Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, active and passive.

Then, complete the table below with the verb forms. There is an
example of each tense and voice.
1. English ………………… all over the world. (speak)
2. Mr Smith ………………....... in London when he met his wife. (live)
3. The letter ……………….. by me as soon as it arrives. (read)
4. I …………….……….. a lot of spam lately. I definitely need a new
email account. (get)
5. This time next Monday we ……………………… to Spain. (fly)
6. My father had a cup of coffee while his car ……………………… (wash)
7. The teachers …………………….. the new students at the moment.
(examine)
8. A new school ……………………….. by the local authorities
next week. (open)
9. My girlfriend ………………………… for almost half an hour
when I finally arrived. (wait)
10. We had to be very careful because a pack of wolves ………………
in the forest. (see)
11. Juan …………………………. English for two years next month.
(study)
12. My mother …………… already …………… the birthday cake for
my brother’s party. (buy)
13. Believe it or not, the common cold …………………….. a lot of
people every year. (kill)
14. Look! That window ………… just …………………….. (break)
15. People …………………… all about this incident soon, I think. (forget)
16. During his short lifetime Napoleon ……………….. many battles. (win)
17. Richard has a runny nose and a fever. He ………………………….. a
bad cold. (have)
18. The fax ………………………….. to Mr Taylor right now. (send)
19. When the party started, Mrs Sanders noticed that the boys …….…….. all
the cakes. (eat)
20. The baker’s shop ………………………….. by the time my favourite
programme finishes. (close)
21. These reports …………………….. by my secretary yesterday. (write)
22. The building of the house ………….…………………. by March, I hope.
(finish)

TENSES ACTIVE PASSIVE

Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect Simple
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect Simple
Future Simple
Future Continuous ---------------------
Future Perfect
Going to Future
Present Perfect Continuous --------------------
Past Perfect Continuous ---------------------
Future Perfect Continuous ---------------------
 ANSWER KEY

1. is spoken
2. was living
3. will be read
4. have been getting
5. will be flying
6. was being washed
7. are examining
8. is going to be opened
9. had been waiting
10. had been seen
11. will have been studying
12. has … bought
13. kills
14. has …. been broken
15. will forget
16. won
17. is going to have
18. is being sent
19. had eaten
20. will have closed
21. were written
22. will have been finished

TENSES ACTIVE PASSIVE

Present Simple kills is spoken
Present Continuous are examining is being sent
Present Perfect has bought has been broken
Simple
Past Simple won were written
Past Continuous was living was being washed
Past Perfect Simple had eaten had been seen
Future Simple will forget will be read
Future Continuous will be flying -------------------------
Future Perfect will have closed will have been
finished
Going to Future is going to have is going to be
opened
Present Perfect have been getting ----------------------
Continuous
Past Perfect had been waiting ----------------------
Continuous
Future Perfect will have been ----------------------
Continuous studying