EXAMPLES OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

Simple Present Tense

Active : S +  V1 + O

Passive : S + to be (am, are, is) + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active   : Irma writes a letter every month

Passive : a letter is written by Irma every month

Present Continuous Tense

Active : S + to be (am, are, is) + V1-ing + O

Passive : S + to be (am, are, is) + being + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active  : Irma is writing a letter every month

Passive : a letter is being written by Irma every month

Present Perfect Tense

Active : S + have/has + V3 + O

Passive: S + have/has + been + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active  : Irma has written a letter every month

Passive : a letter has written by Irma every month

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Active : S + have/has + been + V1-ing + O

Passive: S + have/has + been + being + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active  : Irma has been writing a letter every month

Passive : a letter has been being written by Irma every month

Simple Past Tense

Active : S + V2 + O

Passive : S + to be (was, were) + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active  : Irma wrote a letter every month

Passive : a letter was written by Irma very month

Past Continuous Tense

Active : S + to be (was, were) + V1-ing + O

Passive : S + to be (was, were) + being + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active  : Irma was writing a letter every month

Passive : a letter was being written by Irma every month

Past Perfect Tense

Active : S + had not + V3 + O

Passive : S + had + been + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active  : Irma had written a letter every month

Passive : a letter had been written by Irma every month

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Active : S + had + been + V1-ing + O

Passive : S + had + been + being + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active  : Irma had been writing a letter every month

Passive : a letter had been being written by Irma every month

Simple Future Tense

Active : S + will not + V1 + O

Passive : S + will be + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active  :  Irma will write a letter every month

Passive : a letter will be written by Irma every month

Future Continuous Tense

Active : S + will + be + V1-ing + O

Passive : S + will + be + being + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active : Irma will be writing a letter every month

Passive : a letter will be being written by Irma every month

Future Perfect Tense

Active : S + will + have + V3 + O

Passive : S + will + have + been + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active : Irma will have written a letter every month

Passive : a letter will have been written by Irma every month

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Active : S + will + have + been + V1-ing + O

Passive : S + will + have + been + being + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active : Irma will have been writing a letter every month

Passive : a letter will have been being written by Irma every month

Simple Future Past Tense

Active : S + would +  V1 + O

Passive: S + would + be + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active : Irma would write a letter every month

Passive : a letter would be written by Irma every month

Future Past Continuous Tense

Active : S + would + be + V1-ing + O

Passive : S + would + be + being + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active : Irma would be writing a letter every month

Passive : a letter would be being written by Irma every month

Future Past Perfect Tense

Active : S + would + have + V3 + O

Passive: S + would + have + been + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active : Irma would have written a letter every month

Passive: a letter would have been written by Irma  every month

Future Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Active : S + would + have + been + V1-ing + O

Passive : S + would + have + been +being + V3 + by + O

Example :

Active : Irma would have been writing a letter every month

Passive : a letter would have been written by Irma every month