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Interrogative Active: Did + S + V + O? Active: Was/Were + S + Active: Had + S + V + O?
1 3
Passive: Was/Were + O + V +-ing + O? Passive: Had + O + been
V + by + S? Passive: Was/Were + O + + V + by + S?
3 3
being + V + by + S?
3 Active: Had the boy made
Active: Did you eat my Active: Were the people a mistake?
bread? chasing the thieves? Passive: Had a mistake
Passive: Was my bread Passive: Were the thieves been made by the boy?
eaten by you? being chased by the
people?

Negative Active: Did + S + not + Active: Was/Were + S + Active: Had + S + not +
Interrogative V + O? not + V +-ing + O? V + O?
1 1 3
Passive: Was/Were + O + Passive: Was/Were + O + Passive: Had + O + not +
not + V + by + S? not + being + V + by + S? been + V + by + S?
3 3 3
Active: Did you not scold Active: Was he not writing Active: Had he not found
him? a letter? the watch?
Passive: Was he not Passive: Was a letter not Passive: Had the watch
scolded by you? being written by him? not been found by him?

Key to symbols:
V = First form of the verb; V = Second form of the verb; V = Third form of the verb
1
2
3
S = Subject; O = Object; V + -ing = Present participle form of verb
Future Tense

Simple Future Tense Future Perfect Tense

Affirmative Active: S + shall/will + V + O Active: S + shall/will + have + V + O
1 3
Passive: O + shall/will + be + V + by + S Passive: O + shall/will + have + been
3
+ V + by + S
3
Active: She will reveal the truth. Active: He will have posted the letter.
Passive: The truth will be revealed by Passive: The letter will have been
her. posted by him.

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