Present Tense, Passive Voice

The passive voice in the present tense often confuses students. Sometimes they think they're looking at the past tense if the past participle looks like a past tense verb. The important thing is to look at the verb "be." If you take the verb "pay" for instance. (pay / paid / paid) The past tense and the past participle are the same, but when you say "I'm paid twice a month," you're using the present tense: "I am." Here's a video that might help you. �