Passive in All Tenses
What is Passive in All Tenses?
This chapter covers Passive in All Tenses — one of the essential topics in English grammar. Understanding this concept will help you write correctly and score better in competitive exams.
Basic Structure
Subject + Verb + Object
Examples
1
ENShe had finished the exam before the time was up.
2
ENBy the time I woke up, she had already cooked breakfast.
Memory Tip
Think of it as the "earlier past" — when two things happened in the past, the one that happened FIRST uses Past Perfect (had + V3).
Common Mistakes Indians Make
She has gone before he arrived.
She had gone before he arrived.
Use 'had gone' (past perfect) for the action that happened first.