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The passive in the future THE FUTURE PERFECT PASSIVE

The future perfect passive is used to talk about events
that will be finished at some point in the future.
English uses the passive voice in the future to stress See also:
the effect of an action that will happen in the Future with "will" 18 Future perfect 21 FUTURE PERFECT
future, rather than the cause of that action. Infinitives and participles 51

THE FUTURE SIMPLE PASSIVE
The future simple passive is usually formed with "will" rather than "going to." FUTURE PERFECT PASSIVE

FUTURE SIMPLE

FUTURE SIMPLE PASSIVE FURTHER EXAMPLES

It is not known or important who will catch the thief.

FURTHER EXAMPLES

HOW TO FORM HOW TO FORM

SUBJECT “WILL BE” PAST PARTICIPLE REST OF SENTENCE SUBJECT “WILL HAVE BEEN” PAST PARTICIPLE

The thing that “Will be” doesn’t change The main verb is a The thing that “Will have been” stays the The main verb is
receives the action. with any subject. past participle. receives the action. same with any subject. a past participle.

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