Groups of Tenses (Passive Voice). Usage, Formation and Examples. Present (Passive Voice)

Present Simple

(Passive Voice)

Present Continuous

(Passive Voice)

Present Perfect

(Passive Voice) = Present Perfect Continuous (Passive Voice)

Usage

It is used when the subject of the sentence is not the doer of the action, the action is performed/ accomplished over the subject. It complies with all the rules and exclusions of the Present Simple Active Voice.

Usage

It is used when the subject of the

sentence is not the doer of the action, the action is being performed/ accomplished over the subject. It complies with all the rules and exclusions of the Present Continuous Active Voice.

Usage

It is used when the subject of the sentence has not been the doer of the action, the action has been performed/ accomplished over the subject. It complies with all the rules and exclusions of the Present Perfect Active Voice and the Present Perfect Continuous Active Voice.

Formation

(Aff) = S+aux.v.(am/ is/are)+main v.(3^rdform/ed)+ object +adv.modif. of place + adv. modif. of time.

(-) = S+aux.v.(am,is, are)+not+(3^rdform/ed)+ +object + adv.modif. of place + adv. modif. of time.

(?) = Aux.v.( am, is, are)+s+(3^rdform/ed)+object + adv.modif. of place + adv. modif. of time?

Formation

(Aff)=S+aux.v.(am/is/are)+being+main v.(3^rdform/ed)+ object +adv.modif. of place + adv. modif. of time.

(-) = S+aux.v.(am,is, are)+not+being+(3^rdform/ed)+ +object + adv.modif. of place + adv. modif. of time.

(?) = Aux.v.( am, is, are)+s+being+(3^rdform/ed)+object + adv.modif. of place + adv. modif. of time?

Formation

(Aff)=S+aux.v.(have/has) +been+main v.(3^rdform/ed)+ object +adv.modif. of place + adv. modif. of time.

(-) = S+aux.v.(have/has)+not +been+ +(3^rdform/ed)+ +object + adv.modif. of place + adv. modif. of time.

(?) = Aux.v.(have/has)+ s+been +(3^rdform/ed)+object + adv.modif. of place + adv. modif. of time?

Examples

Such a wide variety of functions is performed by

a universal machine.

Such a wide variety of functions is not performed by a universal machine.

Is such a wide variety of functions performed by a universal machine?

Examples

A memory for storing instructions (software), and a processing unit for retrieving instructions from the memory are being comprised by its unique architecture.

A memory for storing instructions (software), and a processing unit for retrieving instructions from the memory are not being comprised by its unique architecture.

What is being comprised by its unique architecture?

Examples

An input unit for receiving data from a human user has also been included into the architecture.

An input unit for receiving data from a human user has not been included into the architecture.

Has an input unit for receiving data from a human user also been included into the architecture or not?