We use the Future Simple
Passive when we talk about the
facts that will happen in the
future. In this case, we focus
on the action itself, and not on
who will perform it.
Future Simple Passive
Future Simple: A painter will In the first case, the word
draw a wonderful picture “painter” is a subject. This
tomorrow. – Active Voice person himself performs
the action. In the case of a
passive voice, the fact of
Future Simple Passive: A what work will be done is
wonderful picture will be drawn more important for the
by the painter tomorrow. – speaker - the picture is
Passive Voice written. Painter remains in
the background.
Formation
Subject + will be + Past Participle + [Object]
Subject + will + not + be + Past Participle + [by Object]
? Will + Subject + be + Past Participle + [by Object]?
Active voice Passive voice
Affirmative sentence
We will sell our house. Our house will be sold [by us].
Negative sentence
They won’t prepare the documents. The documents will not be prepared.
Interrogative sentence
Will Sara check my report? Will my report be checked?
Using
1) When you do not know who exactly will perform the action.
For example: The application will be considered (you do not know who exactly).
2) When it doesn’t matter to you exactly who will perform the action, only the
action itself is important.
For example: The package will be delivered (it is important to us that it will be
delivered, who will do it is not important).
3) When something unpleasant happens, but we don’t want to say who it is.
For example: The event will be disrupted (we do not say who exactly will do it).
Prepositions
by With
To say that the action will be To say that the action will be done
performed by someone, we can use with the help of some tool, we use
the preposition by. You just need to the preposition with. We put with at
put it at the end of the sentence, the end of the sentence, and after it
and after it the actor (by Tom, by the tool itself (with a knife, with a
Mary). pen)
The documents will be sent by his The picture will be painted with a
secretary. pencil.
Translation Features of Future Simple Passive
Future Simple Passive is translated from English into Ukrainian
with a complex nominative predicate that consists of the verb
«бути» and a passive participle of the future or future form of
the perfective aspect of verb-predicate.
Will my problem be solved? – Моя проблема буде вирішена?
This work will be done on time. – Ця робота буде виконана вчасно.
He will not be invited. – Він не буде запрошений. (Його не
запросять.)
Exercises
Put the verbs in the Future Simple Passive: Change the sentences into the Passive
voice:
1. Nick (to send) to Moscow next week.
1. She will write a letter tomorrow.
2. I (to ask) at the lesson tomorrow.
2. They will show this film on TV.
3. Many houses (to build) in Moscow
town next year. 3. The make phone calls every day.
4. This work (to do) tomorrow. 4. When did they publish the book?
5. This bone (to give) to my dog 5. They won’t be able to discuss this
tomorrow. question in 10 minutes.
6. His new book (to finish) next year. 6. Lena will get an e-mail next week.
