Examples of passive voice from the sixteen tenses
Present
simple present: I write a letter = a letter is written by me
Present continuous: I am writing a letter = a letter is being written by me
present perfect: I have written a letter = a letter has been written by me
present perfect continuous: I have been writing a letter = a letter has been being written by me
Past
simple past : I wrote a letter = a letter was written by me
past continuous: I was writing a letter = a letter was being written by me
past perfect: I had written a letter = a letter had been written by me
past perfect continuous: I had been writing a letter = a letter had been being written by me
Future
simple future: I will write a letter = a letter will be written by me
future continuous: I will be writing a letter = a letter will be being written by me
future perfect: I will have written a letter = a letter will have been written by me
future perfect continuous: I will have been writing a letter = a letter will have been being written by me
Past Future
simple past future: I would write a letter = a letter would be written by me
past future continuous: I would be writing a letter = a letter would be being written by me
past future perfect: I would have written a letter = a letter would have been written by me
past future perfect continuous: I would have been writing a letter = a letter would have been being written by me
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