a tense that does not make use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb except in the future tense

a tense that denotes ongoing action and uses an auxiliary verb based on 'to be'

made using an auxiliary verb based on the infinitive ‘to have’ and a past tense form of the main verb

the helping verb that is always paired with the main verb

Sentences in the simple, progressive and perfect present, past and future tense

English

Further study of modal verbs

Identifying the active and passive voice

Using the active and passive voice

In this unit, pupils learn the difference between the active voice and the passive voice.

In 'Three tense forms and modal verbs', pupils learnt to use modality whilst maintaining the correct tense. In this unit, pupils will learn the difference between the active voice and the passive voice.

In this unit, pupils review the simple, progressive and perfect present tenses as well as modal verbs for use in persuasive writing and speech sentences. They learn the rules for the perfect past and future tenses for the first time as well as learning about the active and passive voice.

Three tense forms, modality, active voice and passive voice

a type of auxiliary verb that helps us to talk about how likely, possible, necessary or obligatory something is

text that tries to change someone’s mind or behaviour

the noun, noun phrase or pronoun that does or is the main verb in the active voice

a spoken or written voice in which the subject does the verb in a sentence

a spoken or written voice in which the subject is acted upon by the verb

the noun, noun phrase or pronoun that receives the action of the main verb in the active voice

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