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Future Passive Voice
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Future Passive Voice
To form the passive, use the future tense of 'être' followed by a past participle. The passive is usually only used in the 'il/elle' and the 'ils/elles' forms.

1) Future tense of 'être'
- Je serai - I will be.
- Tu seras - you will be.
- Il/elle/on sera - he/she/one will be.
- Nous serons - we will be.
- Vous serez - you will be.
- Ils/elles seront - they will be.

2) Add past participle
- La nourriture sera mangée - the food will be eaten.
- Les tartes seront faites - the tarts will be made.
- Les lettres seront envoyées - the letters will be sent.

Examples of passive sentences
- Iron Man sera inteprété par Robert Downey Jnr.
- Iron Man will be played by Robert Downey Jnr.
- La nourriture sera mangée par nous.
- The food will be eaten by us.
- Les pâtisseries seront faites par le boulanger
- The pastries will be made by the baker.
- Les livres seront vendus par le magasin.
- The books will be sold by the shop.
1Everyday Activities
1.1Time Expressions
1.2Food & Drink
1.3The Human Body & Health
2Personal & Social Life
2.1Self, Family & Friends
2.2In the Home
2.4Clothes & Accessories
3The World Around Us
3.1People & Places
3.2Natural World, Environment, Climate & Weather
3.3Communications & Technology
3.4The Built Environment
3.5Measurements
3.6Materials
4The World of Work
4.1Education
5The International World
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular ER Verbs6.1.2Regular IR Verbs6.1.3Regular RE Verbs6.1.4Reflexive Verbs6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)6.1.14Irregular Present Participles6.1.15Avoir & Être6.1.16'Depuis' + Present Tense6.1.17'Venir De' + Present Tense
6.2Perfect Tense
6.3Imperfect tense
6.4Imperfect vs Perfect
7Advanced Tenses
7.1Conditional Tense
8Extra Grammar
8.1Articles
8.2The Passive Voice
8.3Pronouns
8.3.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)8.3.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)8.3.3Reflexive Pronouns8.3.4Direct Object Pronouns: Le, La, Les, L'8.3.5Direct Object Pronouns: Agreement8.3.6Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative8.3.7Indirect Object Pronouns: Lui, Leur8.3.8DO & IO Pronouns: Combination8.3.9Demonstrative Pronouns8.3.10Neutral Demonstrative Pronouns8.3.11Interrogative Pronouns8.3.12Relative Pronouns8.3.13Possessive Pronouns8.3.14Indefinite Pronouns8.3.15Ça, Cela8.3.16Celui8.3.17Emphatic Pronouns
8.4Asking Questions
8.5Nouns
8.7Adverbs
8.8Adjectives
8.9Negative
8.10Conjunctions
8.11Miscellaneous
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1Everyday Activities
1.1Time Expressions
1.2Food & Drink
1.3The Human Body & Health
2Personal & Social Life
2.1Self, Family & Friends
2.2In the Home
2.4Clothes & Accessories
3The World Around Us
3.1People & Places
3.2Natural World, Environment, Climate & Weather
3.3Communications & Technology
3.4The Built Environment
3.5Measurements
3.6Materials
4The World of Work
4.1Education
5The International World
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular ER Verbs6.1.2Regular IR Verbs6.1.3Regular RE Verbs6.1.4Reflexive Verbs6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)6.1.14Irregular Present Participles6.1.15Avoir & Être6.1.16'Depuis' + Present Tense6.1.17'Venir De' + Present Tense
6.2Perfect Tense
6.3Imperfect tense
6.4Imperfect vs Perfect
7Advanced Tenses
7.1Conditional Tense
8Extra Grammar
8.1Articles
8.2The Passive Voice
8.3Pronouns
8.3.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)8.3.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)8.3.3Reflexive Pronouns8.3.4Direct Object Pronouns: Le, La, Les, L'8.3.5Direct Object Pronouns: Agreement8.3.6Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative8.3.7Indirect Object Pronouns: Lui, Leur8.3.8DO & IO Pronouns: Combination8.3.9Demonstrative Pronouns8.3.10Neutral Demonstrative Pronouns8.3.11Interrogative Pronouns8.3.12Relative Pronouns8.3.13Possessive Pronouns8.3.14Indefinite Pronouns8.3.15Ça, Cela8.3.16Celui8.3.17Emphatic Pronouns
8.4Asking Questions
8.5Nouns
8.7Adverbs
8.8Adjectives
8.9Negative
8.10Conjunctions
8.11Miscellaneous
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