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    This document provides an overview of the active and passive forms of verbs in the English language across different tenses. It lists examples of sentences using verbs in the active voice paired with their equivalent passive transformations. Tenses covered include simple and continuous present, past, and future, as well as perfect and future perfect constructions. Common modal verbs like will, be going to, used to, and would are also demonstrated in active and passive forms.

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    This document provides an overview of the active and passive forms of verbs in the English language across different tenses. It lists examples of sentences using verbs in the active voice paired with their equivalent passive transformations. Tenses covered include simple and continuous present, past, and future, as well as perfect and future perfect constructions. Common modal verbs like will, be going to, used to, and would are also demonstrated in active and passive forms.

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    This document provides an overview of the active and passive forms of verbs in the English language across different tenses. It lists examples of sentences using verbs in the active voice paired with their equivalent passive transformations. Tenses covered include simple and continuous present, past, and future, as well as perfect and future perfect constructions. Common modal verbs like will, be going to, used to, and would are also demonstrated in active and passive forms.

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    Active / Passive Overview

    Tense Active Passive

    Simple Once a week, Tom cleans the house. Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom.
    Present

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

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


    Past

    Past The salesman was helping the The customer was being helped by the salesman
    Continuou customer when the thief came into the when the thief came into the store.
    s store.

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

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

    George had repaired many cars Many cars had been repaired by George before


    Past
    before he received his mechanic's he received his mechanic's license.
    Perfect
    license.

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

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

    Simple Sally is going to make a beautiful A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally
    Future dinner tonight. tonight.
    be going
    to 

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


    Continuou washing the dishes. washed by John.
    s
    will

    Future At 8:00 PM tonight, John is going to At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are going to be
    Continuou be washing the dishes. being washed by John.
    s
    be going to
    2

    Future They will have completed the project The project will have been completed before the
    Perfect before the deadline. deadline.
    will

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


    Perfect completed the project before the completed before the deadline.
    be going to deadline.

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

    Future The famous artist is going to have The mural is going to have been being
    Perfect been painting the mural for over six painted by the famous artist for over six months
    Continuou months by the time it is finished. by the time it is finished.
    s
    be going to

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

    Would My mother would always make the The pies would always be made by my mother.


    Always pies.

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

    Future in I thought Sally was going to make a I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be


    the Past beautiful dinner tonight. made by Sally tonight.
    Was Going
    to

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