GLADYS JIL GALLEGUILLOS

English Teacher
TIEMPO
ACTIVE VOICE
VERBAL

John writes a
book.
Simple
Present

(+)
(-)
+C
(?)
?

S+V+C
S + dont/doesnt + V
Do/Does + S + V + C +

John is writing a book.

Present
Continuou
s

(+) S + am/is/are + V ing + C

(-) S + am/is/are + not + V
ing + C
(?) am/is/are + S + V ing +
C+?

PASSIVE VOICE

A book is written by John.

(+) S (d.o.) + am/is/are + V participle + C
(by A)
(-) S + am/is/are + not + V participle + C
(by A)
(?) am/is/are + S (d.o.) + V participle + C
(by A) + ?

A book is being written by John.

(+) S (d.o.) + am/is/are + being + V part.

+ C (by A)
(-) S + am/is/are + not + being + V part.
+ C (by A)
(?) am/is/are + S (d.o.) + being + V part.
+ C (by A) + ?

A book was written by John.

Simple
Past

John wrote a book.

(+) S + V pasado + C
(-) S + did + not + V + C
(?) Did + S + V + C + ?

John was writing a

book.

Past
Continuou
s

Present
Perfect

(+) S + was/were + V ing +

C
(-) S + was/were + not + V
ing + C
(?) Was/were + S + V ing +
C+?

Condition
al

(+) S (d.o.) + was/were + being + V part.

+ C (by A)
(-) S + was/were + not + being + V part.
+ C (by A)
(?) Was/were + S (d.o.) + being + V part.
+ C (by A) + ?

A book has been written by

John.

(+) S + have/has + V
participle + C
(-) S + have/has + not + V
part + C
(?) Have/has + S + V partic
+C+?

(+) S (d.o)+ have/has + been +V

participle + C
(-) S (d.o) + have/has + not + been + V
part + C
(?) Have/has + S + been + V partic + C
+?

(+) S + had + V participle +

C
(-) S + had + not + V
participle + C
(?) Had + S + V participle +
C+?

John will write a

book.
Future

A book was being written by

John.

John has written a

book.

John had written a

book.
Past
Perfect

(+) S (d.o.) + was/were + V part. + C (by

A)
(-) S (d.o.) + was/were + not + V part. +
C (by A)
(?) Was/were + S (d.o.) + V part. + C (by
A) + ?

(+) S + will + V + C
(-) S + wont + V + C
(?) Will + S + V + C + ?

John would write a

book.
(+) S + would + V + C
(-) S + would + not + V + C
(?) Would + S + V + C + ?

A book had been written by

John.
(+) S (d.o)+ had + been +V participle + C
(-) S (d.o) + had + not + been + V part +
C
(?) Had + S + been + V partic + C + ?

A book will be written by John.

(+) S (d.o)+ will + be +V participle + C
(-) S (d.o) + wont + be + V part + C
(?) Will + S + be + V partic + C + ?

A book would be written by

John.
(+) S (d.o)+ would + be +V participle + C
(-) S (d.o) + would + not + be + V part +
C
(?) Would + S + be + V partic + C + ?

GLADYS JIL GALLEGUILLOS

English Teacher
PASSIVE VOICE STRUCTURES