Verb Tenses
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Active Form |
Passive Form |
Present Progressive
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They are eating dinner. He is doing the work. |
Dinner is being eaten. The work is being done. |
Present Simple
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He drives the car. We wash the dogs once a week. |
The car is driven. The dogs are washed once a week. |
Past Simple
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She made a cake. They fixed the cars. |
A cake was made. The cars were fixed. |
Past Progressive
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They were doing the tests. He was calling me. |
The tests were being done. I was being called. |
Present Perfect
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They have painted the walls. She has washed the hair. |
The walls have been painted. The hair has been washed. |
Present Perfect Progressive
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We have been reading the book. She has been doing the dishes. |
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Past Perfect
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We had done the project. She had planned the trip. |
The project had been done. The trip had been planned. |
Past Perfect Progressive
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The kids had been playing tennis. I had been feeling sick. |
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Simple Future
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Tony will bring the cds. She will get the letter. |
The cds will be brought. The letter will be gotten. |
Future Progressive
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They will be contacting you. He will be teaching Spanish soon. |
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Future Perfect
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I will have finished dinner. Sally will have studied Physics. |
Dinner wil have been finished. Physics will have been studied. |
Future Perfect Progressive
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I will have been studying Chemistry. She will have been living in London. |
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Immediate Future
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I'm going to send an e-mail. Barbara is going to water the plants. |
An e-mail is going to be sent. The plants are going to be watered. |
Modal Verbs
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You can sign the document. Dan should eat fruits. |
The document can be signed. Fruits should be eaten by Dan. |
Modal Perfect Verbs
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You could have bought the car. They must have seen this film. |
The car could have been bought. This film must have been seen. |