SIMPLE PRESENT and SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE PRESENT and SIMPLE PAST

The active object becomes the passive subject.

am/is/are + past participle

was/were + past participle

Active: Simple Present

The movie fascinates me.

The movie bores Jack.

The movie surprises them.

Passive: Simple Present

I am fascinated by the movie.

Jack is bored by the movie.

They are surprised by the movie.

Active: Simple Past

The movie bored me.

The movie fascinated Jack.

The movie surprised them.

Passive: Simple Past

I was bored by the movie.

Jack was fascinated by the movie.

They were surprisedby the movie.

PRESENT and PAST CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)

Passive form:

am/is/are + being + past participle

was/were + being + past participle

Active: Present Continuous

I am helping Shannon.

June is helping Su and Ling.
Passive: Present Continuous

Shannon is being helped by me.

Su and Ling are being helped by June.

Active: Past Continuous

I was cleaning the bathroom.

They were cleaning the bedroom.

Susan was cleaning the kitchen and patio.

Passive: Past Continuous

The bathroom was being cleaned by me.

The bedroom was being cleaned by them.

The kitchen and patio were being cleaned by Susan.

PRESENT PERFECT, PAST PERFECT and FUTURE PERFECT

Passive form:

have/has been + past participle

had been + past participle

Active: Present Perfect

I have mailed the gift.

Jack has mailed the gifts.

Passive: Present Perfect

The gift has been mailed by me.

The gifts have been mailed by Jack.

Active: Past Perfect

Steven Spielberg had directed the movie.

Penny Marshall had directed those movies.

Passive: Past Perfect

The movie had been directed by Steven Spielberg.

The movies had been directed by Penny Marshall.

Active: Future Perfect

John will have finished the project next month.

They will have finished the projects before then.

Passive: Future Perfect

The project will have been finished by next month.

The projects will have been finished before then.