Shree Ganeshay Namah
How to memorize formulas of 12 active voice and 8 passive voice tenses in English
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Introduction
It is said that if you want to master any language, first master tenses which can be compared to the clutch, brake, and accelerator of a vehicle. If you want to ride or drive safely, you should use them properly. In the same way, if you want to ride or drive your language smoothly, master its grammar, especially its tenses.
we will learn 48 active voice and 32 passive voice formujlas with example sentences.
There are different methods for remembering tenses. You can practice, memorize, write, and a lot more. Here I am going to tell you my method which has made me 100% perfect in the use of tenses. Once you get command over tenses, you will find even other grammar topics easy to understand.
It is because the base of any language is the way to express time which is tense. Even I would like to confess that the knowledge of English tenses has helped me understand my native languages properly as most of the languages have the same tense structures except for some regional variations.
So get ready to learn
my personal method to master tenses
First basic reminder—
3 main tenses–1)Present tense 2)Past tense 3)Future tense
4 subtypes of each main tense—1)Simple 2)Continuous(Progressive) 3)Perfect 4) perfect continuous(Progressive)
Altogether there are 12 main tenses in active voice and there are 8 tenses in passive voice from an active voice.
Again I studied each tense from these 12 tenses in 4 types of sentences.
They are
1)Affirmative(Assertive) sentences
2)Negative sentences
3)Interrogative sentences
4)Interrogative negative sentences
The final count of 12 active voice sentences goes to 48 with the above 4 types of sentences.
Now we will study the easiest way to master all these 48 tense structures. Here we will see the formula (syntax/rule) for sentences with objects for convenience of memorizing. For other sentences without objects we can omit objects from our formula.
1)Formulas of 12 main tenses affirmative, negative, interrogative and interrogative negative
1. simple present tense affirmative—
Subject+v1+s/es + object.
a)We grow trees.
b)He grows trees.
2. simple present tense negative–
Subject+ do/does+not+v1+ object.
a)We do not grow trees.
b)He does not grow trees.
3. simple present tense interrogative—
Do/does+ subject+v1+object+?
a)Do we grow trees?
b)Does he grow trees?
4)Simple present tense interrogative negative—
Do/does+ subject+not+v1+object+?
a)Do we not grow trees?
b)Does he not grow trees?
5)Present continuous tense affirmative—
Subject +am/is/are+v1+ing+object.
a)We are growing trees.
b)He is growing trees.
6)Present continuous tense negative—
Subject +am/is/are+not+v1+ing+object.
a)We are not growing trees.
b)He is not growing trees.
7)Present continuous tense interrogative—
Am/is/are+ subject+v1+ing+object+?
a)Are we growing trees?
b)Is he growing trees?
8)Present continuous tense interrogative negative—
Am/is/are+ subject+not+v1+ing+object+?
a)Are we not growing trees?
b)Is he not growing trees?
9)Present perfect tense affirmative—
Subject +have/has+v3+object.
a)We have grown trees.
b)He has grown trees.
10)Present perfect tense negative—
Subject +have/has+not+v3+object.
a)We have not grown trees.
b)He has not grown trees.
11)Present perfect tense interrogative—
Have/has+ subject+v3+object+?
a)Have we grown trees?
b)Has he grown trees?
12)Present perfect tense interrogative negative—
Have/has+ subject+not+v3+object+?
a)Have we not grown trees?
b)Has he not grown trees?
13)Present perfect continuous tense affirmative—
Subject +have/has+been+v1+ing+object+since/for+ time+ R.P.S.
a)We have been growing trees since long time.
b)He has been growing trees since long time.
14)Present perfect continuous tense negative–
Subject +have/has+not+been+v1+ing+object+since/for+ time+ R.P.S.
a)We have not been growing trees since long time.
b)He has not been growing trees since long time.
15)Present perfect continuous tense interrogative—-
Have/has+subject+been+v1+ing+object+since/for+ time+ R.P.S.+?
a)Have we been growing trees since long time?
b)Has he been growing trees since long time?
16)Present perfect continuous tense interrogative negative—
Have/has+subject+not+been+v1+ing+object+since/for+ time+ R.P.S.+?
a)Have we not been growing trees since long time?
b)Has he not been growing trees since long time?
17)Simple past tense affirmative sentence—
Subject+v2+object
a)We grew trees.
b)He grew trees.
18)Simple past tense negative—
Subject+ did+not+v1+object
a)We did not grow trees.
b)He did not grow trees.
19)Simple past tense interrogative—
Did+subject+v1+object+?
a)Did we grow trees?
b)Did he grow trees?
20)Simple past tense interrogative negative—
Did+subject+not+v1+object+?
a)Did we not grow trees?
b)Did he not grow trees?
21)Past continuous tense affirmative—
Subject+ was/were+v1+ing+object
a)We were growing trees.
b)He was growing trees.
22)Past continuous tense negative–
Subject+ was/were+not+v1+ing+object
a)We were not growing trees.
b)He was not growing trees.
23)Past continuous tense interrogative–
Was/were+subject+v1+ing+object+?
a)Were we growing trees?
b)Was he growing trees?
24)Past continuous tense interrogative negative–
Was/were+subject+not+v1+ing+object+?
a)Were we not growing trees?
b)Was he not growing trees?
25)Past perfect tense affirmative—
Subject+had+v3+object
a)We had grown trees.
b)He had grown trees.
26)Past perfect tense negative—
Subject+had+not+v3+object
a)We had not grown trees.
b)He had not grown trees.
27)Past perfect tense interrogative—
Had+subject+v3+object+?
a)Had we grown trees?
b)Had he grown trees?
28)Past perfect tense interrogative negative—
Had+subject+not+v3+object+?
a)Had we not grown trees?
b)Had he not grown trees?
29)Past perfect continuous tense affirmative—
Subject +had +been+v1+ing+object+since/for+ time+ R.P.S.
a)We had been growing trees since long time.
b)He had been growing trees since long time.
30)Past perfect continuous tense negative—
Subject +had +not+been+v1+ing+object+since/for+ time+ R.P.S.
a)We had not been growing trees since morning.
b)He had not been growing trees since morning.
31)Past perfect continuous tense interrogative—
Had +subject+been+v1+ing+object+since/for+ time+ R.P.S.+?
a)Had we been growing trees since morning?
b)Had we been growing trees since morning?
32)Past perfect continuous tense interrogative negative—
Had +subject+not+been+v1+ing+object+since/for+ time+ R.P.S.+?
a)Had we not been growing trees since morning?
b)Had he not been growing trees since morning?
33)Simple future tense affirmative—
Subject +will/shall+v1+object
a)We will grow trees.
b)He will grow trees.
34)Simple future tense negative—
Subject +will/shall+not+v1+object
a)We will not grow trees.
b)He will not grow trees.
35)Simple future tense interrogative—
Will/shall+subject+v1+object+?
a)Will we grow trees?
b)Will he grow trees?
36)Simple future tense interrogative negative—
Will/shall+subject+not+v1+object+?
a)Will we not grow trees?
b)Will he not grow trees?
37)Future continuous tense affirmative—
Subject +will/shall +be +v1+ing+object.
a)We will be growing trees.
b)He will be growing trees.
38)Future continuous tense negative—
Subject +will/shall +not+ be +v1+ing+object.
a)We will not be growing trees.
b)He will not be growing trees.
39)Future continuous tense interrogative—
Will/shall +subject+ be +v1+ing+object?
a)Will we be growing trees?
b)Will he be growing trees?
40)Future continuous tense interrogative negative—
Will/shall +subject+ not+ be +v1+ing+object?
a)Will we not be growing trees?
b)Will he not be growing trees?
41)Future perfect tense affirmative—
Subject + will/shall+have+v3+object.
a)We will have grown trees.
b)He will have grown trees.
42)Future perfect tense negative—
Subject + will/shall+not+have+v3+object.
a)We will not have grown trees.
b)He will not have grown trees.
43)Future perfect tense interrogative—
Will/shall+subject+have+v3+object?
a)will we have grown trees?
b)Will he have grown trees?
44)Future perfect tense interrogative negative—
Will/shall+subject+not+have+v3+object+?
a)Will we not have grown trees?
b)Will he not have grown trees?
45)Future perfect continuous tense affirmative—
Subject +will/shall+have+been+v1+ing+object+since/for +time +R.P.S.
a)We will have been growing trees since long time.
b)He will have been growing trees since long time.
46)Future perfect continuous tense negative—
Subject +will/shall+not+have+been+v1+ing+object+since/for +time +R.P.S.
a)We will not have been growing trees since long time.
b)He will not have been growing trees since long time.
47)Future perfect continuous tense interrogative—
Will/shall+subject+have+been+v1+ing+object+since/for +time +R.P.S.+?
a)Will we have been growing trees since long time?
b)Will he have been growing trees since long time?
48)Future perfect continuous tense interrogative negative—
Will/shall+subject+not+have+been+v1+ing+object+since/for +time +R.P.S.+?
a)Will we not have been growing trees since long time?
b)Will he not have been growing trees since long time?
Now we will see 8 passive voice tenses with 32 formulas including affirmative, negative, interrogative, and interrogative negative sentences.
8 passive voice tenses’ 32 formulas with examples
1)Simple present passive affirmative sentence
subject+ am/is/are +v3+by+object
a)Trees are grown by us.
b)Trees are grown by him.
2)Simple present passive negative sentence
subject+ am/is/are +not+v3+by+object
a)Trees are not grown by us.
b)Trees are not grown by him.
3)Simple present passive interrogative sentence
am/is/are +sublect+ v3+ by+ object+?
a)are trees grown by us?
b)Are trees grown by him?
4)Simple present passive interrogative negative
am/is/are +sublect+not+ v3+ by+ object+?
a)Are trees not grown by us?
b)Are trees not grown by him?
5)Present continuous passive affirmative sentence
subject +am/is/are +being+ v3+by +object
a)Trees are being grown by us.
b)Trees are being grown by him.
6)Present continuous tense passive negative
subject+ am/is/are +being+v3+by+object+?
a)Trees are not being grown by us.
b)Trees are not being grown by him.
7)Present continuous tense passive interrogative
am/is are +subject+being +v3+by+object+?
a)Are trees being grown by us?
b)Are trees being grown by him?
8)Present continuous tense passive interrogative negative
am/is are +subject+not+being +v3+by+object+?
a)Are trees not being grown by us?
b)Are trees not being grown by him?
9)Present perfect tense passive affirmative
subject +have/has+been+v3+by+object
a)Trees have been grown by us.
b)Trees have been grown by him.
10)Present perfect tense passive negative
subject +have/has+not+been+v3+by+object
a)Trees have not been grown by us.
b)Trees have been grown by him.
11)Present perfect tense passive interrogative
have/has+subject+been+v3+by+object+?
a)Have trees been grown by us?
b)Have trees been grown by him?
12)Present perfect tense passive interrogative negative
have/has+subject+not+been+v3+by+object+?
a)Have trees not been grown by us?
b)Have trees not been grown by him?
13)Simple past tense passive affirmative
subject+ was/were+v3+by+object
a)Trees were grown by us.
b)Trees were grown by him.
14)Simple past tense passive negative
subject+ was/were+not+v3+by+object
a)Trees were not grown by us.
b)Trees were grown by him.
15)Simple past tense passive interrogative
was/were+subject+v3+by+object+?
a)Were trees grown by us?
b)Were trees grown by him?
16)Simple past tense passive interrogative negative
was/were+subject+not+v3+by+object+?
a)Were trees not grown by us?
a)Were trees not grown by him?
17)Past continuous tense passive affirmative
subject +was/were+being+v3+by+object
a)Trees were being grown by us.
b)Trees were being grown by him.
18)Past continuous tense passive negative
subject +was/were+not+being+v3+by+object
a)Trees were not being grown by us.
a)Trees were not being grown by him.
19)Past continuous tense passive interrogative
was/were+subject+being+v3+by+object+?
a)Were trees being grown by us?
b)Were trees being grown by him?
20)Past continuous tense passive interrogative negative
was/were+subject+not+being+v3+by+object+?
a)Were trees not being grown by us?
a)Were trees not being grown by him?
21)Past perfect tense passive affirmative
subject+had+been+v3+by+object
a)Trees had been grown by us.
a)Trees had been grown by him.
22)Past perfect tense passive negative
subject+had+not+been+v3+by+object
a)Trees had not been grown by us.
b)Trees had not been grown by him.
23)Past perfect tense passive interrogative
had+subject+been+v3+by+object+?
a)Had trees been grown by us?
b)Had trees been grown by him?
24)Past perfect tense passive interrogative negative
had+subject+not+been+v3+by+object+?
a)Had trees not been grown by us?
b)Had trees not been grown by him?
25)Simple future tense passive affirmative
subject+will/shall+be+v3+by+object
a)Trees will be grown by us.
b)Trees will be grown by him.
26)Simple future tense passive negative
subject+will/shall+not+be+v3+by+object
a)Trees will not be grown by us.
b)Trees will not be grown by him.
27)Simple future tense passive interrogative
will/shall+subject+be+v3+by+object+?
a)Will trees be grown by us?
b)Will trees be grown by him?
28)Simple future tense passive interrogative negative
will/shall+subject+not+be+v3+by+object+?
a)Will trees not be grown by us?
b)Will trees not be grown by him?
29)Future perfect tense passive affirmative
Subject +will/shall+have+been +v3+by+object
a)Trees will have been grown by us.
b)Trees will have been grown by him.
30)Future perfect tense passive negative
Subject +will/shall+not+have+been +v3+by+object
a)Trees will not have been grown by us.
a)Trees will not have been grown by him.
31)Future perfect tense passive interrogative
will/shall+subject+have+been +v3+by+object+?
a)Will trees have been grown by us?
b)Will trees not have been grown by him?
32)Future perfect tense passive interrogative negative
will/shall+subject+not+have+been +v3+by+object+?
a)Will trees not have been grown by us?
b)Will trees not have been grown by him?
These are 32 passive voice tense formulas with examples.
2)Transform the given sentence into 12 tenses affirmative, negative, interrogative and interrogative negative sentences(48)
Tense Exercise for 1)They give better performance.
I)simple present—
1)They give better performance.
2)They do not give better performance.
3)Do they give better performance?
4)Do they not give better performance?
II)present continuous—
5)They are giving better performance.
6)They are not giving better performance.
7)Are they giving better performance?
8)Are they not giving better performance?
III)Present perfect—
9)They have given better performance.
10))They have not given a better performance.
11))Have they given better performance?
12))Have they not given better performance?
IV)Present perfect continuous—
13)They have been giving better performance.
14)They have not been giving better performance.
15)Have they been giving better performance?
16)Have they not been giving better performance?
V)Simple past tense—
17)They gave better performance.
18)They did not give better performance.
19)Did they give better performance?
20)Did they not give better performance?
VI)Past continuous—
21)They are giving better performance.
22)They are not giving better performance.
23)Are they giving better performance?
24)Are they not giving better performance?
VII)Past perfect—
25)They had given a better performance.
26)They had not given a better performance.
27)Had they given better performance?
28)Had they not given better performance?
VIII)Past perfect continuous—
29)They had been giving better performance.
30)They had not been giving better performance.
31)Had they been giving better performance?
32)Had they not been giving better performance?
IX)Simple future tense—
33)They will give better performance.
34)They will not give better performance.
35)Will they give better performance?
36)Will they not give better performance?
X)Future continuous—
37)They will be giving better performance.
38)They will not be giving better performance.
39)Will they be giving better performance?
40)Will they not be giving better performance?
XI)Future perfect—
41)They will have given a better performance.
42)They will not have given a better performance.
43)Will they have given better performance?
44)Will they not have given better performance?
XII)Future perfect continuous—
45))They will have been giving better performance.
46)They will not have been giving better performance.
47)Will they have been giving better performance?
48)Will they not have been giving better performance?
More examples for practice of changing given sentence in 48 tense sentences.
Eg. 1)You break the table.
2)She tears the papers.
3)It runs very fast.
4)John works hard.
5)Sam asks questions.
6)My friends save time.
7)Her mother cooks delicious dishes.
8)Their teacher checks their home work,
9)Dogs bark at night.
10)I drive a car.
Conclusion for tense formula and exercise guide—
We have learned the simplest method to remember 48 formulas of 12 active voice tenses and 32 formulas of 8 passive voice tenses easily with example sentences. We have completed exercise of transforming one sentence into 48 sentences. It is a very handy exercise to master tenses that I have personally used.
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