Active and Passive Overview

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Active and Passive Overview

Tense Active Passive


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

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