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Examples of Passive
| Tense | Subject | Verb | Object |
|---|
| Simple Present | Active: | Peter | writes | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | is written | by Peter. |
| Simple Past | Active: | Peter | wrote | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | was written | by Peter. |
| Present Perfect | Active: | Peter | has written | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | has been written | by Peter. |
| Future I | Active: | Peter | will write | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | will be written | by Peter. |
| Hilfsverben | Active: | Peter | can write | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | can be written | by Peter. |
Examples of Passive
| Tense | Subject | Verb | Object |
|---|
| Present Progressive | Active: | Peter | is writing | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | is being written | by Peter. |
| Past Progressive | Active: | Peter | was writing | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | was being written | by Peter. |
| Past Perfect | Active: | Peter | had written | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | had been written | by Peter. |
| Future II | Active: | Peter | will have written | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | will have been written | by Peter. |
| Conditional I | Active: | Peter | would write | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | would be written | by Peter. |
| Conditional II | Active: | Peter | would have written | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | would have been written | by Peter.
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