Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 12:23 PM

Active voice Vs. Passive voice

Active voice questions (Auxiliary + Subject + Present/Past participle)

Past PresentFuture
Simple What did she do? What does she do? What will she do?
Continuous (Present participle) What was she doing? What is she doing? What will she be doing?
Perfect (Past participle) What had she done? What has she done? What will she have done?
Perfect continuous (Present participle) What had she been doing? What has she been doing? What will she have been doing?

Active voice responses (Subject + Auxiliary + Present/Past participle)

Past PresentFuture
Simple She wrote a letter She writes a letter She will write a letter
Continuous (Present participle) She was writing a letter She is writing a letter She will be writing a letter
Perfect (Past participle) She had written a letter She has written a letter She will have written a letter
Perfect continuous (Present participle) She had been writing a letter She has been writing a letter She will have been writing a letter

Passive voice questions (Auxiliary + Subject Past participle)

Past PresentFuture
Simple Was a letter written?Is a letter written?Will a letter be written?
Continuous (Present participle) Was a letter being written?Is a letter being written?Will a letter be being written?
PerfectHad a letter been written?Has a letter been written?Will a letter have been written?
Perfect continuousHad a letter been being written?Has a letter been being written?Will a letter have been being written?

Passive voice responses (Subject + Auxiliary + Past participle)

Past PresentFuture
Simple A letter was writtenA letter is writtenA letter will be written
Continuous (Present participle) A letter was being writtenA letter is being writtenA letter will be being written
PerfectA letter had been writtenA letter has been writtenA letter will have been written
Perfect continuousA letter had been being writtenA letter has been being writtenA letter will have been being written

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