ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FORMS

Verb: cook

Active continuous infinitive: be + verb-ingPassive continuous infinitive: to be + being + 3rd columnActive perfect infinitive: have + 3rd columnPassive perfect infinitive: have been + 3rd columnActive infinitive: to + verb (to do)Passive infinitive: to be + 3rd column (to be done)Active gerund: -ing. (He denied robbing the bank.)Passive gerund: being + past part. (He denied being involved in the robbery)

Tense Active form passive formSimple present She cooks dinner every night. Dinner is cooked every night.Present continuous She is cooking dinner. Dinner is being cooked.Present Perfect simple She has cooked dinner. Dinner has been cooked.Present Perfect Continuous

She has been cooking dinner for hours. Dinner has been being cooked for hours.

Not commonly used*Simple Past She cooked dinner. Dinner was cooked.Past Continuous She was cooking dinner. Dinner was being cooked.Past Perfect Simple She had cooked dinner. Dinner had been cooked.Past Perfect Continuous

She had been cooking dinner for hours. Dinner had been being cooked for hours.

Not commonly used*Be Going to She is going to cook dinner. Dinner is going to be cooked.Future Simple She will cook dinner. Dinner will be cooked.Future Continuous She will be cooking dinner. Dinner will be being cooked.Future Perfect Simple She will have cooked dinner. Dinner will have been cooked.Future Perfect Continuous

She will have been cooking dinner for hours.

Dinner will have been being cooked for hours.

Not commonly used*May / might (possibility / deduction)

She may / might cook dinner. Dinner may / might be cooked.

Should / ought to She should cook dinner by 9. Dinner should be cooked / ought to be cooked by 9.

Shall She shall cook dinner. Dinner shall be cooked.Must She must cook dinner. Dinner must be cooked.Need to / have to She has / needs to cook dinner. Dinner has / needs to be

cooked.OR: Dinner needs cooking. (= it needs someone to cook it)

*Look at this example:

One of her major contributions has been being involved in the impetus for representation of women in decision-making at all levels and the inclusion of women's issues as a focus of WACC activity.

The word “being” here acts like a gerund, and not as part of the continuous tense.

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ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FORMS

The meaning of the phrase is that one of her major contributions has been the fact that she was involved in the representation of women... etc.

So, as you see, this is NOT a passive sentence, but an active one.

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