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Active
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Passive
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Present continuous
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am/is/are
+ present participle
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am/is/are
+ being + past participle
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We are washing my
car
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My car is being washed
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Past continuous
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was/were
+ past participle
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was/were
+ being + past participle
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They were explaining
the rules
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The rules were being
explained
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Present perfect
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have/has
+ past participle
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have/has
+ been + past participle
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We have cleaned the
room
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The room has been
cleaned
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| Past perfect |
had + past participle
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had + been + past
participle
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They had watched
the film
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The film had been
watched
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| Modal verb |
modal verb + infinitive
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modal verb + be
+ past participle
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You can catch the
ball
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The ball can be caught
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