Active / Passive Overview
Tense | Active | Passive |
Simple Present |
Once a week, Tom cleans the house.
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Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom.
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Present Continuous |
Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.
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Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
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Simple Past |
Sam repaired the car.
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The car was repaired by Sam.
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Past Continuous |
The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.
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The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
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Present Perfect |
Many tourists have visited that castle.
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That castle has been visited by many tourists.
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Present Perfect Continuous |
Recently, John has been doing the work.
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Recently, the work has been being done by John.
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Past Perfect |
George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license.
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Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license.
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Past Perfect Continuous |
Chef Jones had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.
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The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Jones for two years before he moved to Paris.
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Simple Future will |
Someone will finish the work by 5:00 PM.
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The work will be finished by 5:00 PM.
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Simple Future be going to |
Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.
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A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
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Future Continuous will |
At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washingthe dishes.
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At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will be being washed by John.
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Future Continuous be going to |
At 8:00 PM tonight, John is going to be washing the dishes.
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At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are going to be being washed by John.
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Future Perfect will |
They will have completed the project before the deadline.
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The project will have been completed before the deadline.
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Future Perfect be going to |
They are going to have completed the project before the deadline.
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The project is going to have been completedbefore the deadline.
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Future Perfect Continuous will |
The famous artist will have been paintingthe mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
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The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
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Future Perfect Continuous be going to |
The famous artist is going to have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
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The mural is going to have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
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Used to |
Jerry used to pay the bills.
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The bills used to be paid by Jerry.
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Would Always |
My mother would always make the pies.
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The pies would always be made by my mother.
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Future in the Past Would |
I knew John would finish the work by 5:00 PM.
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I knew the work would be finished by 5:00 PM.
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Future in the Past Was Going to |
I thought Sally was going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.
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I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be made by Sally tonight.
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