| Present simple | |
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| active | passive |
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We make butter from milk.
Somebody cleans these rooms every day.
People never invite me to parties.
How do they make butter?
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Butter is made from milk.
These rooms are cleaned every day.
I am never invited to parties.
How is butter made?
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| Past simple | |
|---|---|
| active | passive |
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Somebody stole my car last week.
Somebody stole my keys yesterday.
They didn't invite me to the party.
When did they build these houses?
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My car was stolen last week.
My keys were stolen yesterday.
I wasn't invited to the party.
When were these houses built?
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| Present continuous | |
|---|---|
| active | passive |
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They are building a new airport at the moment.
(= it isn't finished)
They are building some new houses near the river.
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A new airport is being built at the moment.
Some new houses are being built near the river.
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| Past continuous | |
|---|---|
| active | passive |
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When I was here a few years ago, they were building a new airport.
(= it wasn't finished at that time)
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When I was here a few years ago, a new airport was being built.
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| Present perfect | |
|---|---|
| active | passive |
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Look! They have painted the door.
These shirts are clean. Somebody has washed them.
Somebody has stolen my car.
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Look! The door has been painted.
These shirts are clean. They have been washed.
My car has been stolen.
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| Past perfect | |
|---|---|
| active | passive |
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Ann said that somebody had stolen her car.
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Ann said that her car had been stolen.
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| active | passive |
|---|---|
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Somebody will clean the office tomorrow.
Somebody must clean the office.
I think they'll invite you to the party.
They can't repair my watch.
You should wash this sweater by hand.
They are going to build a new airport.
Somebody has to wash these clothes.
They had to take the injured man to hospital.
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The office will be cleaned tomorrow.
The office must be cleaned.
I think you'll be invited to the party.
My watch can't be repaired.
This sweater should be washed by hand.
A new airport is going to be built.
These clothes have to be washed.
The injured man had to be taken to hospital.
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