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Active / Passive Voice

ACTIVE
simple present Gaby helps is helping has helped helped was helping

PASSIVE
John. John is helped John. John is being helped John. John has been helped John. John was helped John. John was being helped John. John had been helped John. John will be helped John. John is going to be helped by Gaby. by Gaby. by Gaby. by Gaby. by Gaby. by Gaby. by Gaby. by Gaby.

present progressive Gaby present perfect simple past past progressive past perfect simple future be going to future perfect Gaby Gaby Gaby

Gaby had helped Gaby Gaby Gaby will help is going to help

will have helped John. John will have been helped by Gaby.

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