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Subject + be + Past Participle

TENSE

ACTIVE VOICE

PASSIVE VOICE

Simple Present

1.    John cuts the grass every Saturday.

The grass is cut by John every Saturday.

Present Continuous

2.    John is cutting the grass today.

The grass is being cut today.

Simple Past

3.    John cut the grass yesterday.

The grass was cut yesterday.

Past Continuous

4.    John was cutting the grass at 6 o’clock yesterday.

The grass was being cut at 6 o’clock yesterday.

Present Perfect Simple

5.    John has cut the grass.

The grass has been cut by John.

Past Perfect Simple

6.    John had cut the grass by noon.

The grass had been cut by John by noon.

Simple Future

7.    John will cut the grass tomorrow.

The grass will be cut by John tomorrow.

be going to

8.    John is going to cut the grass on Sunday.

The grass is going to be cut by John on Sunday.

Future Perfect Simple

9.    John will have cut the grass by 2 o’clock.

The grass will have been cut by 2 o’clock.

modal

10.John should cut the grass.

The grass should be cut by John.

modal perfect

11.John should have cut the grass.

The grass should have been cut by John.