Passive Voice verbs: use, make Tenses Active Voice Passive Voice Simple Present uses / use, make/makes is /are used / made Continuous Present is / are using / making is / are being used / made Simple Past Used / made was used / made Continuous Past was / were using / making Future will use/make was /were being used / made will be used/ made Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect simple has / have used/made has / have been used/made has / have been using / making Had used / made has / have being used/made Had been used/ made Past Perfect continuous Modal / Defective Verbs Had been using / making Had being used / made can, may, should, might use/make can, may, should, might be used/made Formation From Active to Passive voice Active : Subject verb object Bella tidies the kitchen every morning Passive The kitchen is cleaned by Bella every morning Subject verb object Examples with the tenses Present simple : Anny bakes a cake every Sunday A cake is baked by Bella every Sunday Present continuous: The student is sending an email now An email is being sent by the student now Past simple: Anny baked a cake last Sunday A cake was baked by Anny last Sunday continuous: was sending an email at 10am yesterday Present Past Perfect simple: RickThe hasstudent won two football matches so far email matches was being sentbeen by the student 10am TwoAn football have won by Rickatso far yesterday Present Perfect continuous : Martin has been studying History all morning History has being studied by Martin all morning Past Perfect simple: I had done my homework before I went to bed My homework had been done before I went to bed Past Perfect continuous: Dorothy had been cooking the dinner when I came into the kitchen The dinner had being cooked by Dorothy when I came into the kitchen Future: I will send an email tomorrow morning An email will be sent by me tomorrow morning Modal / Defective Verbs: May : The Smiths may buy a new house next month A new house may be bought by the Smiths next month Must : Martin’s mother must cook the dinner The dinner must be cooked by Martin’s mother Have to: Beth has to hand in the project tomorrow morning The project has to be handed in by Beth tomorrow morning