By: Mr.

Wayan _ MAN 6 Jakarta

The following chart illustrates the formation and use of the passive forms of the various verb
tenses.

ACTIVE FORMS PASSIVE FORMS

1. Simple Present
English is taught in high schools.
They teach English in high schools. English is not taught in high schools.
Is English taught in high schools?
2. Present Continuous
English is being taught this year.
They are teaching English this year. English is not being taught this year.
Is English being taught this year?
3. Present Perfect
English has been taught for many years.
They have taught English for many years. English has not been taught for many years
Has English been taught for many years?
4. Past Tense
English was taught last year.
They taught English last year. English was not taught last year.
Was English taught last year?
5. Past Continuous
English was being taught when I started
school.
They were teaching English when I started English was not being taught when I started
school. school.
Was English being taught when I started
school?
6. Past Perfect
English had been taught for many years
when I started school.
They had taught English for many years English had not been taught for many years
when I started school. when I started school.
Had English been taught for many years
when I started school?
7. Future
English will be taught next year.
They will teach English next year. English will not be taught next year.
Will English be taught next year?
English is going to be taught next year.
They are going to teach English next year. English is not going to be taught next year.
Is English going to be taught next year?
8. Future Perfect
English will have been taught for three
years by next September.
They will have taught English for three English will not have been taught for three
years by next September. years by next September.
Will English have been taught for three
years by next September?

By: Mr. Wayan _ MAN 6 Jakarta