Active:

Passive:

An active verb is used to express what the subject does:

A passive verb is used to express what happens to the subject (form of “to be” + past participle):

Tenses with example:

• Present Tense: “He opens the door”.
• Present Perfect Tense: “He has opened the door”.
• Past Tense: “He opened the door”.
• Past Perfect Tense: “He had opened the door”.
• Future Tense “will”: “He will open the door”.
• Future Tense “going to”: “He is going to open the door”.

Tenses with example:

• Present Tense: “The door is opened by him”.
• Present Perfect Tense: “The door has been opened by him”.
• Past Tense: “The door was opened by him”.
• Past Perfect Tense: “The door had been opened by him”.
• Future Tense “will”: “The door will be opened by him”.
• Future Tense “going to”: “The door is going to be opened by him”.

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