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Success Strategies
First Edition, Volume I: August 2006
Part II- English Language Grammar Primer & Exercises
Success Strategies
First Edition, Volume I: August 2006
Part II- English Language Grammar Primer & Exercises
SWITCHING FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE VOICE
To switch passive voice to active voice, complete all the steps above in reverse.
Example: Questions are asked by them.
They ask questions.
Progressive and perfect forms complicate passive/active conversions. Check the list on the next page for help on conjugation.
ACTIVE VOICE |
PASSIVE VOICE |
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Simple Tense |
subtract/add |
Simple Tense |
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| PAST |
past tense verb* |
was/were |
PAST |
was/were verb+ed |
PRESENT |
verb/verb+s |
am/are/is |
PRESENT |
am/are/is verb+ed |
FUTURE |
will verb |
be |
FUTURE |
was/were verb+ed |
Perfect Tense
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Perfect Tense
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PAST |
had verb+ed |
been |
PAST |
had beenverb+ed |
PRESENT |
has/have verb+ed |
been |
PRESENT |
has/have been verb+ed |
FUTURE |
will have verb+ed |
been |
FUTURE |
will have been verb+ed |
Progressive Tense
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Progressive Tense
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PAST |
was/were verb+ing |
being |
PAST |
was/were being verb+ed |
PRESENT |
am/is/are verb+ing |
being |
PRESENT |
am/is/are being verb+ed |
FUTURE |
will be verb+ing |
being |
FUTURE |
will be being verb+ed |
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Perfect Progressive Tense
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Perfect Progressive Tense
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PAST |
had been verb+ing |
being |
PAST |
had been being verb+ed |
PRESENT |
has/have been verb+ing |
being |
PRESENT |
has/have been being verb+ed |
FUTURE |
will have been verb+ing |
being |
FUTURE |
will have been being verb+ed |
* Please remember some verbs have irregular past participles. |
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