Perfect tenses: place been before the participle
#perfect#present-perfect#past-perfect#passive
Construit sur :Simple and continuous tenses
Perfect passive forms use have / has / had + been + past participle. The perfect auxiliary carries the time relationship; been marks the passive; the final word is the main verb's past participle.
| Tense | Active | Passive |
|---|---|---|
| Present perfect | Many tourists have visited that castle. | That castle has been visited by many tourists. |
| Present perfect continuous | Recently, John has been doing the work. | Recently, the work has been being done by John. |
| Past perfect | George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license. | Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license. |
| Past perfect continuous | Chef Jones had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris. | The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Jones for two years before he moved to Paris. |
The continuous perfect examples are heavier because they contain both
been and being, but they show the complete correspondence between the
active and passive tenses. Keep the order exact: has/had + been + being + past participle when both perfect and continuous meanings are needed.