Active and Passive Voice

Grammar I
Active and Passive Voice


1. Simple Present: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria prepares a good roast beef. – A good roast beef is prepared by her.
- Franklin writes “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” is written by him.

2. Present Continuous: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria is preparing a good roast beef. – A good roast beef is being prepared by her.
- Franklin is writing “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” is being written by him.

3. Simple Past: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria prepared a good roast beef. – A good roast beef was prepared by her.
- Franklin wrote “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” was written by him.

4. Past Continuous: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria was preparing a good roast beef. – A good roast beef was being prepared by her.
- Franklin was writing “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” was being written by him.

5. Present Perfect: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria has prepared a good roast beef. – A good roast beef has been prepared by her.
- Franklin has written “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” has been written by him.

6. Past Perfect: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria had prepared a good roast beef. – A good roast beef had been prepared by her.
- Franklin had written “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” had been written by him.

7. Simple Future: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria will prepare a good roast beef. – A good roast beef will be prepared by her.
- Franklin will write “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” will be written by him.

8. Future Intensive: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria is going to prepare a good roast beef. – A good roast beef is going to be prepared by her.
- Franklin is going to write “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” is going to be written by him.


9. Future Perfect: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria will have prepared a good roast beef. – A good roast beef will have been prepared by her.
- Franklin will have written “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” will have been written by him.

10. Conditional Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria would prepare a good roast beef. – A good roast would be prepared by her.
- Franklin would write “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” would be written by him.

11. Perfect Conditional: Active voice - Passive voice

- Maria would have prepared a good roast beef. – A good roast would have been prepared by her.
- Franklin would have written “The Great Book”. – “The Great Book” would have been written by him.