Active vs Passive Voice

Tense

Forms

Simple

Continuous

Perfect

Present

Active

V₁

am/ are/ is + V_ing

have/has + V₃

Passive

am/ are/ is + V₃

am/ are/ is + being + V₃

have/has + been + V₃

Past

Active

V₂

was/ were + V_ing

had+ V₃

Passive

was/ were + V₃

was/ were + being + V₃

had + been + V₃

Future

Active

will + V₁

will + be + V_ing

will + have + V₃

Passive

will+ be + V₃

will + be + being + V₃

will + have + been + V₃

Tense

Forms

Simple

Continuous

Perfect

Present

Active

I write books.

Rita writes books.

I am writing books.

You are writing books.

Rita is writing a book.

I have written a book.

Rita has written books.

Passive

Books are written by me.

Books are written by Rita.

Books are being written by me.

A book is being written by Rita.

A book has been written by me.

Books have been written by Rita.

Past

Active

Rita wrote a book.

Rita wrote books.

Rita was writing a book.

Rita and Mary were writing a book.

Rita had written a book.

Passive

A book was written by Rita.

Books were written by Rita.

A book was being written by Rita.

Books were being written by Rita

Books had been written by Rita.

Future

Active

Rita will write a book.

Rita will be writing a book.

Rita will have written a book.

Passive

A book will be written by Rita.

A book will be being written by Rita.

A book will have been written by Rita.