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When we want to tell about an action we can tell it in two ways.
Which of the below sentences is the passive form of the sentence given:
- We place the subject(doer)in the beginning of the sentence followed by the verb and then the object. This is called Active voice.
Eg: Vishwanath directed that movie. - We place the action in the beginning followed by the doer. This is called passive voice.
Passive voice gives importance to the action.
Eg: That movie was directed by Vishwanath.
Situations where the passive voice is used
1. When we don't know the doer.
Eg: A businessman was murdered.
2. When the doer is understood.
Eg: The criminal was arrested.
3. When we want to give more importance to the action than the doer.
Eg: W.T.C was blasted.
FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE:
When a sentence is changed from active voice into passive voice, the following changes are made
1. The object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice
2. The subject in the active voice becomes the object in the passive voice.
3. The passive voice of the verb is made by adding its past participle to some form of the verb 'to be'(is,am,are, was, were, been, being)
Simple present
Active: I write letters.
Passive: Letters are written by me.
Simple past
Active: I wrote letters.
Passive: Letters were written by me..
Simple future
Active: I will write letters.
Passive: Letters will be written by me
Continuous tense (present and past)
Active: I am writing letters.
Passive: Letters are being written by me.
Active: I was writing letters.
Passive: Letters were being written by me.
Perfect tense (present past and future)
Active: I have written letters.
Passive: Letters have been written by me.
Active: I had written letters.
Passive: Letters had been written by me.
Active: I will have written letters
Passive: The letters will have been written by me.
Interrogative sentences
Active: Do you write letters?
Passive: Are letters written by you?
Active: Did you write letters?
Passive: Were letters written by you?
Active: Will you write letters?
Passive: Will the letters be written by you?
Active: Are you writing letters?
Passive: Are the letters being written by you?
Auxiliary verbs
When we change sentence which have auxiliary verbs into the passive, we add 'be' and the past participle.
Active: I can do this project
Passive: This project can be done by me
Active: I should do this project
Passive: This project should be done by me.
Imperative sentences
Active: Open the door
Passive: Let the door be opened.
Active: Let us finalize this deal.
Passive: Let this deal be finalized by us.
Active: Please stand up
Passive: You are requested to stand up
Active: Work hard
Passive: You are advised to work hard.
RULES TO CONVERT ACTIVE VOICE (STATEMENTS) INTO PASSIVE VOICE
1. When we don't know the doer.
Eg: A businessman was murdered.
2. When the doer is understood.
Eg: The criminal was arrested.
3. When we want to give more importance to the action than the doer.
Eg: W.T.C was blasted.
FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE:
When a sentence is changed from active voice into passive voice, the following changes are made
1. The object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice
2. The subject in the active voice becomes the object in the passive voice.
3. The passive voice of the verb is made by adding its past participle to some form of the verb 'to be'(is,am,are, was, were, been, being)
Simple present
Active: I write letters.
Passive: Letters are written by me.
Simple past
Active: I wrote letters.
Passive: Letters were written by me..
Simple future
Active: I will write letters.
Passive: Letters will be written by me
Continuous tense (present and past)
Active: I am writing letters.
Passive: Letters are being written by me.
Active: I was writing letters.
Passive: Letters were being written by me.
Perfect tense (present past and future)
Active: I have written letters.
Passive: Letters have been written by me.
Active: I had written letters.
Passive: Letters had been written by me.
Active: I will have written letters
Passive: The letters will have been written by me.
Interrogative sentences
Active: Do you write letters?
Passive: Are letters written by you?
Active: Did you write letters?
Passive: Were letters written by you?
Active: Will you write letters?
Passive: Will the letters be written by you?
Active: Are you writing letters?
Passive: Are the letters being written by you?
Auxiliary verbs
When we change sentence which have auxiliary verbs into the passive, we add 'be' and the past participle.
Active: I can do this project
Passive: This project can be done by me
Active: I should do this project
Passive: This project should be done by me.
Imperative sentences
Active: Open the door
Passive: Let the door be opened.
Active: Let us finalize this deal.
Passive: Let this deal be finalized by us.
Active: Please stand up
Passive: You are requested to stand up
Active: Work hard
Passive: You are advised to work hard.
RULES TO CONVERT ACTIVE VOICE (STATEMENTS) INTO PASSIVE VOICE
| Tense | Active voice | Passive voice |
| Simple present | Sub + first form of the verb + obj. I play cricket. | Sub + is/are + third form of the verb + obj Cricket is played by me. |
| Present continuous | Sub + am/is/are + verb + ing + obj. I am playing cricket. | Sub + is/are + being + third form of the verb Cricket is being played by me. |
| Present perfect | Sub + have/has + third form of the verb + obj. I have played cricket. | Sub + have/has + been + third form of the verb Cricket has been played by me. |
| Present perfect continuous | Sub + have/has + been + verb + ing + obj. I have been playing cricket from/since morning. | -------- |
| Simple past | Sub + second form of the verb + obj. I played cricket. | Sub + was/were + third form of the verb + obj Cricket was played by me. |
| Past continuous | Sub + was/were + verb + ing + obj. I was playing cricket. | Sub + was/were + being + third form of the verb + obj Cricket was being played by me. |
| Past perfect | Sub + had + third form of the verb + obj. I had played cricket. | Sub + had + been + third form of the verb Cricket had been played by me. |
| Past perfect continuous | Sub + had + been + verb +ing + obj. I had been playing cricket from morning to afternoon before I started this work. | ------- |
| Simple future | Sub + will + first form of the verb + obj. I will play cricket. | Sub + will be + third form of the verb + obj. | Cricket will be played by me. >
| Future continuous | Sub + will + be + verb + ing + obj. I will be playing cricket by this time tomorrow. | ------- |
| Future perfect | Sub + will + have + third form of the verb + obj. I will have played cricket by this time tomorrow. | Sub + will + have + been + third form of the verb. Cricket will have been played by me by this time tomorrow. |
Which of the below sentences is the passive form of the sentence given:
- I clean the house on Sundays.
a) The house cleaned by me on Sundays.
b) The house is cleaned by me on Sundays.
c) The house was cleaned by me on Sundays.
d) The house has cleaned by me on Sundays.
Ans: b
- I am writing a story.
a) A story is written by me.
b) A story is writing by me.
c) A story is being written by me.
d) A story is being wrote by me.
Ans: c
- We have solved the problem.
a) The problem have been solved by us.
b) The problem had been solved by us.
c) The problem has been solved by us.
d) The problem has solved by us.
Ans: c
- You made a mistake.
a) A mistake was made by you.
b) A mistake is made by you.
c) A mistake had been made by you.
d) A mistake has been made by you.
Ans: a
- He was scolding them.
a) They had been scolded by him
b) They have been scolded by him.
c) They were being scolded by him.
d) They were scolding by him.
Ans: c
- She had kidnapped the child.
a) The child is kidnapped by her.
b) The child kidnapped by her.
c) The child had kidnapped by her.
d) The child had been kidnapped by her.
Ans: d
- They will inform you later.
a) You will be informed by them later.
b) You informed by them later.
c) You will informed by them later.
d) You may be informed by them later.
Ans: a
Published date : 12 Jan 2011 03:30PM
