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Active voice ‐ Passive voice: All‐in‐one practice paper ‐ 01

Name: …………………............ Date: ..................... Practice time: From …… p.m. to …… p.m. Note: ‘I, We’ shall is the grammatically correct
form. However, ‘will’ is also commonly used,
CONT. = CONTINUOUS
sometimes with a difference in meaning.
PER. CONT. = PERFECT CONTINUOS
TENSE

ASPECT
PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE

SIMPLE : Active 1. I write a letter. 9. ……………………………………………………………………… 17. ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Passive 2. ………………………………………………………………………… 10. ………………………………………………………………………… 18. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

CONT. : Active
3. ………………………………………………………………………… 11. ………………………………………………………………………… 19. ……………………………………………………………………………….………
Passive 4. ………………………………………………………………………… 12. ………………………………………………………………………… 20. ……………………………………………………………………………………..…

PERFECT : Active
5. ………………………………………………………………………… 13. ………………………………………………………………………… 21. …………………………………………………………………………….…………
Passive 6. ………………………………………………………………………… 14. ………………………………………………………………………… 22. ……………………………………………………………………………..…………

PER. CONT.: Active
7. ………………………………………………………………………… 15. ………………………………………………………………………… 23. ……………………………………………………………………………..…………
Passive
8. ………………………………………………………………………… 16. ………………………………………………………………………… 24. ……………………………………………………………………………..…………
Applicable for ‘I, We, You, They and any plural’: Eg. …/Ann and Bob write… Further activity: What if the original sentence was ‘I write letters.’?
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Name: …………………............ Date: ..................... Practice time: From …… p.m. to …… p.m. Note: To make Passive sentences we use the past
participle form of a verb with a helping verb
before it. Eg: ‘is written’, ‘was being written’, etc.
TENSE

ASPECT PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE
SIMPLE : Active 1. He writes a letter. 9. ………………………………………………………………………… 17. …………………………………………………………………………………………
2. ………………………………………………………………………… 10. ………………………………………………………………………… 18. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Passive

CONT. : Active
Passive
3. ………………………………………………………………………… 11. ………………………………………………………………………… 19. …………………………………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………………… 12. ………………………………………………………………………… 20. …………………………………………………………………………………………

PERFECT : Active
Passive

5. ………………………………………………………………………… 13. ………………………………………………………………………… 21. …………………………………………………………………………………………
6. ………………………………………………………………………… 14. ………………………………………………………………………… 22. …………………………………………………………………………………………

PER. CONT.: Active
7. ……………………………………………………………………… 15. ………………………………………………………………………… 23. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Passive 8. ………………………………………………………………………… 16. ………………………………………………………………………… 24. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Applicable for ‘He, She, It, and any singular’: Eg. She writes…/Bob writes… Further activity: What if the original sentence was ‘He writes letters.’?
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Name: …………………............ Date: ..................... Practice time: From …… p.m. to …… p.m.
TENSE


SIMPLE : Active 1. Doctors treat patients. 9. ………………………………………………………………………… 17. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Passive 2. ………………………………………………………………………… 10. ………………………………………………………………………… 18. …………………………………………………………………………………………

CONT. : Active
3. ………………………………………………………………………… 11. ………………………………………………………………………… 19. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Passive 4. ………………………………………………………………………… 12. ………………………………………………………………………… 20. …………………………………………………………………………………………

PERFECT : Active
5. ………………………………………………………………………… 13. ………………………………………………………………………… 21. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Passive 6. ………………………………………………………………………… 14. ………………………………………………………………………… 22. …………………………………………………………………………………………

PER. CONT.: Active
7. ……………………………………………………………………… 15. ………………………………………………………………………… 23. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Passive 8. ………………………………………………………………………… 16. ………………………………………………………………………… 24. …………………………………………………………………………………………
You could also try these sentences:
1. We write letters. 2. You write a letter. 3. You write letters. 4. She writes letters. 5. They write letters.
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Extra Work sheet (Use this to practise other sentences of your choice.)
Name: …………………............ Date: ..................... Practice time: From …… p.m. to …… p.m.
TENSE


SIMPLE : Active 1. ………………………………………………………………………… 9. ………………………………………………………………………… 17. ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Passive 2. ………………………………………………………………………… 10. ………………………………………………………………………… 18. …………………………………………………………………………………………

CONT. : Active
3. ………………………………………………………………………… 11. ………………………………………………………………………… 19. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Passive 4. ………………………………………………………………………… 12. ………………………………………………………………………… 20. …………………………………………………………………………………………

PERFECT : Active
5. ………………………………………………………………………… 13. ………………………………………………………………………… 21. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Passive 6. ………………………………………………………………………… 14. ………………………………………………………………………… 22. …………………………………………………………………………………………

PER. CONT.: Active
7. ……………………………………………………………………… 15. ………………………………………………………………………… 23. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Passive 8. ………………………………………………………………………… 16. ………………………………………………………………………… 24. …………………………………………………………………………………………
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ANSWER KEY ‐ 01
TENSE


SIMPLE : Active 1. I write a letter. 9. I wrote a letter. 17. I will write a letter.
Passive 2. A letter is written by me. 10. A letter was written by me. 18. A letter will be written by me.

CONT. : Active
3. I am writing a letter. 11. I was writing a letter. 19. I will be writing a letter.
Passive 4. A letter is being written by me. 12. A letter was being written by me. 20. NO PASSIVE

PERFECT : Active 5. I have written a letter. 13. I had written a letter. 21. I will have written a letter.
Passive 6. A letter has been written by me. 14. A letter had been written by me. 22. A letter will have been written by me.

PER. CONT.: Active 7. I have been writing a letter. 15. I had been writing a letter. 23. I will have been writing a letter.
Passive
8. NO PASSIVE 16. NO PASSIVE 24. NO PASSIVE
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ANSWER KEY ‐ 02
TENSE


SIMPLE : Active 1. He writes a letter. 9. He wrote a letter. 17. He will write a letter.

CONT.
Passive
: Active

2. A letter is written by him. 10. A letter was written by him.

18. A letter will be written by him.
3. He is writing a letter. 11. He was writing a letter. 19. He will be writing a letter.
Passive 4. A letter is being written by him. 12. A letter was being written by him. 20. NO PASSIVE

PERFECT : Active 5. He has written a letter. 13. He had written a letter. 21. He will have written a letter.
Passive 6. A letter has been written by him. 14. A letter had been written by him. 22. A letter will have been written by him.

PER. CONT.: Active 7. He has been writing a letter. 15. He had been writing a letter. 23. He will have been writing a letter.
Passive
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ANSWER KEY ‐ 03
TENSE

ASPECT

PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE

FUTURE
SIMPLE : Active 1. Doctors treat patients. 9. Doctors treated patients. 17. Doctors will treat patients.

CONT.
Passive
: Active
2. Patients are treated by doctors. 10. Patients were treated by doctors. 18. Patients will be treated by doctors.

3. Doctors are treating patients. 11. Doctors were treating patients. 19. Doctors will be treating patients.
Passive 4. Patients are being treated by doctors. 12. Patients were being treated by doctors. 20. NO PASSIVE

PERFECT : Active 5. Doctors have treated patients. 13. Doctors had treated patients. 21. Doctors will have treated patients.
Passive 6. Patients have been treated by doctors. 14. Patients had been treated by doctors. 22. Patients will have been treated by doctors.

PER. CONT.: Active
7. Doctors have been treating patients. 15. Doctors had been treating patients. 23. Doctors will have been treating patients.
Passive
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Useful Notes:

Tense: The word ‘tense’ comes from the Latin word ‘tempus’ which means ‘time’. English has 3 basic tenses:

1. Present tense
2. Past tense, and
3. Future

According to modern grammar, there is no ‘Future Tense’ because ‘Future’ can be expressed in a number of other ways, not only by using ‘shall’ and
’will’.
Aspect: The word ‘aspect’ comes from the Latin word ‘aspectus’ which means ‘appearance’. In grammar, the word ‘aspect’ means ‘a type of
(inflected) verbs that show us whether an action simply happens, happening repeatedly or whether the action is completed’.
In English, there are four aspects:

1. Simple aspect (Indefinite aspect) Example: I write a letter.
2. Continuous aspect (Progressive aspect), Example: I am writing a letter.
3. Complete aspect (Perfect aspect), and Example: I have written a letter.
4. Perfect progressive aspect Example: I have been writing a letter.

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SIMPLE : Active 1. I write a letter. 9. ……………………………………………………………………… 17. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

TENSE

ASPECT PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE

SIMPLE : Active 1. He writes a letter. 9. ………………………………………………………………………… 17. …………………………………………………………………………………………

TENSE

ASPECT PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE

TENSE

ASPECT PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE

ASPECT PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE

SIMPLE : Active 1. I write a letter. 9. I wrote a letter. 17. I will write a letter.

Passive 2. A letter is written by me. 10. A letter was written by me. 18. A letter will be written by me.

PERFECT : Active 5. I have written a letter. 13. I had written a letter. 21. I will have written a letter.

SIMPLE : Active 1. He writes a letter. 9. He wrote a letter. 17. He will write a letter.

PERFECT : Active 5. He has written a letter. 13. He had written a letter. 21. He will have written a letter.

SIMPLE : Active 1. Doctors treat patients. 9. Doctors treated patients. 17. Doctors will treat patients.

PERFECT : Active 5. Doctors have treated patients. 13. Doctors had treated patients. 21. Doctors will have treated patients.

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