Passive Verb Forms

Simple Present

Active verb form: write/writes

He writes a letter.
I write letters.

Passive verb form: is/am/are + written

A letter is written by him.
Letters are written by me.

Present Progressive

Active verb form: is/am/are + writing

He is writing a letter.
I am writing letters.

Passive verb form: is/am/are + being + written

A letter is being written by him.
Letters are being written by me.

Present Perfect

Active verb form: has/have + written

He has written a letter.
I have written letters.

Passive verb form: has/have + been + written

A letter has been written by him.
Letters have been written by me.

Simple Past

Active verb form: wrote

He wrote a letter.
I wrote letters.

Passive verb form: was/were + written

A letter was written by him.
Letters were written by me.

Past Progressive

Active verb form: was/were + writing

He was writing a letter.
I was writing letters.

Passive verb form: was/were + being + written

A letter was being written by him.
Letters were being written by me.

Past Perfect

Active verb form: had + written

He had written a letter.
I had written letters.

Passive verb form: had + been + written

A letter had been written by him.
Letters had been written by me.

Simple Future

Active verb form: will/shall + write

He will write a letter.
I shall write letters.

Passive verb form: will/shall + be + written

A letter will be written by him.
Letters shall be written by me.

Future Perfect

Active verb form: will/shall + have + written

He will have written a letter.
I will have written letters.

Passive verb form: will/shall + have + been + written

A letter will have been written by him.
Letters will have been written by me.

Perfect progressive passives and future progressive passives are unusual.

More CBSE English Grammar worksheets

Passive voice worksheet | Simple past tense
Passive voice worksheet | Past continuous tense
Passive voice worksheet | Simple future tense
Passive voice worksheet | Future perfect tense