Week 3 Tables

Tense

Simple: for recurring action

Active Voice
Tense rd Passive Voice
3 person, singular & plural
(Simple) Present keeps, keep is kept
(Simple) Past kept was kept
(Simple) Future will keep will be kept

Continuous (Progressive): for ongoing action at a precise moment

Tense
Present continuous
Past continuous
Future continuous
Perfect: for completed past action leading to present events
Tense
Present perfect
Past perfect (pluperfect)
Future perfect
Perfect Continuous: for action that has been or had been or will have been going on, until now or then, but ends or
has ended, or will end
Tense
Present perfect continuous
Past perfect continuous
Future perfect continuous
Active Voice
rd Passive Voice
3 person, singular & plural
is keeping, are keeping is being kept
was keeping, were keeping was being kept
will be keeping will be being kept
Active Voice
rd Passive Voice
3 person, singular & plural
have kept, has kept have been kept, has been kept
had kept had been kept
will have kept will have been kept
Active Voice
rd Passive Voice
3 person, singular & plural
have been keeping, has been keeping have been being kept, has been being kept
had been keeping had been being kept
will have been keeping will have been being kept

Voice – Active and passive

 
Subject Verb Object
active The client rejected the proposal (direct object).
doer/actor/agent action receiver
 
Subject Verb Object
The proposal was rejected by the client (indirect object).
passive
The proposal was rejected. the proposal (direct object).
receiver action doer/actor/agent