INDEFINITE (SIMPLE)

CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)

PERFECT

PRESENT

Be (am, is, are) + Ved/ V3

   This book is written well.

   Is this book written well?

   This book isn’t written well.

Be (am, is, are) + being + Ved/ V3

   A new theatre is being built in our town.

   Is a new theatre being built in our town?

   A new theatre is not being built in our town.

Have/ has + been +Ved/ V3

   This book has been read.

   Has this book been read?

   This book hasn’t been read.

PAST

Be (was/were) + Ved/ V3

   This house was built last year.

   Was this house built last year?

   This house wasn’t built last year.

Be (was/were) + being + Ved/ V3

   A new theatre was being built in our town when I came.

   Was a new theatre being built in our town when I came?

   A new theatre wasn’t being built in our town when I came.

Had been + Ved/ V3

   This article had been written by 6 o’clock.

   Had this article been written by 6 o’clock?

   This article hadn’t been written by 6 o’clock.

FUTURE

Will be + Ved/ V3

   This article will be translated by our students.

   Will this article be translated by our students?

   This article will not be translated by our students.

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Will + have been + Ved/ V3

   By 6 o’clock this work will have been finished.

   Will this work have been finished by 6 o’clock?

   This work will not have been finished by 6 o’clock.