be-passive
| Present | Past | Modal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | (am/are/is) V3 | (was/were) V3 | (modal) be V3 |
| Progressive | (am/are/is) being V3 | (was/were) being V3 | (modal) be being V3 |
| Perfect | (have/has) been V3 | had been V3 | (modal) have been V3 |
be-passive can be used for adjectives instead V3. The perfect progressive form is also grammatically correct, but very rare
get-passive
| Present | Past | Modal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | get(s) V3 | got V3 | (modal) get V3 |
| Progressive | (am/are/is) getting V3 | (was/were) getting V3 | |
| Perfect | (have/has) gotten V3 | had gotten V3 | (modal) have gotten V3 |
Get-passives are found only with dynamic verbs. Get-passives occur more frequently with no agent phrase than be-passives. Get-passives can be reflexive: (He got himself promoted to manager.)
Bare-passive
- He saw Kim mauled by our neighbor’s dog.
- The guy mauled by our neighbor’s dog is in intensive care
- City Hall damaged by storms
Pseudo-Passives
see also have-pseudo-passives, and get-pseudo-passives