ℵ English for life Tense Chart (Active & Passive) Simple/Indefinite → Present Simple Past Simple Future Simple Continuous → Present Continuous Past Continuous Future Continuous Perfect → Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect Perfect Continuous → Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous
Active Form
Subject + verb (Base) + Obj. Subject + verb (Past) + Obj Subject + shall/will + verb (Base) + Obj
Passive Form
Obj. → Subj. + am/is/are + verb (P.P) + by + Obj. Obj. → Subj. + was/were + verb (P.P) + by + Obj. Obj. → Subj. + shall/will + be + verb (P.P) + by + Obj.
Active Form Subject + am/is/are + verb + ing + Obj. Subject + was/were + verb + ing + Obj Subject + shall/will + be + verb + ing + Obj
Passive Form Obj. → Subj. + am/is/are + being + verb (P.P) + by + Obj. Obj. → Subj. + was/were + being + verb (P.P) + by + Obj. Obj. → Subj. + shall/will + be being + verb (P.P) + by + Obj.
Active Form Subject + have/has + verb (P.P) + Obj. Subject + had + verb (P.P) + Obj Subject + shall/will + have + verb (P.P) + Obj
Passive Form Obj. → Subj. + have/has + been + Verb (P.P) + by + Obj. Obj. → Subj. + had + been + verb (P.P) + by + Obj. Obj. → Subj. + shall/will + have + been + verb (P.P) + by + Obj.
Active Form
Passive Form
Subject + have/has + been + verb + ing + Obj. Subject + had + been + verb + ing + Obj. + (for/since + time word) Subject + shall/will + have + been + verb + ing + Obj. + (for/since + time word)
X Æ No passive form X Æ No passive form X Æ No passive form
One touch : N/B-1 : 1. In the passive form, there will always use P.P form in verb. 2. Perfect continuous tense can not changed into passive. 3. Sentence should be in passive form when subject cannot work itself. 4. Modal Verbs = could/should/would/might etc.
N/B-2 : 1. P.P. means Past Participle. 2. Base Form Means Main / Present Form of the verb. 3. Present Participle Form of Verbs = Main From (Verb) + ing. 4. ‘Be’ Verb = am/is/are/was/were [ Past form of ‘Be’ verb is ‘Been’ ]
Test on Tense
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