![]() ![]() Note that we, generally, don’t add the doer of the action to the sentence as it is not important to the meaning of the sentence or is already understood. (focusing on the object that the action was acted upon ‘The money’) ![]() Passive: The money had been paid (by me).The project had been completed by her before the deadline.Īctive and passive voice of Past perfect tense.Structure: Object + had been + past participle (V3) + by + subject (doer) Sentences are written in Past perfect passive voice when we want to focus on the receiver of the action: when we want to talk about what or whom the doer of the action had acted upon.Īnd since we shift the focus to the object of the verb from the subject, the object becomes the subject, and the subject (doer) becomes an irrelevant or less important entity in a sentence. When to use the passive voice in the Past perfect tense? In these examples, we are focusing on the person/people who had performed the action in the past. She had finished the project before the deadline.Structure: Subject + had + past participle (V3) + object We write sentences in the active voice of the Past perfect tense when we want to focus on the person/people who had performed an action in the past before another action or time. When to use the active voice in the Past perfect tense? Let’s understand in what situations we use the active and passive voice in the Past perfect tense. Active and passive voice in the Past perfect tense In this post, we will learn how to use the Past Perfect passive voice and how to change the active voice into the passive voice of the Past perfect tense. ![]()
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