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Simple Present | Once a week, Tom cleans the house.
| Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom.
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Present Continuous | Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.
| Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
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Simple Past | Sam repaired the car.
| The car was repaired by Sam.
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Past Continuous | The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.
| The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
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Present Perfect | Many tourists have visited that castle.
| That castle has been visited by many tourists.
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Present Perfect Continuous | Recently, John has been doing the work.
| Recently, the work has been being done by John.
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Past Perfect | George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license.
| Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license.
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Past Perfect Continuous | Chef Jones had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.
| The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Jones for two years before he moved to Paris.
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Simple Future will | Someone will finish the work by 5:00 PM.
| The work will be finished by 5:00 PM.
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Simple Future be going to | Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.
| A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
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Future Continuous will | At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washing the dishes.
| At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will be being washed by John.
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Future Continuous be going to | At 8:00 PM tonight, John is going to be washing the dishes.
| At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are going to be being washed by John.
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Future Perfect will | They will have completed the project before the deadline.
| The project will have been completed before the deadline.
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Future Perfect be going to | They are going to have completed the project before the deadline.
| The project is going to have been completed before the deadline.
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Future Perfect Continuous will | The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
| The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
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Future Perfect Continuous be going to | The famous artist is going to have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
| The mural is going to have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
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Used to | Jerry used to pay the bills.
| The bills used to be paid by Jerry.
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Would Always | My mother would always make the pies.
| The pies would always be made by my mother.
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Future in the Past Would | I knew John would finish the work by 5:00 PM.
| I knew the work would be finished by 5:00 PM.
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Future in the Past Was Going to | I thought Sally was going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.
| I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be made by Sally tonight.
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