Passive voice
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I have some doubts upon making passive voice sentences when using a perfect tense.In the following example, is the verb "to be" working as an auxiliary verb (needed in the passive voice) and being conjugated in the past participle (because of the perfect tense) simultaneously?
Active voice:
They have built houses.
Passive voice:
Houses have been built(by them).
I already thank you for your help!
Top answer
Precisely correct. The same pattern is used for the modal, past and future perfect. The house had been utterly consumed by the fire before the firemen arrived on the scene.
- Precisely correct.
- The same pattern is used for the modal, past and future perfect.
- The house had been utterly consumed by the fire before the firemen arrived on the scene.
- (past) The rooms will have been cleaned and tidied by the time the guests arrive.
- (future) The bank account must have been cleaned out by the fraudsters.
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Precisely correct.
The same pattern is used for the modal, past and future perfect.
The house had been utterly consumed by the fire before the firemen arrived on the scene. (past)
The rooms will have been cleaned and tidied by the time the guests arrive. (future)
The bank account must have been cleaned out by the fraudsters. (modal)
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