The document discusses English verb tenses including simple, continuous, and perfect tenses in the present, past, and future in both active and passive voice. It provides examples of how the verb changes form depending on whether it is in the 3rd person singular or plural in the active or passive voice.
The document discusses English verb tenses including simple, continuous, and perfect tenses in the present, past, and future in both active and passive voice. It provides examples of how the verb changes form depending on whether it is in the 3rd person singular or plural in the active or passive voice.
The document discusses English verb tenses including simple, continuous, and perfect tenses in the present, past, and future in both active and passive voice. It provides examples of how the verb changes form depending on whether it is in the 3rd person singular or plural in the active or passive voice.
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
Active Voice Tense Passive Voice 3rd person, singular & plural Present continuous is keeping, are keeping is being kept Past continuous was keeping, were keeping was being kept Future continuous will be keeping will be being kept
Perfect: for completed past action leading to present events Active Voice Tense Passive Voice 3rd person, singular & plural Present perfect has kept, have kept has been kept, have been kept Past perfect (pluperfect) had kept had been kept Future perfect will have kept will have been kept
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 Active Voice Tense Passive Voice 3rd person, singular & plural Present perfect continuous has been keeping, have been keeping has been being kept, have been being kept Past perfect continuous had been keeping had been being kept Future perfect continuous 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. receiver action doer/actor/agent