All English Tenses

Present Tenses Active and Passive

100

• Active: Change this sentence to passive: "She teaches the class every day."
• Passive: Identify the tense and rewrite in active voice: "The book is being read by many students."

• Passive answer: "The class is taught by her every day."
• Active answer: Tense = Present Continuous passive; Active: "Many students are reading the book."

200

• Active: Form a question in the Present Perfect Simple active about someone who has finished homework.
• Passive: Convert to passive: "People have used this technology for decades." (Include correct auxiliary verbs.)

• Active question (Present Perfect Simple): "Have you finished your homework?"
• Passive: "This technology has been used for decades."

300

• Active: Change this sentence to passive: "They are organizing the annual festival right now."
• Passive: Explain briefly (one sentence) how the Present Continuous passive is formed and give an example.

• Passive: "The annual festival is being organized by them right now."
• Formation explanation + example: Present Continuous passive is formed with be (am/is/are) + being + past participlebe (am/is/are) + being + past participle. Example: "The room is being cleaned."

400

• Active: Rewrite in passive keeping the same meaning: "The chef has prepared the special menu for tonight."
• Passive: Change to active voice: "A new rule is introduced by the government every year."

• Passive: "The special menu has been prepared by the chef for tonight."
• Active: "The government introduces a new rule every year."

500

• Active: Convert to passive and ensure subject omission if appropriate: "Someone always cleans the laboratory after experiments."
• Passive: Transform and correct tense/use: "This song is sung by the choir for many years." — identify the error and provide the correct passive form.

• Passive (subject omitted): "The laboratory is always cleaned after experiments."
• Correction: Original is wrong tense "is sung ... for many years." Correct passive: "This song has been sung by the choir for many years."

Past Tenses Active and Passive

100

 

• Question (easy): Convert the active sentence into the passive: "The committee approved the plan yesterday." Answer expected: passive sentence with past simple.

"The plan was approved by the committee yesterday."

200

• Question: Identify the tense and voice, then convert to passive: "She had already read the book when the class discussed it." Answer expected: tense & voice; passive sentence preserving meaning.

Tense: past perfect; Voice: active. Passive: "The book had already been read by her when the class discussed it."

300

• Question: Fill in the blank with the correct past continuous passive form: "At 9 p.m., the lights ______ (turn) off for the rehearsal." Answer expected: completed passive sentence.
• Active: Convert to passive: "Scientists have discovered a new species last month." — identify any tense/usage mismatch and correct before converting.
• Passive: Explain briefly (one sentence) how Past Perfect passive is formed and give an example.

"At 9 p.m., the lights were being turned off for the rehearsal."

• Correction then passive: Sentence should be "Scientists discovered a new species last month." Passive: "A new species was discovered last month."
• Formation explanation + example: Past Perfect passive is formed with had + been + past participlehad + been + past participle. Example: "The work had been completed before the deadline."

400

• Active: Change to passive: "The committee will have chosen the winner by the end of the month." — note tense and convert properly.
• Passive: Change to active voice: "The letter was being typed by the assistant when the manager entered."

• Passive: "The winner will have been chosen by the committee by the end of the month."
• Active: "The assistant was typing the letter when the manager entered."

500

• Active: Convert to passive: "By 2010, people had been planting trees in this area for decades." — keep meaning and tense.
• Passive: Rewrite in active voice and maintain tense: "A series of lectures had been delivered by the professor during the semester."

• Passive keeping meaning: "By 2010, trees had been being planted in this area for decades." (Awkward; better passive: "By 2010, trees had been planted in this area for decades.")
• Active: "The professor had delivered a series of lectures during the semester."

Future Tenses Active and Passive

100

Question (easy): Convert the active sentence into the passive: "They will announce the results tomorrow." Answer expected: passive sentence with future simple.

"The results will be announced tomorrow."

200

Question: Identify tense and voice, then convert to passive: "I am going to finish the project by Friday." Answer expected: tense & voice; passive equivalent preserving intention.

Tense: be going to + infinitive (future intention); Voice: active. Passive: "The project is going to be finished by me/by Friday." (Better neutral: "The project is going to be finished by Friday.")

300

Question: Fill in the blank with the correct future continuous passive form: "Tomorrow at noon, the new software ______ (install)." Answer expected: completed passive sentence.

• Active: Rewrite in passive: "Everyone will be watching the live broadcast tonight."
• Passive: Explain briefly (one sentence) how Future Continuous passive is formed and give an example.

Tomorrow at noon, the new software will be being installed." (Note: future continuous passive is possible but clumsy.) Prefer: "Tomorrow at noon, the new software will be installed."

• Passive: "The live broadcast will be being watched by everyone tonight." (Note: Future Continuous passive is awkward; often replaced by simpler passive: "Everyone will be watching the live broadcast." Active alternative.)
• Formation explanation + example: Future Continuous passive uses will be + being + past participlewill be + being + past participle (rare); example: "The data will be being collected at midnight." — often rephrased.

400

Question: Rewrite in the passive using future perfect (active to passive) and comment on emphasis: "By next month, the team will have completed the tests." Answer expected: passive sentence in future perfect and brief explanation of emphasis shift.

• Active: Change to passive: "The company will have been developing the platform for two years by June." — preserve tense and meaning.
• Passive: Change to active voice: "The recommendations are going to be implemented by management."

 Active: "By next month, the team will have completed the tests." Passive: "By next month, the tests will have been completed (by the team)." Emphasis shifts from team to tests/results.

• Passive: "The platform will have been being developed by the company for two years by June." (Awkward; clearer: "By June, the platform will have been developed by the company for two years.")
• Active: "Management is going to implement the recommendations."

500

Question (challenging): Convert to an appropriate passive form and explain nuance between alternatives: "People will be discussing this decision for years." Answer expected: one or more passive constructions, with explanation of which is most natural and why.

• Active: Convert to passive: "By 2010, people had been planting trees in this area for decades." — keep meaning and tense.
• Passive: Rewrite in active voice and maintain tense: "A series of lectures had been delivered by the professor during the semester."

Active: "People will be discussing this decision for years." Passive (less natural): "This decision will be being discussed for years." Better: "This decision will be discussed for years." or "This decision is likely to be discussed for years." Explain: progressive passive forms are grammatically possible but often avoided; alternative phrasing is preferred.

• Passive keeping meaning: "By 2010, trees had been being planted in this area for decades." (Awkward; better passive: "By 2010, trees had been planted in this area for decades.")
• Active: "The professor had delivered a series of lectures during the semester."