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TENSES ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

SIMPLE I write an interesting novel. An interesting novel is written by me.


PRESENT S + V ( present) + COMPLEMENT S + is/are/am + P.P.V + BY + AGENT

PRESENT I am writing an interesting novel. An interesting novel is being written by me.


CONTINUOUS S + is/are/am + V. ING +C S + is/are/am + BEING + P.P.V + BY + AGENT
PRESENT I have written an interesting novel. An interesting novel has been written by
me.
PERFECT S + HAVE / HAS + P.P.V+C S +HAVE/ HAS + BEEN + P.P.V + BY+ AGENT

PRESENT I have been writing an interesting novel. An interesting novel has been being written
by me.
PERFECT S + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + V.ing + C S +HAVE/ HAS + BEEN + BEING + P.P.V + BY+
CONTINUOUS AGENT.
PAST SIMPLE I wrote an interesting novel. An interesting novel was written by me.
S + V. PAST + C S + WAS/WERE + P.P.V. + BY + AGENT.

PAST I was writing an interesting novel. An interesting novel was being written by me.
CONTINUOUS S + WAS/WERE + V.ing + C S +WAS/WERE + BEING + P.P.V + BY + AGENT.

PAST I had written an interesting novel. An interesting novel had been written by me.
PERFECT S + HAD + P.P.V + C S + HAD + BEEN + P.P.V + C

An interesting novel had been being written by me.


PAST I had been writing an interesting novel.
PERFECT S + HAD + BEEN + BEING + P.P.V + BY +
S + HAD + BEEN + V.ing + C
CONTINUOUS AGENT
FUTURE I will write an interesting novel. An interesting novel will be written by me
SIMPLE S + WILL + V + C S + WILL + BE + P.P. V + BY + AGENT

FUTURE I am going to write an interesting novel. An interesting novel is going to be written by me.

WITH GOING S + am/are/is + GOING TO + V. + C


S + am/are/is + GOING TO + BE + P.P.V + BY
TO + AGENT
FUTURE I will have written an interesting novel. An interesting novel will have been written
by me.
PERFECT S + WILL + HAVE + P.P.V. + C
WILL S + WILL + HAVE + P.P.V. + C
FUTURE I am going to have written an An interesting novel is going to have been
interesting novel. written by me.
PERFECT- S + is/are/am + GOING TO + HAVE + S + is/are/am + GOING TO + HAVE +
GOING TO P.P.V. + C BEEN + P.P.V. + BY + AGENT
MODAL I can write an interesting novel. An interesting novel can be written by me.
VERBS S + MODAL VERB + V+ C
S + MODAL VERB + BE + P.P.V + BY +
AGENT.

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