Lesson 26: Passive Voice – Tenses & Review
This lesson reviews and consolidates the use of the passive voice across a variety of tenses.
About this lesson
In this lesson we take a deeper dive into the passive voice, focusing on the future tense (will), the present perfect, and the continuous tenses. We'll revisit the core rules and work through a wide range of exercises to master the material. The goal is for you to use the passive voice confidently in a variety of real-life communication situations.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand how to form the passive voice with 'will' and 'be going to'.
- Use the passive voice in the Present Perfect Tense.
- Recognise and apply the passive voice in progressive tenses (Present/Past Continuous).
- Transform sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa.
- Correctly apply the passive voice in both written and spoken communication.
Lesson vocabulary
- deliver — доставям The mail will be delivered in the morning.
- repair — поправям The broken window has been repaired.
- build — строя The new bridge will be built next year.
- discuss — обсъждам The problem is being discussed at the meeting.
- notify — уведомявам You will be notified of the decision.
- prepare — приготвям Dinner is being prepared now.
- publish — публикувам The book has been published.
- damage — повреждам The car was damaged in the accident.
- replace — заменям The old parts will be replaced.
- invent — изобретявам The light bulb was invented by Edison.
- discover — откривам America was discovered by Columbus.
- write — пиша The letter was being written when I called.