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PASSIVE VOICE CHART

Tense Active Voice Passive Voice

Present The mechanic fixes the car. The car is fixed by the mechanic.
(am, is, are) + past participle

Present Progressive The mechanic is fixing the car. The car is being fixed …
(am, is, are) + being + (past part.)

Past The mechanic fixed the car. The car was fixed by the mechanic.
(was/were) + (past participle)

Past Progressive The mechanic was fixing the car. The car was being fixed
(was/were) + (being) + (past part.)

Future The mechanic will fix the car. The car will be fixed by the mechanic.

Future Progressive The mechanic will be fixing the car. The car will
Present Perfect The mechanic has fixed the car. The car has been fixed by …
has/have + been + past part.

Present Perfect Progressive The mechanic has been fixing the car. The car has been fixed by…
has/have + been + past part.
Past Perfect The mechanic had fixed the car. The car had been fixed by…
had + been + past part.
Past Perfect Progressive The mechanic had been fixing the car.

Future Perfect The mechanic will have fixed the car. The car will have been fixed by…
will + have + been + past part.
Future Perfect Progressive The mechanic will have been fixing the The car will have been fixed
car.
Modals
May Our English teacher may give an exam An exam may be given by our English
today. may + be + past participle

Can Juan can give them some information Some information about the job can be
about the job. can + be +
given by Juan.
past part.

Must You must obey the traffic rules. The traffic rules must be obeyed.
must + be + past participle

Should You should study history. History should be studied.


should + be + past participle

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