TENSE CHANGES IN THE PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

1. PRESENT SIMPLEmakeThey make cars in Germany.

1. PRESENT SIMPLEam/is/are madeCars are made in Germany

2. PRESENT CONTINOUSam/is/are bakingMother is baking a cake.

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUSam/is/are being bakedA cake is being baked by mother

3. PAST SIMPLEwriteJ. D. Salinger wrote “The Catcher in the Rye”

3. PAST SIMPLEwas/were written“The Catcher in the Rye” was written by J. D. Salinger.

4. PAST CONTINOUSwas/were watchingThey were watching TV when I got home.

4. PAST CONTINOUSwas/were being watchedTV was being watched when I got home.

5. PRESENT PERFECThave/has cleanedI have cleaned my room.

5. PRESENT PERFECThave/has been cleanedMy room has been cleaned.

6. PAST PERFECThad readThomas had read the book before he saw the film.

7. PAST PERFECThad been readThe book had been read by Thomas before he saw the film.

7. FUTURE SIMPLEwill writeThey will write a test paper tomorrow.

7. FUTURE SIMPLEwill be writtenA test paper will be written by them tomorrow.

8. GOING TOis/are going toHe is going to make a speech next week.

8. GOING TOis/are going to beA speech is going to be made by him.