 A sentence generally begins with the performer of the action (subject), then the

verb, then the object or person that the action is performed on. This is called an
active sentence.

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

JOHN CLEANED THE ROOM

 If we begin the sentence with the object or person that the action is performed on,
we formulate a passive sentence.

OBJECT VERB (BY) SUBJECT

THE ROOM WAS CLEANED BY JOHN

HAS BEEN CLEANED
1 - We don’t know who the subject is, or it is not importante who the subject is:

Somebody cleaned the room / The room was cleaned.

2 – When it is obvious to the listener or reader who the subject is because it is the
person who usually does it:

The cleaner cleaned the room / the room was cleaned

1 – Put the object of the verb at the beginning of your sentence;
2 – Conjugate the verb to be in the same tenses as the active sentence;
3 – Put the mais verb in Past Participle form.

THE POSTMAN DELIVERS THE MAIL

THE MAIL IS DELIVERED

 TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE
PRESENT SIMPLE I DO IT IT IS DONE
PAST SIMPLE I DID IT IT WAS DONE
FUTURE SIMPLE I WILL DO IT IT WILL BE DONE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS I AM DOING IT IT IS BEING DONE
PAST CONTINUOUS I WAS DOING IT IT WAS BEING DONE
FUTURE CONTINUOUS I WILL BE DOING IT IT WILL BE BEING DONE
PRESENT PERFECT I HAVE DONE IT IT HAS BEEN DONE
PAST PERFECT I HAD DONE IT IT HAD BEEN DONE
FUTURE PERFECT I WILL HAVE DONE IT IT WILL HAVE BEEN DONE
 SOMEBODY PUSHED ME I WAS PUSHED

THEY HAVE INVITED US WE HAVE BEEN INVITED

SOMEONE WAS INTERVIEWING JANE JANE WAS BEING INTERVIEWED

Past Simple Passive expresses a finished action in the past
America was discovered by Christopher Columbus

Present Perfect Passive expresses which began in the past and continuous until now:
Smartphones have been sold since 2007

Present Perfect Passive also expresses something that happened in the past, but it is
important to the present moment:
Have you heard? Two hundred homes have been washed away by a tidal wave
 THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION HAS BEEN
DONE BY THE TEACHER
OR
THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WAS DONE BY
THE TEACHER