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Active
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Passive
(Change BE verb to reflect tense.
Add past participle form of the
original verb.)
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Simple Present
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Once a week, Sam does the
housework.
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Once a week, the housework
is done by Sam.
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Present
Progressive
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Right now, Shams is writing
an email.
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Right now, an email is being
written by Shams.
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Simple
Past |
One of the neighbours saved
the man.
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The man was saved by one
of the neighbours.
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Past
Progressive
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The salesman was helping
the customer when the thief
came into the store.
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The customer was being
helped by the salesman when
the thief came into the store.
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Present Perfect
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So far, the police have saved
many lives.
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So far, many lives have been
saved.
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Past Perfect
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George had informed
nobody. |
Nobody had been informed
by George.
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Simple Future
WILL
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Someone will finish the work
at 10:00 p.m.
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The work will be finished at
10:00 p.m.
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Simple Future
BE GOING TO
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The police are going to
arrest graffiti artists.
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Graffiti artists are going to be arrested.
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Future Perfect
WILL
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They will have completed
the project by Friday.
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The project will have been
completed by Friday.
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