Anglais • Seconde

Passive in Different Tenses
Structure and Applications

Structures & Exercices
Present: am/is/are + past participle
Past: was/were + past participle
Future: will be + past participle
Règles fondamentales
Present Simple
am/is/are + past participle
Ex: The book is read
Past Simple
was/were + past participle
Ex: The book was read
Future Simple
will be + past participle
Ex: The book will be read
Present Continuous
am/is/are + being + past participle
Ex: The book is being read
Past Continuous
was/were + being + past participle
Ex: The book was being read
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Définition : La voix passive change selon le temps verbal actif.
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Règle : Le participe passé reste constant, seul "be" change.
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Utilisation : Pour maintenir le même sens dans différents temps.
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Application : Rapports, instructions, descriptions historiques.
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Conseil : Le participe passé est toujours le même dans tous les temps
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Attention : Changer seulement la forme de "be" selon le temps
Astuce : Mémoriser les formes de "be" pour chaque temps
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Méthode : Pratiquer avec des verbes irréguliers fréquents
Exercice 1
Transformez: "They build houses" → passive present continuous
Exercice 2
Transformez: "She wrote a letter" → passive past perfect
Exercice 3
Transformez: "They will finish the job" → passive future perfect
Exercice 4
Transformez: "We are reading the book" → passive present continuous
Exercice 5
Transformez: "They had cleaned the room" → passive past perfect
Exercice 6
Transformez: "He is painting the house" → passive present continuous
Exercice 7
Transformez: "They have completed the project" → passive present perfect
Exercice 8
Transformez: "She will be teaching tomorrow" → passive future continuous
Exercice 9
Transformez: "We had been working" → passive past perfect continuous
Exercice 10
Transformez: "They have been building" → passive present perfect continuous
Corrigé : Exercices 1 à 5
1 "They build houses" → passive present continuous
Définition :

Present continuous passive : Structure: am/is/are + being + past participle.

Méthode :
  1. Identifier le temps actif: present simple → convertir en present continuous
  2. Transformer: objet → sujet, sujet → agent
  3. Appliquer la structure passive: am/is/are + being + past participle
  4. Changer le verbe principal en participe passé
Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"They build houses" → Sujet: "they", Verbe: "build", Objet: "houses"

Étape 2 : Transformer en present continuous

Présent simple "build" → present continuous "are building"

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Objet "houses" devient sujet → "Houses are being..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Build" → "built" (verbe irrégulier)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"Houses are being built (by them)"

Réponse finale :

"Houses are being built (by them)"

Règles appliquées :

Present continuous passive: am/is/are + being + past participle

Verbe irrégulier: build → built

Temps conservé: Present continuous → are being + past participle

2 "She wrote a letter" → passive past perfect
Définition :

Past perfect passive : Structure: had + been + past participle.

Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"She wrote a letter" → Sujet: "she", Verbe: "wrote", Objet: "a letter"

Étape 2 : Transformer en past perfect

Past simple "wrote" → past perfect "had written"

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Objet "a letter" devient sujet → "A letter had been..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Write" → "written" (verbe irrégulier)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"A letter had been written (by her)"

Réponse finale :

"A letter had been written (by her)"

Règles appliquées :

Past perfect passive: had + been + past participle

Verbe irrégulier: write → written

Temps conservé: Past perfect → had been + past participle

3 "They will finish the job" → passive future perfect
Définition :

Future perfect passive : Structure: will + have + been + past participle.

Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"They will finish the job" → Sujet: "they", Verbe: "will finish", Objet: "the job"

Étape 2 : Transformer en future perfect

Future simple "will finish" → future perfect "will have finished"

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Objet "the job" devient sujet → "The job will have been..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Finish" → "finished" (verbe régulier)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"The job will have been finished (by them)"

Réponse finale :

"The job will have been finished (by them)"

Règles appliquées :

Future perfect passive: will + have + been + past participle

Verbe régulier: finish → finished

Temps conservé: Future perfect → will have been + past participle

4 "We are reading the book" → passive present continuous
Définition :

Present continuous passive : Structure: am/is/are + being + past participle.

Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"We are reading the book" → Sujet: "we", Verbe: "are reading", Objet: "the book"

Étape 2 : Identifier le temps

Present continuous "are reading" → conserver le même temps

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Objet "the book" devient sujet → "The book is being..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Read" → "read" (verbe irrégulier: read-read-read)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"The book is being read (by us)"

Réponse finale :

"The book is being read (by us)"

Règles appliquées :

Present continuous passive: am/is/are + being + past participle

Verbe irrégulier: read → read

Temps conservé: Present continuous → is being + past participle

5 "They had cleaned the room" → passive past perfect
Définition :

Past perfect passive : Structure: had + been + past participle.

Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"They had cleaned the room" → Sujet: "they", Verbe: "had cleaned", Objet: "the room"

Étape 2 : Identifier le temps

Past perfect "had cleaned" → conserver le même temps

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Objet "the room" devient sujet → "The room had been..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Clean" → "cleaned" (verbe régulier)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"The room had been cleaned (by them)"

Réponse finale :

"The room had been cleaned (by them)"

Règles appliquées :

Past perfect passive: had + been + past participle

Verbe régulier: clean → cleaned

Temps conservé: Past perfect → had been + past participle

Corrigé : Exercices 6 à 10
6 "He is painting the house" → passive present continuous
Définition :

Present continuous passive : Structure: am/is/are + being + past participle.

Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"He is painting the house" → Sujet: "he", Verbe: "is painting", Objet: "the house"

Étape 2 : Identifier le temps

Present continuous "is painting" → conserver le même temps

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Objet "the house" devient sujet → "The house is being..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Paint" → "painted" (verbe régulier)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"The house is being painted (by him)"

Réponse finale :

"The house is being painted (by him)"

Règles appliquées :

Present continuous passive: am/is/are + being + past participle

Verbe régulier: paint → painted

Temps conservé: Present continuous → is being + past participle

7 "They have completed the project" → passive present perfect
Définition :

Present perfect passive : Structure: have/has + been + past participle.

Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"They have completed the project" → Sujet: "they", Verbe: "have completed", Objet: "the project"

Étape 2 : Identifier le temps

Present perfect "have completed" → conserver le même temps

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Objet "the project" devient sujet → "The project has been..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Complete" → "completed" (verbe régulier)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"The project has been completed (by them)"

Réponse finale :

"The project has been completed (by them)"

Règles appliquées :

Present perfect passive: have/has + been + past participle

Verbe régulier: complete → completed

Temps conservé: Present perfect → has been + past participle

8 "She will be teaching tomorrow" → passive future continuous
Définition :

Future continuous passive : Structure: will + be + being + past participle.

Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"She will be teaching tomorrow" → Sujet: "she", Verbe: "will be teaching", Objet: "classes" (implicite)

Étape 2 : Identifier le temps

Future continuous "will be teaching" → conserver le même temps

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Classes (objet implicite) devient sujet → "Classes will be being taught..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Teach" → "taught" (verbe irrégulier)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"Classes will be being taught (by her) tomorrow"

Réponse finale :

"Classes will be being taught (by her) tomorrow"

Règles appliquées :

Future continuous passive: will + be + being + past participle

Verbe irrégulier: teach → taught

Temps conservé: Future continuous → will be being + past participle

9 "We had been working" → passive past perfect continuous
Définition :

Past perfect continuous passive : Structure: had + been + being + past participle.

Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"We had been working" → Sujet: "we", Verbe: "had been working", Objet: "projects" (implicite)

Étape 2 : Identifier le temps

Past perfect continuous "had been working" → conserver le même temps

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Projects (objet implicite) devient sujet → "Projects had been being worked on..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Work" → "worked" (verbe régulier)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"Projects had been being worked on (by us)"

Réponse finale :

"Projects had been being worked on (by us)"

Règles appliquées :

Past perfect continuous passive: had + been + being + past participle

Verbe régulier: work → worked

Temps conservé: Past perfect continuous → had been being + past participle

10 "They have been building" → passive present perfect continuous
Définition :

Present perfect continuous passive : Structure: have/has + been + being + past participle.

Étape 1 : Analyser la phrase active

"They have been building" → Sujet: "they", Verbe: "have been building", Objet: "houses" (implicite)

Étape 2 : Identifier le temps

Present perfect continuous "have been building" → conserver le même temps

Étape 3 : Convertir en passive

Houses (objet implicite) devient sujet → "Houses have been being built..."

Étape 4 : Former le past participle

"Build" → "built" (verbe irrégulier)

Étape 5 : Former la structure complète

"Houses have been being built (by them)"

Réponse finale :

"Houses have been being built (by them)"

Règles appliquées :

Present perfect continuous passive: have/has + been + being + past participle

Verbe irrégulier: build → built

Temps conservé: Present perfect continuous → have been being + past participle

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