THE PASSIVE VOICE- Tenses only

THE PASSIVE VOICE

PASSIVE TENSES AND ACTIVE EQUIVALENTS

Notice that the tense of the verb to be in the passive voice is the same as the tense of the main verb in the active voice.

Example: to keep

TENSE / VERB FORM
ACTIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE

Simple present
keeps
is kept

Present continuous
is keeping
is being kept

Simple past
kept
was kept

Past continuous
was keeping
was being kept

Present perfect
have kept
have been kept

Past perfect
had kept
had been kept

future
will keep
will be kept

Conditional present
would keep
would be kept

Conditional past
would have kept
would have been kept

present infinitive
to keep
to be kept

perfect infinitive
to have kept
to have been kept

present participle/gerund
keeping
being kept

perfect participle
having kept
having been kept

Example sentences:

Active: I keep the butter in the fridge.
Passive: The butter is kept in the fridge.

Active: They stole the painting.
Passive: The painting was stolen.

Active: They are repairing the road.
Passive: The road is being repaired.

Active: Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
Passive: Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

Active: A dog bit him.
Passive: He was bitten by a dog

جدول ملخص لدرس active and passive voice

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

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