Present perfect passives
On Grammar Challenge we've already looked at simple passives and continuous passives. But how can we put present perfect sentences into the passive voice? We challenge Veronica from Spain to show us how it's done...

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Present perfect passives

Passive sentences focus on the noun that is the receiver or result of an action, rather than the noun that is performing the action (the agent).

Present perfect passive - positive

passive subject	'have'	been	past participle
The house	has	been	painted	this year.
The children	have	been	given	their medicine.

Present perfect passive - negative

passive subject	'haven’t'	been	past participle
The house	hasn't	been	painted	yet.
The children	haven't	been	given	their medicine.

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