THE PASSIVE: TENSES CHART


TenseSubjectVerbObject
Simple PresentActive:Ritawritesa letter.
Passive:A letteris writtenby Rita.
Simple PastActive:Ritawrotea letter.
Passive:A letterwas writtenby Rita.
Present PerfectActive:Ritahas writtena letter.
Passive:A letterhas been writtenby Rita.
Future IActive:Ritawill writea letter.
Passive:A letterwill be writtenby Rita.
modalActive:Ritacan writea letter.
Passive:A lettercan be writtenby Rita.



TenseSubjectVerbObject
Present ProgressiveActive:Ritais writinga letter.
Passive:A letteris being writtenby Rita.
Past ProgressiveActive:Ritawas writinga letter.
Passive:A letterwas being writtenby Rita.
Past PerfectActive:Ritahad writtena letter.
Passive:A letterhad been writtenby Rita.
Future IIActive:Ritawill have writtena letter.
Passive:A letterwill have been writtenby Rita.
Conditional IActive:Ritawould writea letter.
Passive:A letterwould be writtenby Rita.
Conditional IIActive:Ritawould have writtena letter.
Passive:A letterwould have been writtenby Rita.

THE PASSIVE

Exercise 1: active or passive?
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/active_or_passive.htm

Exercise 2: questions.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/questions.htm

Exercise 3: from active to passive (multiple choice)
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-passive-voice-exercise2.html

Exercise 4: choice the right answer. (right answer is given)
 http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/active-passive.html

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