In French, you can use La Voix Passive with simple tenses. Let's find out how to form sentences that way.
Sentences in the passive voice with simple tenses in French
In English, an active sentence is turned into a passive one (the Passive voice) as follows:
Look at passive sentences in French, conjugated in simple tenses (Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Futur Simple (Indicatif), L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Le Conditionnel Présent, Le Passé Simple (Indicatif)):
Notice that just like in English, the pattern is as follows:
- We use the auxiliary être conjugated to one of the simple tenses, followed by the past participle of the verb
- We use the preposition par to introduce the complement.
How to go from an active to a passive sentence:
For example:
Présent:
Mes amis regardent les oiseaux. -> Les oiseaux sont regardés par mes amis.
Imparfait:
Mon chien regardait les voitures. -> Les voitures étaient regardées par mon chien.
Futur:
Les enfants suivront le guide. -> Le guide sera suivi par les enfants.
See also Forming La Voix Passive with compound tenses in French (French Passive Voice)
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