Lesson Thirteen
The Past Perfect, Passive Voice
S + had + been + past participle
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Plural
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I had been given
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We had been given
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You had been given
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You had been given
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He had been given
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She had been given
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They had been given
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This guitar had been tuned before I broke a string and had to tune it again.
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This house had been painted pink before it was given a fresh coat of paint. Now it’s blue.
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These bees had been kept in a large hive before they were taken out and examined by the beekeeper.
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This man had been given novocaine before the dentist started working on a cavity that needed a filling.
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The past perfect passive is difficult to use. It’s often okay to simply use the past tense passive instead.
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Next: Lesson Fourteen
infinitives in the passive voice
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