The passive voice in different tenses. Below are examples of the passive voice contrasted with the active voice in many common tenses. Here is the formula to used in these sentences: subject + be in the appropriate tense + past participle of the main verb. Simple Present –My car is serviced every three months. I was taught that we made passive voice using be + the participle of the main verb, without changing the verb tense. E.g., I send letters. (present simple) Letters are sent. (present simple of 'Be' + participle) I sent letters. (past simple) Letters were sent. (past simple of 'Be' + participle) I was sending letters. (past progressive) Letters Examples of Active Voice and Passive Voice - Starting in Who : Tense 4; Tip 1; Traditional GK 2; Transformation of Sentences 4; Verb 13; Vocabulary 12; Voice 7 When using the present continuous tense, make sure you follow the sentence structure exactly. Always start with the subject when it is a positive or negative sentence and with the helping verb when it is in the interrogative format. A sentence with the present continuous tense consists of a helping verb (‘to be’ form of verbs) and a main verb. Let’s reinforce this topic by taking a look at the Passive Voice and Active Voice examples below: I made a salad for dinner. (Active Voice) The salad was made for dinner. (Passive Voice) A brownie is being baked by Michael. The company hired new workers last year. New workers were hired by the company last year. Using Active and Passive Voice, Example Sentences with Tenses Tense Active Voice Passive Voice Present Simple She delivers the letters. The letters are delivered. Past Simple She delivered the letters. The letters were delivered. Future Simple She will deliver the letters. The letters will be delivered. Present Continuous She is delivering the letters. The letters are being delivered. Past .

past continuous tense passive voice examples