Passive Voice in English: Tenses, Modals and Vocabulary Guide

Passive Sentences

Present Simple: The waiter serves the customers -> The customers are served by the waiter.

Present Continuous: The waiter is serving the customers -> The customers are being served by the waiter.

Past Simple: The waiter served the customers -> The customers were served by the waiter.

Past Continuous: The waiter was serving the customers -> The customers were being served by the waiter.

Present Perfect Simple: The waiter has served the customers -> The customers have been served by the waiter.

Past Perfect Simple: The waiter had served the customers -> The customers had been served by the waiter.

Future Simple: The waiter will serve the customers -> The customers will be served by the waiter.

Future Perfect Simple: The waiter will have served the customers -> The customers will have been served by the waiter.

Modals: The waiter must serve the customers -> The customers must be served by the waiter.

Modals perfects: The waiter must have served the customers -> The customers must have been served by the waiter.

Have to: The waiter has to serve the customers -> The customers have to be served by the waiter.

Be going to: The waiter is going to serve the customers -> The customers are going to be served by the waiter.

Vocabulary and Words of the Week

Ancestor - Avantpassat      On the way out - Passat de moda

Ancient - Antic       Pay one's own way - Pagar despeses

Endangered - Amenaçat       Way before - Molt abans

Face - Fer front a       Get across - Comunicar

Fluent - Fluïda       Get ahead - Tenir èxit

Mother tongue - Llengua materna       Get along - Avenir-se

Prayer - Pregària       Get away - Escapada

Prejudice - Prejudici       Get by - Sortir-se'n

Slavery - Esclavitud       Put aside - Estalviar

Weapon - Arma       Put away - Recollir

Worship - Adorar       Put off - Ajornar

Ashamed - Avergonyit       Turn back - Tornar

Heritage - Patrimoni       Turn down - Rebutjar

Major - Principal       Turn up - Apujar

Plenty (of) - Molts

Refuse (to) - Negar-se

Rescue - Rescatar

Roots - Origens

Sign - Senyal

Switch - Canviar

Throughout - Per tot arreu       COACH - Entrenador / Autocar (seient)

Trek - Excursió       MASH - Batre / Puré (de patates)

Widely - Molt bé estès       DEED - Document oficial

Widespread - Generalitzat       SCAFFOLDING - Estructura de suport

All the way - Fins a       FRINGE - Serrell / Franja

Either way - Qualsevol opció

Get one's own way - Sortir-se'n amb la seva

Get out of the way - Sortir del mig

Get out of one's way - Fer tot el possible

Have it both ways - Tenir-ho tot