The form
The Passive Voice is formed by: Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle.
Example: A letter was written.
When rewriting active sentences in the passive voice, note the following:
Note the differences between Dutch and English:
Dutch | English | ||
o.t.t. | Het boek wordt gelezen | present simple | The book is read |
o.v.t. | Het boek werd gelezen | past simple | The book was read |
v.t.t. | Het boek is gelezen | present perfect | The book has been read |
v.v.t. | Het boek was gelezen | past perfect | The book had been read |