Active & Passive Voice
Active & Passive Voice
1. Present Indefinite
(Simple Present)
Active Voice:
Affirmative: Subject + base verb (s/es for
third person singular) + object
Passive Voice:
Affirmative: Object + am/is/are + past
participle (by + agent)
2. Present Continuous
(Present Progressive)
Active Voice:
Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are +
verb(ing) + object
Passive Voice:
Affirmative: Object + am/is/are + being +
past participle (by + agent)
3. Present Perfect
Active Voice:
Affirmative: Subject + has/have + past
participle + object
Passive Voice:
Affirmative: Object + has/have + been +
past participle (by + agent)
4. Present Perfect
Continuous
No Passive (Continuous
perfect tenses cannot be
changed to passive voice).
5. Past Indefinite
(Simple Past)
Active Voice:
Affirmative: Subject + past form of the
verb + object
Passive Voice:
Affirmative: Object + was/were + past
participle (by + agent)
Active Voice:
Affirmative: Subject + was/were +
verb(ing) + object
Passive Voice:
Affirmative: Object + was/were + being +
past participle (by + agent)
7. Past Perfect
Active Voice:
Affirmative: Subject + had + past
participle + object
Passive Voice:
Affirmative: Object + had + been + past
participle (by + agent)
8. Past Perfect
Continuous
No Passive (Continuous
perfect tenses cannot be
changed to passive voice).
9. Future Indefinite
(Simple Future)
Active Voice:
Affirmative: Subject + will + base verb +
object
Passive Voice:
Affirmative: Object + will + be + past
participle (by + agent)
No Passive (Continuous
tenses in the future cannot
be converted to passive
voice).
Active Voice:
Affirmative: Subject + will + have + past
participle + object
Passive Voice:
Affirmative: Object + will + have + been
+ past participle (by + agent)