De la voix active à la voix passive

La forme passive met en position de sujet l'objet de l'action pour lui donner de l'importance.

Comme en français, la structure passive est formée de be conjugué + participe passé

Conjugaisons : Formes simples

 

  ACTIF PASSIF
Présent I help I am helped
Preterit I helped I was helped
Present perfect I have helped I have been helped
Past perfect I had helped I had been helped

 

Conjugaisons : Formes progressives (be + -ing)

 

  ACTIF PASSIF
Présent I am helping I am being helped
Preterit I was helping I was being helped
Present perfect I have been helping IMPOSSIBLE
Past perfect I had been helping IMPOSSIBLE

 

Modaux (be + -ing)

RAPPEL : immédiatemment après un modal, on ne peut avoir qu'une base verbale

  ACTIF PASSIF
Must (présent) I must help I must be helped
Must (passé) I must have helped I must have been helped
Must (progressif présent) I must be helping IMPOSSIBLE
Must (progressif passé) I must have been helped IMPOSSIBLE

 

Exercices en ligne

passive1 - passive 2 - passive 3 - passive 4 - passive 5