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Active and Passive Voice Tenses Chart

The document provides examples of verbs in active and passive voice across different tenses (simple, continuous, perfect) for statements, negatives, and questions. It shows how the subject and object swap between active voice (I drink water) and passive voice (Water is drunk by me) while the tense and formation remains consistent (is/was/will be drunk by). The examples demonstrate how to transform sentences between active and passive voice in English.

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Active and Passive Voice Tenses Chart

The document provides examples of verbs in active and passive voice across different tenses (simple, continuous, perfect) for statements, negatives, and questions. It shows how the subject and object swap between active voice (I drink water) and passive voice (Water is drunk by me) while the tense and formation remains consistent (is/was/will be drunk by). The examples demonstrate how to transform sentences between active and passive voice in English.

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  • Active vs. Passive Structures
  • Negative Sentences
  • Question Sentences
  • Modal Verbs

TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE

Simple Present I drink water Water is drunk by me


Simple Past I drank water Water was drunk by me
Simple Future I will drink water Water will be drunk by me
Present I am drinking water Water is being drunk by
Continuous me
Past Continuous I was drinking water Water was being drunk
by me
Present Perfect I have drunk water Water has been drunk by
me
Past Perfect I had drunk water Water had been drunk by
me
Future Perfect I will have drunk Water will have been
water drunk by me

NEGATIVE
TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE
Simple Present I do not drink water Water is not drunk by me
Simple Past I did not drink water Water was not drunk by
me
Simple Future I will not drink water Water will not [won’t] be
drunk by me
Present I am not drinking Water is not being drunk
Continuous water by me
Past Continuous I was not drinking Water was not being
water drunk by me
Present Perfect I have not drunk Water has not been
water drunk by me
Past Perfect I had not drunk water Water had not been
drunk by me
Future Perfect I will not have drunk Water will not[won’t]
water have been drunk by me

QUESTION
TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE
Simple Present Do you drink water? Is water drunk by you?
Simple Past Did you drink water? Was water drunk by you?
Simple Future Will you drink water? Will water be drunk by
you?
Present Are you drinking Is water being drunk by
Continuous water? you?
Past Continuous Were you drinking Was water being drunk by
water? you?
Present Perfect Have you drunk Has water been drunk by
water? you?
Past Perfect Had you drunk Had water been drunk by
water? you?
Future Perfect Will you have drunk Will water have been
water? drunk by you?

MODAL AND TO BE
ACTIVE PASSIVE
I can/could drink water Water can/ could be drunk by me
I may/ might drink water Water can/ could be drunk by me
I would/ should drink water Water would/ should be drunk by
me
He is/was to drink water Water is/was to be drunk by him
He has/ had/ will have to Water has/ had/ will have been
drink water drunk by him

TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE Simple Present I drink water Water is drunk by me Simple Past I drank water Water was drunk by me Simpl
Past Continuous I was not drinking water Water was not being drunk by me Present Perfect I have not drunk water Water has
water? you? Future Perfect Will you have drunk water? Will water have been drunk by you? MODAL AND TO BE ACTIVE PASSIVE I c

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