Grammar

This article explains passive voice with two-object verbs. It covers how direct and indirect objects change place, when forms like She was given or A gift was given sound more natural, plus by-phrases, prepositions, questions, common mistakes, and rewrite practice.

Here we how to form passive questions and negatives. It explains be in yes-no and wh-questions, how not works with be, have, and modals, tense patterns, agent use, common word order mistakes, a quick correction test, practice, and an FAQ.

This article explains how to use passive infinitives with have to and need to. It covers rules vs necessary tasks, need doing in American English, negatives and questions, have to be done vs must be done, common do/be mistakes, homework, and an FAQ.

This article explains how to form the modal passive with can, must, should, may, and might, including uses for ability, permission, obligation, advice, and uncertainty. It also covers negatives, question word order, differences from normal passive tenses, plus practice and an FAQ.

Here we the future passive voice: what it means, when to use will be done or going to be done, and how it works in announcements, project updates, deadlines, negatives, and questions. It also compares the two forms, highlights common mistakes with will, be, and past participles, and includes practice plus an FAQ.

This article explains the past perfect passive, especially how had been done shows a passive action before another past event. It covers timelines, questions, negatives, key time words, common mistakes, comparisons with past simple passive, practice, and an FAQ.

Here we the present perfect passive: what it means, how has been and have been form it, and when to use it for results, life experience, and recent changes. It also explains questions, negatives, time markers, common mistakes, the difference from the past simple passive, plus practice and an FAQ.

This article explains the past continuous passive: what it means, how to form it with was being and were being, and when to use it for actions in progress in the past. It also covers negatives and questions, examples, common mistakes, practice, FAQs, and how it differs from the past simple passive.

Here we the present continuous passive: what it means, how is being, are being, and am being work, and when to use it for actions happening now or temporary ongoing processes. It also explains questions, negatives, common mistakes, simple passive comparisons, and sentence-building practice.

This article explains why forms like be born, be called, and be supposed to act more like fixed expressions than regular passives. It covers meanings, common patterns, everyday American English examples, typical mistakes, practice, and an FAQ.