| Present Simple | am/is/are + (pp) |
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| • Books are sold here. |
• Aqui vendem-se livros.
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| Present Continuous | am/is/are being + (pp) |
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| • The car is being repaired. |
• O carro está a ser reparado.
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| Present Perfect Simple | has/have been + (pp) |
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| • The car has been stolen. |
• O carro foi roubado.
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| Past Simple | was/were + (pp) |
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| • She was arrested yesterday. |
• Ela foi presa ontem.
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| Past Continuous | was/were being + (pp) |
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| • The car was being repaired. |
• O carro estava a ser reparado.
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| Past Perfect Simple | had been + (pp) |
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| • The car had been stolen. |
• O carro tinha sido roubado.
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| Future Simple | will be + (pp) |
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| • The parcel will be delivered. |
• O embrulho será entregue.
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| Future Perfect Simple | will have been + (pp) |
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• All the documents will have been
signed by Friday. |
• Todos os documentos serão
assinados até sexta-feira.
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| Future going to | am/is/are going to be + (pp) |
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| • The problem is going to be solved. |
• O problema será resolvido.
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| Modals (present) | can/could/may/etc. be + (pp) |
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| • What you are asking can be done. |
• O que estás a pedir pode ser feito.
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| Modals (past) | can/could/may/etc. have been + (pp) |
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| • He could have been killed. |
• Ele poderia ter sido morto.
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| Infinitive | to be + (pp) |
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| • The job needs to be done. |
| • O trabalho precisa-se de ser feito. |