PASSIVE
TENSES AND ACTIVE EQUIVALENTS
PASSIVE TENSES AND ACTIVE EQUIVALENTS
Notice that the tense of the verb to be in the passive voice is the same as the tense of the main verb in the active voice.
to
keep
| TENSE / VERB FORM | ACTIVE VOICE | PASSIVE VOICE |
|
Simple present |
keeps |
is kept |
|
Present continuous |
is keeping |
is being kept |
|
Simple past |
kept |
was kept |
|
Past continuous |
was keeping |
was being kept |
|
Present perfect |
have kept |
have been kept |
|
Past perfect |
had kept |
had been kept |
|
Future |
will keep |
will be kept |
|
Conditional Present |
would keep |
would be kept |
|
Conditional Past |
would have kept |
would have been kept |
|
Present Infinitive |
to keep |
to be kept |
|
Perfect Infinitive |
to have kept |
to have been kept |
|
Present Participle/Gerund |
keeping |
being kept |
|
Perfect Participle |
having kept |
having been kept |
Example sentences:
Active:
I
keep the butter in the fridge.
Passive: The butter is
kept in the fridge.
Active: They stole
the painting.
Passive:
The painting was stolen.
Active: They are
repairing the road.
Passive:
The road is being repaired.
Active: Shakespeare wrote
Hamlet.
Passive:
Hamlet was written
by Shakespeare.
Active: A dog bit
him.
Passive: He was
bitten by
a dog.
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