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THE PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE THE PAST PERFECT PASSIVE
The present perfect passive is used to talk about events in The past perfect passive is used to refer to events
the past that still have an effect on the present moment. that happened before another event in the past.
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE PAST PERFECT PASSIVE
PAST PERFECT
FURTHER EXAMPLES FURTHER EXAMPLES
The subject and verb swap
places to form questions.
HOW TO FORM HOW TO FORM
SUBJECT “HAS / HAVE” “BEEN” PAST PARTICIPLE SUBJECT "HAD BEEN" PAST PARTICIPLE
The thing that “Been” stays the same no The main verb is expressed The thing that “Had been” stays the The main verb is expressed
receives the action. matter what the subject is. as a past participle. receives the action. same with any subject. as a past participle.
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