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.
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Verb form: is / am / are + past participle form of the verb
Examples English is spoken here. English is spoken by him.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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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. |
