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Active Passive

This document outlines the transformation of sentences from active to passive voice while maintaining the same verb tense. It provides examples for each verb tense, showing how the subject and direct object swap places in the passive form. The active sentences are on the left and their corresponding passive transformations are on the right for each tense, including simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and others. Key aspects like the direct object becoming the subject and maintaining the same verb tense are also noted.

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Active Passive

This document outlines the transformation of sentences from active to passive voice while maintaining the same verb tense. It provides examples for each verb tense, showing how the subject and direct object swap places in the passive form. The active sentences are on the left and their corresponding passive transformations are on the right for each tense, including simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and others. Key aspects like the direct object becoming the subject and maintaining the same verb tense are also noted.

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ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE TRANFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE TENSE OF THE VERB OR ACTION Commented [ASD1]:

TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE


Simple Present Tom cleans the house. The house is cleaned by Tom.
Present Continuous Right now, Sarah is writing the letter. Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah
Present Perfect Many tourists have visited that castle. That castle has been visited by many tourists.
Present Perfect Continuous Recently, John has been doing the work. Recently, the work has been being done by John.
Simple Past Sam repaired the car. The car was repaired by Sam.
Past Continuous The salesman was helping the customer when the thief The customer was being helped by the salesman when the
came into the store. thief came into the store.
Past Perfect George had repaired many cars. Many cars had been repaired by George.
Chef Jones had been preparing the restaurant’s fantastic The restaurant’s fantastic dinners had been being prepared by
Past Perfect Continuous dinners for two years before he moved to Paris. Chef Jones for two years before he moved to Paris.
Simple Future (will) Someone will finish the work by 5:00 P.M. The work will be finished by 5:00 P.M.
Simple Future (be going to) Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight. A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
Future Continuous (will) At 8:00 P.M. tonight, John will be washing the dishes. At 8:00 P.M. tonight, the dishes will be being washed by John.
Future Continuous At 8:00 P.M. tonight, John is going to be washing the At 8:00 P.M. tonight, the dishes are going to be being washed
(be going to) dishes. by John.
Future Perfect (will) They will have completed the project before the deadline. The project will have been completed (by them) before the
deadline
Future Perfect (be going to) They are going to have completed the project before the The project is going to have been completed before the
deadline. deadline.
Future Perfect Continuous The famous artist will have been painting the mural for The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist
(will) over six months by the time it is finished. for over six months by the time it is finished.
Future Perfect Continuous The famous artist is going to have been painting the mural The mural is going to have been being painted by the famous
(be going to) for over six months by the time it is finished. artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
Used to Jerry used to pay the bills. The bills (were) used to be paid by Jerry.
Would always My mother would always make the pies. The pies would always be made by my mother.
Future in the past (would) I knew John would finish the work by 5:00 P.M. I knew the work would be finished by 5:00 P.M.
Future in the past (was going to) I thought Sally was going to make a beautiful dinner I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be made by Sally
tonight. tonight.
Note:

The words highlighted in blue is the direct object of the verb, which is a noun, and become the subject when the sentence will be written to PASSIVE from its
ACTIVE FORM.

The words highlighted in blue is a verb, to be the basis of the tense of the action for both voices.

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