Active Voice Passive Voice

Subject + verb (+s)

Present
H.V: Do/Does
Simple
o I eat.
Tense
o She eats toasts.
Subject + is/am/are is/am/are + Past Participle
Present
o He lights the candle. o The candle is lighted by him.
Indefinite
o He does not light the candle. o The candle is not lighted by him.
Tense
o Do you eat meat? o Is meat eaten by you?
Subject + is/am/are + verb + ing is/am/are + being + Past Participle
Present
o I am driving a car. o A car is being driven by me.
Continuous
Present o I am not driving a car. o A car is not being driven by me.
Tense
Tense o Am I driving a car? o Is a car being driven by me?
Subject + Has/Have + Past Participle Has/have + been + Past participle
Present o She has stolen my book. o My book has been stolen by her.
Perfect o She has not stolen my book. o My book has not been stolen by her.
Tense o Has she stolen my book? o Has my book been stolen by her?
Subject + Has/Have + been + Verb + ing have/has + been + being + Past participle
Present (Since/For)
Perfect o He has been designing this application for o This application has been being designed (by
Continuous years. him) for years.
Tense o They have been constructing a new bridge o A new bridge has been being constructed (by
since last year. them) since last year.
Subject + Past Simple Verb ( Verb + ed) was/were + Past Participle
Past H.V: Did
Simple o She finished work. o Work was finished by her.
Tense o She did not finished work. o Work was not finished by her.
o Did she finished work? o Was work finished by her?
Past Subject + was/were
Indefinite o I was hungry.
Tense o They were in cafe.
Subject + was/were + verb + ing was/were + being + Past Participle
Past
Past o He was revising his book. o His books were being revised by him.
Continuous
Tense o He was not revising his book. o His books were not being revising by him.
Tense
o Was he revising his book? o Were his books revising by him?
Subject + had + Past Participle Had + been + Past Participle
Past
o I had completed the assignment. o The assignment had been completed by me.
Perfect
o I had not completed the assignment. o The assignment had not been completed by me.
Tense
o Had I completed the assignment? o Had the assignment been completed by me?
Past Subject + had + been + Verb + ing
Perfect (Since/For)
Continuous o I had been eating.
Tense o She had been eating biscuits all day.
Subject + will/Shall + verb will/shall + be + Past Participle
Future
o My uncle will pay my tuition fee. o My tuition fee will be paid by my uncle.
Indefinite
o My uncle will not pay my tuition fee. o My tuition fee will not be paid by my uncle.
Tense
o Will my uncle pay my tuition fee? o Will my tuition fee be paid by my uncle?
Subject + will/shall + be + verb + ing will + be + being + Past Participle
Future o We will be discussing essay writing this o Essay writing will be being discussed (by us)
Continuous time next year. this time next year.
Tense o They will be setting up a new branch office o A new branch office will be being set up (by
Future in Singapore next year. them) in Singapore next year.
Tense Subject + will/shall + have + Past Participle Will/shall + have been + Past Participle
Future
o We shall have done our work. o Our work shall have been done by us.
Perfect
o We shall have not done our work. o Our work shall have not been done by us.
Tense
o Shall we have done our work? o Shall our work have been done by us?
Future Subject + will/shall + have + been + verb + ing
Perfect (Since/For)
Continuous o I will have been eating lays.
Tense o We will have been eating all day.