Active and Passive Voice, Definition and Example Sentences with Tenses
Tense | Active | Passive |
Present simple | Reporters write news reports | News reports are written by reporters |
Present continuous | Michael is baking a brownie | A brownie is being baked by Michael. |
Past simple | The company hired new workers last year. | New workers were hired by the company last year. |
Past Continuous | The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store. | The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store. |
Present perfect | They have already discussed the book. | The book has already been discussed. |
Past perfect | He had delivered the letters. | The letters had been delivered. |
Future simple | The company will hire new workers. | New workers will be hired by the company. |
Infinitive | She has to deliver the letters. | The letters have to be delivered. |
Modals | She must deliver the letters. | The letters must be delivered. |
Past Tense Of Watch, Past Participle Form of Watch, Watch Watched V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Wake up, Past Participle Form of Wake up, Wake up Woke up…
Past Tense Of Wait, Past Participle Form of Wait, Wait Waited V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Try, Past Participle Form of Try, Try Tried V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Sow, Past Participle Form of Sow, Sow Sowed V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Sink, Past Participle Form of Sink, Sink Sank Sunk V1 V2 V3