Tenses (Active & Passive)

Past
Active

Passive

Ali wrote a
Simple book last
.year

This book
was written
.in 1999

s Ali was writing The book was

u
uo his book when being written
n
.I came
ti
.when I came
n
o
C

C
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s

Ali had written His book had

Perfect a book before been written
.he came
before he
.died
Ali had been
writing it
before he
.moved

His book had

being written
before I
.came

Present
Active

Ali writes
slowly.

Passive

Future
Active

Passive

Books are
written by
.computer

Ali will write Alis book will

. it tomorrow be written

The book is
being written
.now

Ali will be
writing at 5
.pm

His book will

be being
.written at 7

Ali has written All books

have been
his letter this
.morning
written this
.morning

Ali will have

written it by
.5 today

His book will

have been
.written by 5

Ali has been The books

writing a story have being
.for 2 days
written during
.this morning

His book will

Ali will have
been writing it have been
being written
.by 11 today
.by 10 today

Ali is writing
.now

.tomorrow

Tenses (Negative)
Past
Active

Present

Passive

Active

This book
wasnt written
.in 1999

Ali doesnt
write slowly.

s Ali wasnt
u
uo writing his book
n
.when I came
ti
n
Co

The book
wasnt being
written when I
.came

Ali hadnt
Perfect written a book
before he
.came
Ali hadnt
been writing it
before he
.moved

Ali didnt

Simple write a book

C
o
er ntin
fe u
ct ou
s

.last year

Passive

Books arent
written by
.computer

Future
Active

Passive

Ali will not

write it
. tomorrow

Alis book will

not be written
.tomorrow

Ali isnt writing The book isnt

.now
being written
.now

Ali will not be

writing at 5
.pm

His book will

not be being
.written at 7

His book
hadnt been
written before
.he died

Ali hasnt
written his
letter this
.morning

All books
havent been
written this
.morning

Ali will not

have written it
.by 5 today

His book will

not have been
.written by 5

His book
hadnt being
written before
.I came

Ali hasnt
been writing a
story for 2
.days

The books
havent being
written during
.this morning

Ali will not

have been
writing it by 11
.today

His book will

not have been
being written
.by 10 today

Tenses
Past

Present

Future

Active

Active

Active

Ali writes slowly.

. Ali will write it tomorrow

.Ali is writing now

.Ali will be writing at 5 pm

Ali had written a book before

Perfect .he came

Ali has written his letter this

.morning

Ali will have written it by 5

.today

Ali had been writing it before

.he moved

Ali has been writing a story

.for 2 days

Ali will have been writing it

.by 11 today

Simple

.Ali wrote a book last year

C
o
er ntin
fe u
ct ou
s

s Ali was writing his book

u
uo .when I came
n
ti
n
Co

Tenses
Past
Active

Present

Future

Passive

Active

Passive

Active

Passive

wrote

was written

writes

are written

will write

will be
written

s
u
uo
n
ti
n
Co

was writing

was being
written

is writing

is being
written

will be
writing

will be being
written

Perfect

had written

had been
written

has written

have been
.written

will have
written

will have
been written

had been
writing

had being
written

has been
writing

have being
written

will have
been writing

will have
been being
written

C
o
er ntin
fe u
ct ou
s

Simple

Verb to Be

Be was/were is/are

been