Present Perfect Simple Passive: Recognise
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Recognise & Form: Present Perfect Simple Passive
Structures of Present Perfect Simple Passive
Let's first have a look at the structure of the Present Perfect Simple Passive in terms of the various grammatical moods (indicative, interrogative, imperative) and in terms of polarity (positive and negative). And also: third person form where different, and with a modal (here: could).
TO HAVE (Present Form) + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE
| Positive Structures | |
|---|---|
| indicative | I have been visited |
| indicative contracted | You've been fired |
| interrogative | Have we been invited? |
| imperative | NOT APPLICABLE |
| 3rd person singular indicative | It has been recorded |
| 3rd person singular indicative contracted | She's been employed |
| 3rd person singular interrogative | Has he been taken? |
| Positive Structures with Modal | |
|---|---|
| indicative with modal | I could have been killed |
| indicative with modal contracted | You could've been fed |
| interrogative with modal | Could he have been promoted? |
| Negative Structures | |
|---|---|
| indicative | They have not been bought |
| indicative contracted (1) | We've not been understood |
| indicative contracted (2) | You haven't been accepted |
| interrogative | Have I not been investigated? |
| interrogative contracted (1) | Haven't you been tested? |
| imperative | NOT APPLICABLE |
| 3rd person singular indicative | She has not been allowed |
| 3rd person singular indicative contracted (1) | He's not been filmed |
| 3rd person singular indicative contracted (2) | It hasn't been touched |
| 3rd person singular interrogative | Has she not been elected? |
| 3rd person singular interrogative contracted | Hasn't it been paid? |
| Negative Structures with Modal | |
|---|---|
| indicative with modal | I could not have been asked |
| indicative with modal contracted | He couldn't have been told |
| interrogative with modal | Could she not have been allowed? |
| interrogative with modal contracted | Couldn't it have been broken? |
RECOGNISE: Present Perfect Simple Passive
Recognise the Verb
She can't have been allowed.
Modal / Tense & main VERB
CAN (+ PRESENT) / to ALLOW
'First' Infinitive?
to have been allowed
Be + Past Participle?
Yes, = PASSIVE
Next infinitive = to have been
Next infinitive = to have been
Be + -ING?
No
Have + Past Participle?
Yes, = PERFECT
Next infinitive = to have
Next infinitive = to have
Answer
To Allow
CAN + Present
Perfect
Passive
CAN + Present
Perfect
Passive
Recognise the Verb
Haven't they been sold?
Modal / Tense & main VERB
PRESENT / to SELL
'First' Infinitive?
to have been sold
Be + Past Participle?
Yes, = PASSIVE
Next infinitive = to have been
Next infinitive = to have been
Be + -ING?
No
Have + Past Participle?
Yes, = PERFECT
Next infinitive = to have
Next infinitive = to have
Answer
To Sell
Present
Perfect
Passive
Present
Perfect
Passive
Test Your Knowledge!
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Unsurprisingly, you haven't been invited.
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