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Active / Passive Overview

  Active Passive

Simple Once a week, Tom cleans Once a week, the house is


Present the house. cleaned by Tom.

Present Right now, Sarah is writing Right now, the letter is being
Continuous the letter. written by Sarah.

Simple Past Sam repaired the car. The car was repaired by Sam.

Past The salesman was helping The customer was being


Continuous the customer when the thief helped by the salesman when
came into the store. the thief came into the store.

Present Many tourists have visited That castle has been visited
Perfect that castle. by many tourists.

Present Recently, John has been Recently, the work has been
Perfect doing the work. being done by John.
Continuous

Past Perfect George had repaired many Many cars had been repaired
cars before he received his by George before he received
mechanic's license. his mechanic's license.

Past Perfect Chef Jones had been The restaurant's fantastic


Continuous preparing the restaurant's dinners had been being
fantastic dinners for two years prepared by Chef Jones for
before he moved to Paris. two years before he moved to
Paris.

Simple Future Someone will finish the work The work will be finished by
WILL by 5:00 PM. 5:00 PM.

Simple Future Sally is going to make a A beautiful dinner is going to


BE GOING TO beautiful dinner tonight. be made by Sally tonight.

Future At 8:00 PM tonight, John will At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes


Continuous be washing the dishes. will be being washed by John.
WILL

Future At 8:00 PM tonight, John is At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes


Continuous going to be washing the are going to be being washed
BE GOING TO dishes. by John.
Future They will have completed The project will have been
Perfect the project before the completed before the deadline.
WILL deadline.

Future They are going to have The project is going to have


Perfect completed the project before been completed before the
BE GOING TO the deadline. deadline.

Future The famous artist will have The mural will have been
Perfect been painting the mural for being painted by the famous
Continuous over six months by the time it artist for over six months by the
WILL is finished. time it is finished.

Future The famous artist is going to The mural is going to have


Perfect have been painting the been being painted by the
Continuous mural for over six months by famous artist for over six
BE GOING TO the time it is finished. months by the time it is
finished.

Used to Jerry used to pay the bills. The bills used to be paid by
Jerry.

Would Always My mother would always The pies would always be


make the pies. made by my mother.

Future in the I knew John would finish the I knew the work would be
Past work by 5:00 PM. finished by 5:00 PM.
WOULD

Future in the I thought Sally was going to I thought a beautiful dinner was
Past make a beautiful dinner going to be made by Sally
WAS GOING TO tonight. tonight.

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