Past |
Present |
Future |
|
Simple |
He sang it. He didn’t sing it.It was sung by him. It wasn’t sung by him. |
He sings it. He doesn’t sing it.It is sung by him. It isn’t sung by him. |
He will sing it. He won’t sing it.It will be sung by him. It won’t be sung by him. |
Continuous |
He was singing it. He wasn’t singing it.It was being sung by him. It wasn’t being sung by him. |
He is singing it. He isn’t singing it.It is being sung by him. It isn’t being sung by him. |
He will be singing it. He won’t be singing it. It won’t be being sung by him. |
Perfect |
He had sung it. He hadn’t sung it.It had been sung by him. It hadn’t been sung by him. |
He has sung it. He hasn’t sung it.It has been sung by him. It hasn’t been sung by him. |
He will have sung it. He won’t have sung it.It will have been sung by him. It won’t have been sung by him. |
Perfect Continuous |
He had been singing it. He hadn’t been singing it. It hadn’t been being sung by him. |
He has been singing it. He hasn’t been singing it. It hasn’t been being sung by him. |
He will have been singing it. He won’t have been singing it. It won’t have been being sung by him. |
Generally speaking, the passive voice is not used with the verb “to be” (nor are the continuous tenses):
Past |
Present |
Future |
|
Simple |
He was happy. He wasn’t happy. |
He is happy. He isn’t happy. |
He will be happy. He won’t be happy. |
Perfect |
He had been happy. He hadn’t been happy. |
He has been happy. He hasn’t been happy. |
He will have been happy. He won’t have been happy. |
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