| 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 learned 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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