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).
Positive Structures | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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? |
VERB? |
Tense/Modal/Structure |
ASPECT(s) |
VOICE |
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