|
Tense |
Active |
Passive |
|
Present simple |
People speak English
in China |
English is spoken in China |
|
Present Continuous |
Decorators are painting our house |
Our house is being painted by decorators |
|
Past simple |
The police caught
the thief |
The thief was caught by the police |
|
Past continuous |
They were taking
the dogs for
a walk |
The dogs were
being taken for a walk |
|
Present Perfect simple |
The police
have arrested the murderer |
The murderer has been
arrested by the police |
|
Past Perfect Simple |
I had told her
to arrive at 9.00 |
She had been told to arrive
at 9:00 |
|
Going to |
They are going
to sell the car |
The car is going to be
sold |
|
Will |
He will buy
the car tomorrow |
The car will be bought tomorrow |
|
Future Perfect |
Scientists
will have built a space station
by 2050 |
The space station will
have been built by 2050 |
|
Modal present |
The committee
should solve the problem |
The problem
should be solved by the committee |
|
Modal perfect |
They may have
sold the house |
The house
may have been sold |
