Describing a Process

English for Biology Students

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Present Simple am/are/is + past participle
Active : She does the homework
Passive : The home work is done (by her)

Active : The student reads a grammar book

Passive : A grammar book is read by the student

Past Simple was/were + past participle

Active : He did the homework
Passive : The home work was done (by him)

Active : Alice chased after the rabbit

Passive : The rabbit was chased after by Alice
Present Continuous am/are/is + being + past participle
Active : She is doing the homework
Passive : The home work is being done (by her)

Active : She is driving a car

Passive : A Car is being driven by her

Past Continuous was/were + being + past participle

Active : He was doing the homework
Passive : The home work was being done (by him)

Active :
Passive :
Present Perfect have/has + been + past participle
Active : She has done the homework
Passive : The homework has been done (by her)

Active : I have closed the door

Passive : The door have been closed by me

Past Perfect had + been + past participle

Active : He had done the homework
Passive : The home work had been done (by him)

Active : She has taken her bag

Passive : Her bag had been taken by her
Future (will) will + been + past participle
Active : She will do the homework
Passive : The homework will be done (by her)

Active :
Passive :

Future (going to) am/are/is going to + be + past participle

Active : He is going to do the homework
Passive : The homework is going to be done (by him)

Active :
Passive :
Infinitive to be + past participle
Active : She wants to do the homework
Passive : She wants the homework to be done

Active :
Passive :

Modal modal + be + past participle

Active : He can do the homework
Passive : The homework can be done (by him)

Active :
Passive :
Gerund being + past participle
Active : They are building the house
Passive : The house is being built

Active :
Passive :
Exercises
1. Give a title
2. Explain the
process