Tense exercise

Active and passive

IVONNE OJEDA REYES

1. Turn the following sentence into all verb tenses in active:

Verb: work

Simple present:
Affirmative John Prescott is working for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott workn’t for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ Is John Prescott working for an electronic company in Singapore.
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Simple past:
Affirmative John Prescott worked for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott didn’t for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ Did John Prescott work for an electronic company in Singapore?.
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Simple future:
Affirmative John Prescott __will work for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott will not work for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ Will John Prescott work for an electronic company in Singapore?
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Present continuous:
Affirmative John Prescott is working for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott is not working for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ Is John Prescott working for an electronic company in Singapore.
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Past continuous:
Affirmative John Prescott was working for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott wasn’t working for an electronic company in Singapore.
 Interrogativ Was John Prescott working for an electronic company in Singapore.
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Future continuous:
Affirmative John Prescott is working for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott won’t work for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ will John Prescott work for an electronic company in Singapore.
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Present perfect:
Affirmative John Prescott he has worked for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott he hasn’t worked for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ has John Prescott worked for an electronic company in Singapore.
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Past perfect:
Affirmative John Prescott he had worked for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott he had not working for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ had John Prescott worked for an electronic company in Singapore.
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Future perfect:
Affirmative John Prescott will have worked for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott won’t have worked for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ will John Prescott have worked for an electronic company in Singapore.
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Present perfect continuous:

Affirmative John Prescott have been starting for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott haven’t been starting for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ Have been John Prescott starting for an electronic company in Singapore.
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Past perfect continuous:

Affirmative John Prescott had been working for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott had not been working for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ Has not John Prescott been working for an electronic company in Singapore.
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Future perfect continuous:
Affirmative John Prescott will have been working for an electronic company in Singapore.
Negative John Prescott won’t have been for an electronic company in Singapore.
Interrogativ will John Prescott have been working for an electronic company in Singapore.
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2. Turn the following statements to passive voice:

 The car hit her colleague.

The car was hit by her colleague
 The people elected the people.
The people are elected by the people
 Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994.
The Amazon is founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos
 Patrick uses his computer.
The computer was used by Patrick
 Jennifer will write the sales report.
The sales report is written by Jennifer

3. Decide if the following sentences are active or passive

 He lost his keys yesterday. (Active voice, Passive voice)

Active voice
 These cars are produced in Italy. (Active voice, Passive voice)
Active voice
 The bus driver was hurt. (Active voice, Passive voice)
Active voice
 A letter was written. (Active voice, Passive voice)
Passive voice
 French is spoken in Niger. (Active voice, Passive voice)
Passive voice