Active vs Passive Voice Chart
In this passive voice chart, active voice is shown on the top in each cell and passive voice is shown on the bottom in italics.
Verb forms used: present root | present participle | past root | past participle
Past |
Present |
Future |
|
Simple |
He sang it. He didn't sing it. It was sung by him. It wasn't sung by him. |
He sings it. He doesn't sing it. It is sung by him. It isn't sung by him. |
He will sing it. He won't sing it. It will be sung by him. It won't be sung by him. |
Continuous |
He was singing it. He wasn't singing it. It was being sung by him. It wasn't being sung by him. |
He is singing it. He isn't singing it. It is being sung by him. It isn't being sung by him. |
He will be singing it. He won't be singing it. It won't be being sung by him. |
Perfect |
He had sung it. He hadn't sung it. It had been sung by him. It hadn't been sung by him. |
He has sung it. He hasn't sung it. It has been sung by him. It hasn't been sung by him. |
He will have sung it. He won't have sung it. It will have been sung by him. It won't have been sung by him. |
Perfect Continuous |
He had been singing it. He hadn't been singing it. It hadn't been being sung by him. |
He has been singing it. He hasn't been singing it. It hasn't been being sung by him. |
He will have been singing it. He won't have been singing it. It won't have been being sung by him. |
Generally speaking, the passive voice is not used with the verb "to be" (nor are the continuous tenses):
Past |
Present |
Future |
|
Simple |
He was happy. He wasn't happy. |
He is happy. He isn't happy. |
He will be happy. He won't be happy. |
Perfect |
He had been happy. He hadn't been happy. |
He has been happy. He hasn't been happy. |
He will have been happy. He won't have been happy. |
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