“Be”+ Past Participle
Present simple
am/is/are + past participle
Past simple
was/were + past participle
Pres cont
am/is/are being + past participle
Past cont
was/were being + past participle
Present perfect have/has been + past participle
Past perfect
Had been + past participle
Modal verbs
Model verb +be+past participle
Subject + verb+ object
They grow coffee
in Brazil
Coffee is grown in Brazil (by them)
Sub pronoun( antes verb) Object pronoun (después verb)
I
me
You
You
He
Him
She
Her
It
It
We
Us
You
You
They
Them
David bought her a present
She was bought a present by David.
People say Leonardo Davinci is a great artist.
It is said that Leonardo……………..
Leonardo DV is said to be a great artist (by
people)
A lot of people believe that Tim B lee is the father
of the WWW
It is believed that………
Tim B Lee is believed to be the father of the
WWW (by a lot of people)
They think the new smartphone will be released
in June
It is thought that the new………..
The new smartphone is thought to be released in
June.
Everyone knows that emails are a quick way of
sending messages.
It is known that …………..
Emails are known to be a quick………
Their parents thought that the children were
dancing at the disco.
It was thought that the children……….
The children were thought to have been dancing
…….
In Present tenses we put “To infinitive”
In ALL past tenses we put “To Have + past
participle