Active And Passive Sentences Part 3
Present perfect tense active and passive sentences
The present perfect tense in active sentences looks like this:
has/have + past participles
The present perfect tense in passive sentences looks like this:
has/have + been + past participles
Example sentences:
David has broken the ceramic vase. (active)
The ceramic vase has been broken by David. (passive)
Has David broken the ceramic vase? (active - question form)
Has the ceramic vase been broken by David? (passive - question form)
They have repainted the old house. (active)
The old house has been repainted. (passive)
Have they repainted the old house? (active - question form)
Has the old house been repainted? (passive - question form)
Somebody has stolen Mr Peterson's wallet. (active)
Mr Peterson's wallet has been stolen. (passive)
Has somebody stolen Mr Peterson's wallet? (active - question form)
Has Mr Peterson's wallet been stolen? (passive - question form)
Past perfect tense active and passive sentences
The past perfect tense in active sentences looks like this:
had + past participles
The past perfect tense in passive sentences looks like this:
had + been + past participles
Example sentences:
Somebody had broken into our house when we were not at home. (active)
Our house had been broken into when we were not at home. (passive)
Mrs Lee had inherited all the money after her husband died. (active)
All the money had been inherited by Mrs Lee after her husband died. (passive)
Well, English users, I'm sure you won't have any problem picking up active and passive sentences which involve the present perfect tense and the past perfect tense. If you would like to study these two perfect tenses in detail, please click on "grammar".
The present perfect tense in active sentences looks like this:
has/have + past participles
The present perfect tense in passive sentences looks like this:
has/have + been + past participles
Example sentences:
David has broken the ceramic vase. (active)
The ceramic vase has been broken by David. (passive)
Has David broken the ceramic vase? (active - question form)
Has the ceramic vase been broken by David? (passive - question form)
They have repainted the old house. (active)
The old house has been repainted. (passive)
Have they repainted the old house? (active - question form)
Has the old house been repainted? (passive - question form)
Somebody has stolen Mr Peterson's wallet. (active)
Mr Peterson's wallet has been stolen. (passive)
Has somebody stolen Mr Peterson's wallet? (active - question form)
Has Mr Peterson's wallet been stolen? (passive - question form)
Past perfect tense active and passive sentences
The past perfect tense in active sentences looks like this:
had + past participles
The past perfect tense in passive sentences looks like this:
had + been + past participles
Example sentences:
Somebody had broken into our house when we were not at home. (active)
Our house had been broken into when we were not at home. (passive)
Mrs Lee had inherited all the money after her husband died. (active)
All the money had been inherited by Mrs Lee after her husband died. (passive)
Well, English users, I'm sure you won't have any problem picking up active and passive sentences which involve the present perfect tense and the past perfect tense. If you would like to study these two perfect tenses in detail, please click on "grammar".
By Susan L
On 12/22/2009 06:29:00 PM
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