SET VI, ESL 7b
Chart of Active and Passive Verb Forms in Different Tenses
PAST
Active: They taught English last year.
Passive: English was taught last year.
PAST CONTINUOUS
Active: They were teaching English when I started school.
Passive: English was being taught when I started school.
PAST PERFECT
Active: They had taught English for many years when I started school.
Passive: English had been taught for
many years when I
started school.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Active: They had been teaching English for many years when I started school.
Passive: English had been being taught for many years when I started school.
PRESENT
Active: They teach English in high school.
Passive: English is taught in high
school.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Active: They are teaching English this year
Passive: English is being taught this
year.
PRESENT PERFECT
Active: They have taught English for many years.
Passive: English has been taught for
many years.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Active: They have been teaching English for many years.
Passive: English has been being taught
for many years.
FUTURE
Active: They will teach English next year.
Passive: English will be taught next
year.
Active: They are going to teach English next year.
Passive: English is going to be taught
next year.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Active: They will be teaching English next year.
Passive: English will be being taught
next year.
FUTURE PERFECT
Active: They will have taught English next year.
Passive: English will have been taught
next year.