Tenses, Passive Voice and Infinitives - Revision

1 Complete the table, using the appropriate forms of the verb write.

Active Voice - form Active Voice - Passive Voice – form Passive Voice –
example (be + past participle) example
1 Present Simple write/writes He writes letters. am/is/are written Letters are written by
him.
2 Future Simple He ……………………. Letters ………………
……………….. letters. …………….. by him.
3 Present He ……………………. Letters ………………
Continuous ……………….. letters. …………….. by him.
4 Future He ……………………. - -
Continuous ……………….. letters.
5 Past Simple He ……………………. Letters ………………
……………….. letters. …………….. by him.
6 Present Perfect He ……………………. Letters ………………
……………….. letters. …………….. by him.
7 Past Perfect He ……………………. Letters ………………
……………….. letters. …………….. by him.
8 Future Perfect He ……………………. Letters ………………
……………….. letters. …………….. by him.
9 Past Continuous He ……………………. Letters ………………
……………….. letters. …………….. by him.
10 Present Perfect He ……………………. - -
Continuous ……………….. letters.
11 Past Perfect He ……………………. - -
Continuous ……………….. letters.
12 Future Perfect He ……………………. - -
Continuous ……………….. letters.

2 Complete the table below.

Tense Active/Passive Voice

0) she finished Past Simple Active
1) they were being driven
2) they had stopped
3) it was criticized
4) we have been waiting
5) it will have been finished
6) he is practising
7) it has been brought
8) he will be making
9) you were reading
10) you had been helped
11) she will have had
12) I have known
13) she will be told
14) they are separated
15) he is being rescued
16) they bought
17) he will cook
18) she will have been reading
19) he drinks
20) we had been preparing
 Forms of the Infinitive

Active Voice Passive Voice Tenses corresponding to forms of the

infinitive
Present Infinitive (to) build / play (to) be built / played Present Simple, Future Simple
Present Continuous (to) be building / playing * Present Continuous, Future Continuous
Infinitive
Perfect Infinitive (to) have built / played (to) have been built / Past Simple, Present Perfect, Past Perfect,
played Future Perfect
Perfect Continuous (to) have been building / playing * Past Continuous, Present Perfect
Infinitive Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous,
Future Perfect Continuous
* Passive Present Continuous and Perfect Continuous Infinitives are rarely used.

Passive Voice – BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

Subject Verb Object Agent
Active Kate wrote the story.
Passive The story was written by Kate.

Active Voice Infinitive - Active Passive Voice Infinitive - Passive

1 Present Simple They build houses. (to) build Houses are built. (to) be built
2 Future Simple They will build houses. (to) build Houses will be built. (to) be built
3 Present They are building houses. (to) be building Houses are being built. *
Continuous
4 Future They will be building (to) be building ** *
Continuous houses.
5 Past Simple They built houses. (to) have built Houses were built. (to) have been built
6 Present Perfect They have built houses. (to) have built Houses have been built. (to) have been built
7 Past Perfect They had built houses. (to) have built Houses had been built. (to) have been built
8 Future Perfect They will have built houses. (to) have built Houses will have been (to) have been built
built.
9 Past Continuous They were building houses. (to) have been Houses were being *
building built.
10 Present Perfect They have been building (to) have been ** *
Continuous houses. building
11 Past Perfect They had been building (to) have been ** *
Continuous houses. building
12 Future Perfect They will have been (to) have been ** *
Continuous building houses. building
** Future Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous and Future Perfect Continuous are not normally
used in the passive.

3 Complete the table below.

Tense Active/Passive Name of Infinitive Active/Passive Infinitive
1) she finished Past Simple Active Perfect Infinitive Active (to) have finished
2) they are driving
3) it was decided
4) we were teaching
5) it had been prepared
6) he will fail
7) it has been bought
8) he will be doing
9) you will have stopped
10) you had made
11) she has cleaned
12) I have accepted
13) she will be given
14) they are told
15) he has been learning
16) they won
17) he cooks
4 Match the forms of the infinitive with the appropriate tenses.

Present Simple Passive Voice Past Simple Active Voice

Past Perfect Passive Voice Future Simple Passive Voice
Present Continuous Active Voice Future Perfect Continuous Active Voice
Present Perfect Continuous Active Voice Future Simple Active Voice
Present Perfect Passive Voice Future Continuous Active Voice
Past Simple Passive Voice Present Perfect Active Voice
Past Perfect Active Voice Future Perfect Active Voice
Past Continuous Active Voice Past Perfect Continuous Active Voice
Future Perfect Passive Voice Present Simple Active Voice

(to) give - -
(to) be given - -
(to) be giving - -
(to) have given
(to) have been given
(to) have been giving

5 Provide the appropriate form of the infinitive.

0) she finished (to) have finished

1) I will have had
2) she had done
3) we will be travelling
4) they have been taking
5) he will come
6) they play
7) it is eaten
8) it will have been done
9) he caught
10) we are moving
11) they will be called
12) I was forbidden
13) you were sleeping
14) they have been advised
15) she will have been living
16) you had been studying
17) we have allowed
18) it had been bought