AM: Lesson - Passive Voice Formation Review
Passive Voice Conjugation Review
Let's take one last look at a fully conjugated and translated regular passive voice indicative verb. For this example, we will use the verb debere.
- debeo, debere, debui, debitus - to owe
- This is a 2nd conjugation verb.
- Present stem: debe- (debere - re)
- Perfect stem: debu- (debui - i)
- Participle stem: debit- (debitus - us)
Reminder: passive forms listed below only include the masculine form of the participle. Remember that the participle can be masculine, feminine OR neuter, so you have the following options:
- Singular: debitus, debita, debitum
- Plural: debiti, debitae, debita
| Language | Present Tense | Imperfect Tense | Future Tense |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latin | debeor deberis debetur debemur debemini debeuntur |
debebar debebaris debebatur debebamur debebamini debebantur |
debebor debeberis debebitur debebimur debebimini debebuntur |
| English | I am owed You are owed She is owed We are owed You (pl) are owed They are owed |
I was owed You were owed It was owed We were owed You (pl) were owed They were owed |
I will be owed You will be owed He will be owed We will be owed You (pl) will be owed They will be owed |
| Language | Perfect Tense | Pluperfect Tense | Future Perfect Tense |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latin | debitus sum debitus es debitus est debiti sumus debiti estis debiti sunt |
debitus eram debitus eras debitus erat debiti eramus debiti eratis debiti erant |
debitus ero debitus eris debitus erit debiti erimus debiti eritis debiti erunt |
| English | I have been owed You have been owed He has been owed We have been owed You have been owed They have been owed |
I had been owed You had been owed He had been owed We had been owed You had been owed They had been owed |
I will have been owed You will have been owed He will have been owed We will have been owed You will have been owed They will have been owed |
Nota bene
- 3rd person singular can be any gender, so can be he OR she OR it. In the examples above, just one gender was selected for each translation. If you want to include all three, you can write:
- he/she/it is owed, etc.