The passive voice

The passive voice is used to show what happens to something.

We use the passive: When what is being done is more important than who does it or we don’t know who is doing the action.
To describe a process.
In formal writing .

Form: Verb be + past participle

Present simple →The lemons are picked by workers.
Present continuous →The lemons are being picked by workers.
Past simple → The lemons were picked by workers.
Past continuous →The lemons were being picked by workers.
Present perfect →The lemons have been picked by workers.
Past perfect →The lemons had been picked by workers.
Going to →The lemons are going to be picked by workers.

Infinitive →The lemons are to be picked by workers.
-ing form →The lemons are being picked by workers.
Used to →The lemons used to be picked by workers.
Modals →The lemons should be picked by workers.
Need to / have to →The lemons need to / have to be picked by workers.
Need +ing →The lemons need picking by workers.