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Active and passive voice: overview chart




Here is a quick overview of the active and passive voice verb forms.













Tense


Active voice


Passive voice


Simple present tense


Verb form: first form of the verb


Examples


They speak English here.


He speaks English.





Verb form: is / am / are + past participle form of the verb


Examples


English is spoken here.


English is spoken by him.





Present continuous tense


Verb form: is/am/are + -ing form of the verb





Examples


She is writing a letter.


I am learning my lessons.


You are making a cake.


Verb form: is/am/are + being + past participle form of the verb





Examples


A letter is being written by her.


My lessons are being learnt by me.


A cake is being made by you.





resent perfect tense


Verb form: has/have + past participle form of the verb





Examples:





I have written a novel.


She has finished the job.


You have written letters.


Verb form: has/have + been + past participle form of the verb





Examples:





A novel has been written by me.


The job has been finished by her.


Letters have been written by you.


Simple past


Verb form: past tense form of the verb





Examples:


I wrote a letter.


Ram broke a glass.


You missed the chance.


Verb form: was/were + past participle form of the verb





Examples:


A letter was written by me.


A glass was broken by Ram.


The chance was missed by you.





Past continuous tense


Verb form: was/were + -ing form of the verb





Examples


I was learning my lessons.


She was writing a report.


They were making toys.


Verb form: was/were + being + past participle form of the verb





Examples


My lessons were being learnt by me.


A report was being written by her.


Toys were being made by them.





Past perfect tense


Verb form: had + past participle form of the verb





Examples


I had finished the project.


She had learned her lessons.


Verb form: had + been + past participle form of the verb





Examples:


The project had been finished by me.


Her lessons had been learned by her.


Simple future tense


Verb form: will/shall + first form of the verb





Examples


I will finish the job.


She will solve the problem.


Verb form: will/shall + be + past participle form of the verb





Examples:


The job will be finished by me.


The problem will be solved by her.


Future perfect


Verb form: will/shall + have + past participle form of the verb





Examples


I will have finished the job.


She will have solved the problem.





Verb form: will/shall + have + been + past participle form of the verb





Examples


The job will have been finished by me.


The problem will have been solved by her.


















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