Here, we have provided you the most complete chart which contains all the English tenses with their passive forms and the structure of tenses with examples and the usage of them.
SIMPLE PRESENT and SIMPLE PAST
The active object becomes the passive subject.
am/is/are + past participle
was/were + past participle
Active: Simple Present
The moviefascinatesme.
The movieboresJack.
The moviesurprisesthem.
Passive: Simple Present
Iam fascinatedby the movie.
Jackis boredby the movie.
Theyare surprisedby the movie.
Active: Simple Past
The movieboredme.
The moviefascinatedJack.
The moviesurprisedthem.
Passive: Simple Past
Iwas boredby the movie.
Jackwas fascinatedby the movie.
Theywere surprisedby the movie.
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PRESENT and PAST CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)
Passive form:
am/is/are + being + past participle
was/were + being + past participle
Active: Present Continuous
Iam helpingShannon.
Juneis helpingSu and Ling.
Passive: Present Continuous
Shannonis being helpedby me.
Su and Lingare being helpedby June.
Active: Past Continuous
Iwas cleaningthe bathroom.
Theywere cleaningthe bedroom.
Susanwas cleaningthe kitchen and patio.
Passive: Past Continuous
The bathroomwas being cleanedby me.
The bedroom was being cleanedby them.
The kitchen and patiowere being cleanedby Susan.
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PRESENT PERFECT, PAST PERFECT and FUTURE PERFECT
Passive form:
have/has been + past participle
had been + past participle
Active: Present Perfect
Ihave mailedthe gift.
Jackhas mailedthe gifts.
Passive: Present Perfect
The gifthas been mailedby me.
The giftshave been mailedby Jack.
Active: Past Perfect
Steven Spielberghad directedthe movie.
Penny Marshallhad directedthose movies.
Passive: Past Perfect
The moviehad been directedby Steven Spielberg.
The movieshad been directedby Penny Marshall.
Active: Future Perfect
Johnwill have finishedthe project next month.
Theywill have finishedthe projects before then.
Passive: Future Perfect
The projectwill have been finishedby next month.
The projectswill have been finished
before then.
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FUTURE TENSES
Passive forms: will + be + past participle
is/are going to be + past participle
Active: Future with WILL
Iwill mailthe gift.
Jackwill mailthe gifts.
Passive: Future with WILL
The giftwill be mailedby me.
The giftswill be mailedby Jack.
Active: Future with GOING TO
Iam going to makethe cake.
Sueis going to maketwo cakes.
Passive: Future with GOING TO
The cakeis going to be madeby me.
Two cakesare going to be madeby Sue.
PRESENT / FUTURE MODALS
The passive form follows this pattern:
modal + be + past participle
Active: WILL / WON’T (WILL NOT)
Sharonwill inviteTom to the party.
Sharonwon’t inviteJeff to the party.
(Sharonwill not inviteJeff to the party.)
Passive: WILL / WON’T (WILL NOT)
Tomwill be invitedto the party by Sharon.
Jeffwon’t be invitedto the party by Sharon.
(Jeffwill not be invitedto the party by Sharon.)
Active: CAN / CAN’T (CAN NOT)
Maican foretellthe future.
Terrycan’t foretellthe future.
(Terrycan not foretellthe future.)
Passive: CAN / CAN’T (CAN NOT)
The futurecan be foretoldby Mai.
The futurecan’t be foretoldby Terry.
(The futurecan not be foretoldby Terry.)
Active: MAY / MAY NOT
Her companymay giveKatya a new office.
The lazy studentsmay not dothe homework.
MIGHT / MIGHT NOT
Her companymight giveKatya a new office.
The lazy studentsmight not dothe homework.
Passive: MAY / MAY NOT
Katyamay be givena new office by her company.
The homeworkmay not be doneby the lazy students.
MIGHT / MIGHT NOT
Katyamight be givena new office by her company.
The homeworkmight not be doneby the lazy students.
Active: SHOULD / SHOULDN’T
Studentsshould memorizeEnglish verbs.
Childrenshouldn’t smokecigarettes.
Passive: SHOULD / SHOULDN’T
English verbsshould be memorizedby students.
Cigarettesshouldn’t be smokedby children.
Active: OUGHT TO
Studentsought to learnEnglish verbs.
(negativeought tois rarely used)
Passive: OUGHT TO
English verbsought to be memorizedby students.
Active: HAD BETTER / HAD BETTER NOT
Studentshad better practiceEnglish every day.
Childrenhad better not drinkwhiskey.
Passive: HAD BETTER / HAD BETTER NOT
Englishhad better be practicedevery day by students.
Whiskeyhad better not be drunkby children.
Active: MUST / MUST NOT
Touristsmust applyfor a passport to travel abroad.
Customersmust not usethat door.
Passive: MUST / MUST NOT
A passport to travel abroadmust be appliedfor.
That doormust not be usedby customers.
Active: HAS TO / HAVE TO
Shehas to practiceEnglish every day.
Sara and Mihohave to washthe dishes every day.
DOESN’T HAVE TO/ DON’T HAVE TO
Mariadoesn’t have to cleanher bedroom every day.
The childrendon’t have to cleantheir bedrooms every day.
Passive: HAS TO / HAVE TO
Englishhas to be practicedevery day.
The disheshave to be washedby them every day.
DOESN’T HAVE TO/ DON’T HAVE TO
Her bedroomdoesn’t have to be cleaned
every day.Their bedroomsdon’t have to be cleaned
every day.
Active: BE SUPPOSED TO
Iam supposed to typethe composition.
Iam not supposed to copythe stories in the book.
Janetis supposed to cleanthe living room.
Sheisn’t supposed to eatcandy and gum.
Theyare supposed to makedinner for the family.
Theyaren’t supposed to makedessert.
Passive: BE SUPPOSED TO
The compositionis supposed to be typed
by me.The stories in the bookare not supposed to be copied.
The living roomis supposed to be cleanedby Janet.
Candy and gumaren’t supposed to be eatenby her.
Dinner for the familyis supposed to be madeby them.
Dessertisn’t supposed to be madeby them.
PAST MODALS
The past passive form follows this pattern:
modal + have been + past participle
Active: SHOULD HAVE / SHOULDN’T HAVE
The studentsshould have learnedthe verbs.
The childrenshouldn’t have brokenthe window.
Passive: SHOULD HAVE / SHOULDN’T HAVE
The verbsshould have been learnedby the students.
The windowshouldn’t have been brokenby the children.
Active: OUGHT TO
Studentsought to have learnedthe verbs.
(negativeought tois rarely used)
Passive: OUGHT TO
The verbsought to have been learned
by the students.
Active: BE SUPPOSED TO (past time)
Iwas supposed to typethe composition.
Iwasn’t supposed to copythe story in the book.
Janetwas supposed to cleanthe living room.
Shewasn’t supposed to eatcandy and gum.
Frank and Janewere supposed to make
dinner.Theyweren’t supposed to makedessert.
Passive: BE SUPPOSED TO (past time)
The compositionwas supposed to be typedby me.
The story in the bookwasn’t supposed to be copied.
The living roomwas supposed to be cleanedby Janet.
Candy and gumweren’t supposed to be eatenby her.
Dinnerwas supposed to be madeby them.
Dessertwasn’t supposed to be madeby them.
Active: MAY / MAY NOT
That firmmay have offeredKatya a new job.
The studentsmay not have writtenthe paper.
MIGHT / MIGHT NOT
That firmmight have offeredKatya a new job.
The studentsmight not have written
the paper.
Passive: MAY / MAY NOT
Katyamay have been offereda new job by that firm.
The papermay not have been written
by the students.MIGHT / MIGHT NOT
Katyamight have been offereda new job by that firm.