Active and passive voice Rule with tenses, Active and passive voice: overview chart
Active and passive voice Rule with tenses
Simple Present
Tense
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is,am,are+3rd verb
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Active Voice
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Passive Voice
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He lights the
candle.
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The candle is lighted by
him.
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He does not light the
candle.
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The candle is not lighted by
him.
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Do you eat meat?
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Is meat eaten by
you?
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Present
Continuous Tense
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is,am,are+being+3rd verb
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Active Voice
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Passive Voice
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I am driving a car.
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A car is being driven by
me.
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I am not driving a
car.
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A car is not being driven by
me.
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Am I driving a
car?
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Is a car being driven by
me?
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Present
Perfect Tense
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has,have+been+3rd verb
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Active Voice
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Passive Voice
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She has stolen my
book.
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My book has been stolen by
her.
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She has not stolen my
book.
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My book has been stolen by
her.
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Has she stolen my
book?
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Has my book been stolen by
her?
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Simple Past
Tense
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was,were+3rd verb
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Active Voice
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Passive Voice
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She finished work.
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Work was finished by
her.
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She did not finish work.
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Work was not finished by
her.
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Did she finish work?
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Was work finished by
her?
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Past
Continuous Tense
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was,were+being+3rd verb
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Active Voice
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Passive Voice
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He was revising his
books.
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His books were being revised by
him.
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He was not revising his
books.
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His books were not revising by
him.
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Was he revising his
books?
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Were his books revising by
him?
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Past Perfect
Tense
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had+been+3rd verb
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Active Voice
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Passive Voice
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I had completed the
assignment.
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The assignment had been
completed by me.
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I had not completed the
assignment.
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The assignment had not been
completed by me.
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Had I completed the
assignment?
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Had the assignment been
completed by me?
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Simple Future
Tense
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will,shall+be+3rd verb
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Active Voice
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Passive Voice
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My uncle will pay my
tuition fee.
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My tuition fee will be paid by
my uncle.
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My uncle will not pay
my tuition fee.
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My tuition fee will not be
paid by my uncle.
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Will my uncle pay
my tuition fee?
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Will my tuition
fee be paid by my uncle?
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Future Perfect
Tense
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will, shall+ have
been+3rd verb
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Active Voice
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Passive Voice
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We shall have done our
home-work.
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Our home -work shall have
been done by us.
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We shall not have done our
home-work.
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Our home -work shall not have
been done by us.
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Shall We have done our
home –work?
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Shall our home
-work have been done by us?
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Note: In Present perfect continuous tense, Past perfect
continuous tense, Future perfect continuous tense, Future perfect tense, we use
the same sentence in passive voice. It means these tense cannot be changed in
passive form.
Active and passive voice: overview chart
Here is a quick overview of the active and passive voice verb forms.
Tense
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Active voice
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Passive voice
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Simple present tense
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Simple past
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Verb form: past tense form of the verb
Examples:
I wrote a letter.
Ram broke a glass.
You missed the chance.
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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
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Verb form: was/were + -ing form of the verb
Examples
I was learning my lessons.
She was writing a report.
They were making toys.
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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
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Verb form: had + past participle form of the verb
Examples
I had finished the project.
She had learned her lessons.
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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.
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Simple future tense
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Verb form: will/shall + first form of the verb
Examples
I will finish the job.
She will solve the problem.
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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.
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Future perfect
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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.
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