Active / Passive Overview

Active / Passive Overview

ActivePassive

Simple PresentOnce a week, Tomcleansthe house.Once a week, the houseis cleanedby Tom.

Present ContinuousRight now, Sarahis writingthe letter.Right now, the letteris being writtenby Sarah.

Simple PastSamrepairedthe car.The carwas repairedby Sam.

Past ContinuousThe salesmanwas helpingthe customer when the thief came into the store.The customerwas being helpedby the salesman when the thief came into the store.

Present PerfectMany touristshave visitedthat castle.That castlehas been visitedby many tourists.

Present Perfect ContinuousRecently, Johnhas been doingthe work.Recently, the workhas been being doneby John.

Past PerfectGeorgehad repairedmany cars before he received his mechanic's license.Many carshad been repairedby George before he received his mechanic's license.

Past Perfect ContinuousChef Joneshad been preparingthe restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.The restaurant's fantastic dinnershad been being preparedby Chef Jones for two years before he moved to Paris.

Simple FuturewillSomeonewill finishthe work by 5:00 PM.The workwill be finishedby 5:00 PM.

Simple Futurebe going toSallyis going to makea beautiful dinner tonight.A beautiful dinneris going to be madeby Sally tonight.

Future ContinuouswillAt 8:00 PM tonight, Johnwill be washingthe dishes.At 8:00 PM tonight, the disheswill be being washedby John.

Future Continuousbe going toAt 8:00 PM tonight, Johnis going to be washingthe dishes.At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishesare going to be being washedby John.

Future PerfectwillTheywill have completedthe project before the deadline.The projectwill have been completedbefore the deadline.

Future Perfectbe going toTheyare going to have completedthe project before the deadline.The projectis going to have been completedbefore the deadline.

Future Perfect ContinuouswillThe famous artistwill have been paintingthe mural for over six months by the time it is finished.The muralwill have been being paintedby the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.

Future Perfect Continuousbe going toThe famous artistis going to have been paintingthe mural for over six months by the time it is finished.The muralis going to have been being paintedby the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.

Used toJerryused to paythe bills.The billsused to be paidby Jerry.

Would AlwaysMy motherwould always makethe pies.The pieswould always be madeby my mother.

Future in the PastWouldI knew Johnwould finishthe work by 5:00 PM.I knew the workwould be finishedby 5:00 PM.

Future in the PastWas Going toI thought Sallywas going to makea beautiful dinner tonight.I thought a beautiful dinnerwas going to be madeby Sally tonight.