Here's a breakdown:
* Tense: This refers to the time of the action (present, past, future). For example:
* Present tense: "I walk"
* Past tense: "I walked"
* Future tense: "I will walk"
* Voice: This refers to whether the subject performs the action (active) or receives the action (passive). For example:
* Active voice: "The dog chased the ball" (The dog is performing the action)
* Passive voice: "The ball was chased by the dog" (The ball is receiving the action)
Putting it together:
To fully conjugate a verb, you need to consider both the tense and voice:
* Present tense, active voice: "I walk"
* Past tense, active voice: "I walked"
* Future tense, active voice: "I will walk"
* Present tense, passive voice: "I am walked" (rare, but technically possible)
* Past tense, passive voice: "I was walked"
* Future tense, passive voice: "I will be walked"
Therefore, when conjugating verbs, we arrange them based on their tense and voice to create a complete picture of their usage in a sentence.