Chart of active and passive voice

Here is a quick overview of the active and passive voice verb forms. Tense Active voice Passive voice Simple present tense Verb form: first form of the verb Examples They speak English here. He speaks English. Verb form: is / am / are + past participle form of the verb Examples English is spoken here. English is spoken by him. Present continuous tense Verb form: is/am/are + -ing form of the verb Examples She is writing a letter. I am learning my lessons. You are making a cake. Verb form: is/am/are + being + past participle form of the verb Examples A letter is being written by her. My lessons are being learnt by me. A cake is being made by you. resent perfect tense Verb form: has/have + past participle form of the verb Examples: I have written a novel. She has finished the job. You have written letters. Verb form: has/have + been + past participle form of the verb Examples: A novel has been written by me. The job has been finished by her. Letters have been written by you. Simple past Verb form: past tense form of the verb Examples: I wrote a letter. Ram broke a glass. You missed the chance. Verb form: was/were + past participle form of the verb Examples: A letter was written by me. A glass was broken by Ram. The chance was missed by you. Past continuous tense Verb form: was/were + -ing form of the verb Examples I was learning my lessons. She was writing a report. They were making toys. Verb form: was/were + being + past participle form of the verb Examples My lessons were ...