The table below shows example sentences in active and passive voice for the basic tenses as well as various other verb forms, including infinitives and participles.
| active | passive | |
| Present Simple | How does onepronouncehis name? | Howishis namepronounced? |
| Present Continuous | Ati's helpingTara. | Tara's being helpedby Ati. |
| Present Perfect | Kidhas serveddinner. | Dinnerhas been served. |
| Present Perfect Continuous | The policehave been watchingthat house for weeks. | That househas been being watchedfor weeks. |
| Past Simple | Theydidn'tfixmy phone yesterday. | My phonewasn'tfixedyesterday. |
| Past Continuous | Theywere interrogatinghim when I called. | Hewas being interrogatedwhen I called. |
| Past Perfect | I wondered why theyhadn'tinvitedme. | I wondered why Ihadn'tbeen invited. |
| Past Perfect Continuous | She wasn't sure how long they'd been followingher. | She wasn't sure how long she'd been being followed.* |
| Future Simple | Theywill hanghim at dawn. | Hewill be hangedat dawn. |
| Future Continuous | Theywon'tbe questioninghim when you get there. | Hewon'tbe being questionedwhen you get there. |
| Future Perfect | Theywill have repairedyour car by 7pm. | Your carwill have been repairedby 7pm. |
| Future Perfect Continuous | They'll have been treatingher for exactly three months tomorrow. | She'll have been being treatedfor exactly three months tomorrow.* |
| infinitive | I dont want anyoneto disturbme. | I don't wantto be disturbed. |
| perfectinfitive | They seemto have takenit. | It seemsto have been taken. |
| participle | I saw the cateatingit. | I saw itbeing eatenby the cat. |
| perfect participle | Having finishedmy work, I went home. | My workhaving been finished, I went home. |
| gerund | I insisted on thempayingme. | I insisted onbeing paid. |
| going to | Is he goingto singThriller at the party? | Is Thriller goingto be sungat the party? |
| used to | Ramused to take care ofeverything. | Everythingused to be taken care ofby Ram. |
| can | They canquestionhim for six hours. | He canbe questionedfor six hours. |
| could | It couldhavebadlyhurtyou. | You couldhave beenbadlyhurt. |
| may | The papers say they mayreleasehim. | The papers say he maybe released. |
| might | Somebody mightbuyit. | It mightbe bought. |
| must | Passengers mustwearseat belts. | Seat belts mustbe worn. |
| should | You shouldhave toldme. | I shouldhave been told. |
| ought to | They oughtto forgivehim. | He oughtto be forgiven. |