| Tense | Active voice | Passive voice |
| SIMPLE PRESENT | We store butter in the fridge. | Butter is stored in the fridge. |
| SIMPLE PAST | Some body stole my watch. | My watch was stolen. |
| SIMPLE FUTURE | I will send a letter to him. | A letter will be sent to him. He will be sent a letter. |
| FUTURE INTENSIVE | We are going to bring up that point. Someone is going to warn her. | That point is going to be brought up. She is going to be warned. |
| PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ PROGRESSIVE | They are repairing the roof. He is feeding the baby. | The roof is being repaired. The baby is being fed. |
| PAST CONTINUOUS/ PROGRESSIVE | Her fans were cheering her. | She was being cheered by her fans. |
| PRESENT PERFECT | Someone has given him a dog. | A dog has been given to him. He has been given a dog. |
| PAST PERFECT | She had spent hours planning this party. | Hours had been spent planning this party. |
| FUTURE PERFECT | We will have cleared things up by ten. | Things will have been cleared up by ten. |