invited

They will have been invited

(c) The Present Continuous and the Past Continuous Passive are formed by means of the Present Continuous and the Past Continuous of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle II of the notional verb.

Present Continuous Passive

Past Continuous Passive

I am being invited

He is being invited

She is being invited

We are being invited

You are being invited

They are being invited

I was being invited

He was being invited

She was being invited

We were being invited

You were being invited

They were being invited

The Future Continuous, the Present Perfect Continuous, the Past Perfect Continuous and the Future Perfect Continuous are not found in the Passive Voice.

Note. There are Passive Voice constructions with the verb get, but the so- called get-Passive is avoided in formal style, and even in informal English it is far less frequent than the Passive.

Sally got caught (by the police). The house is getting rebuilt.

Such criticisms will get treated with the contempt they de­serve.