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Study this table to understand the forms of active voice and passive voice
in tenses.

Tense Subject Verb Object

Simple present Active Pratima writes a letter.

Passive A letter is written by Pratima.

Present Active Pratima is writing a letter.
continuous
Passive A letter is being written by Pratima.

Present perfect Active Pratima has written a letter.

Passive A letter has been written by Pratima.

Simple past Active Pratima wrote a letter.

Passive A letter was written by Pratima.

Past Active Pratima was writing a letter.
continuous
Passive A letter was being written by Pratima.

Past perfect Active Pratima had written a letter.

Passive A letter had been written by Pratima.

Simple future Active Pratima will write a letter.
(will)
Passive A letter will be written by Pratima.

Simple future Active Pratima is going to write a letter.
(going to)
Passive A letter is going to be written by Pratima.

Future perfect Active Pratima will have written a letter.

Passive A letter will have been written by Pratima.

Now, read these examples to understand how assertive, negative and
interrogative sentences are changed into the passive voice.

♦ Changing an assertive sentence into the passive

y I write a diary. (active)
A diary is written by me. (passive)

y I help you. (active)
You are helped by me. (passive)

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