In this post the rules of Active Voice and Passive Voice have been explained. While learning English there comes a time when we have to learn Active and Passive Voice. Passive voice is mostly used in the sentences of scientific facts and research. Questions related to Active Voice and Passive Voice are also asked in the syllabus of the examinations . For your convenience, all the rules related to Active and Passive Voice are given below, read and understand them carefully.
Active and Passive Voice in are easy to learn. All the rules of Active Voice and Passive Voice are in English. If you are learning English or preparing for an exam, Active Voice and Passive Voice will help you a lot. We have tried to write all the rules of passive voice.
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Before learning the rules to change from Active Voice to Passive Voice in English Grammar, you should know what is Active Voice and what is Passive Voice?
After that only further rules should be learned. Students learning English Grammar or any other day must read active and passive voice because it is an important topic of English Grammar. In this, one sentence is converted into another sentence. Now let's learn their rules.
What is Voice? What is reading?
Definition of voice - Voice is that
form of verb which shows that the subject itself does something or the subject suffers the result of the work done by someone, it is called voice. This proves that the subject in general is directly responsible for some work or is indirectly responsible.
Kinds of Voice
There are two types of Voice i.e. Transitive Verb comes in two types of Voices.
1. Active Voice
2. Passive Voice
What is Active Voice ?
A verb is said to be in the active voice when the person or thing denoted by the subject acts.
What is Active Voice?
An action is said in Action Voice when a person or thing does something as a Subject.
Structure of Active Voice – Subject + Verb + Object + Other Words
Eg -
1. He cooks food.
He cooks the food.
2. You write letters.
You write a letter.
3. Shyam is watching TV.
Shyam is watching the TV.
4. Rohan plucked the flower.
Rohan plucked the flower.
Note – In the above sentences, Subjects He 'cooks', You 'write', Shyam 'watching', Rohan 'plucked'. All the subjects of the above sentences are active in their work i.e. verbs – cooks, write, watching and plucked are in Active Voice.
Before learn start Active and Passive Voice, Read about auxiliary verbs in detail.
What is Passive Voice ?
A verb is is said to be in the passive voice when the person or thing donated by the subject does not act what suffers the action done by something/someone.
What is Passive Voice?
In the Passive Voice, an action is said to be performed when a person or thing does not act as a subject but enjoys the result of an action done by a person or thing.
Structure of Passive Voice – Passive Subject + Passive Voice Helping Verb + Main Verb III + By + Passive object
As -
1. Food is cooked by him.
Food is cooked by him.
2. The letter is written by you.
A letter is written by him.
3. TV is being watched by Shyam.
TV is being watched by Shyam.
4. The flower was plucked by Rohan.
A flower was plucked by Rohan.
Note – Food, A letter, TV and A flower have predominance in the above sentences, they have come in the form of subject. Verbs in these sentences are in Passive Voice. In these sentences the result of the actions done by a person or thing is being experienced by them. Of course, it is affecting them.
Remember – Passive Voice is formed from Transitive Verb. Passive Voice of Intransitive Verb is not formed.
Active Voice and Passive Voice Rules are given below. To understand these rules, don’t skip any rule. Read them carefully and try to solve some examples.
Rules for changing from Active Voice to Passive Voice
1. First of all we know the Subject, Object, Verb and Tense of the sentence of Active Voice.
2. Active Voice keeps the active object of the sentence in the beginning by making it a Passive Subject.
3. After that, according to the Helping Verb Number and Person of the Passive Voice.
4. Keep the third form of the main verb, that is, convert the verb which is already given in the third form of the verb.
5. After that we put the preposition 'by'. Apart from this, at, to, with can be used.
6. In the end, making the subject of the sentence as an object, write it after By.
Structure – Passive Subject + Passive Voice Helping Verb + Main Verb III + By + Passive object
Passive Voice Helping Verbs
According to the above rules, it has been told in Rule 3 that the Passive Voice Helping Verb is placed after the Object. Here all the Helping Verbs of Passive are given below.
| Tense | Active Voice Helping Verb | Passive Voice Helping Verb |
| Present Indefinite Tense | do, does | is, am, are |
| Present Continuous Tense | is, am, are | is being, am being, are being |
| Present Perfect Tense | has, have | has been, have been |
| Past Indefinite Tense | did | was, were |
| Past Continuous Tense | was, were | was being, were being |
| Past Perfect Tense | had | had been |
| Future Indefinite Tense | shall, will | shall be, will be |
| Future Perfect Tense | shall have, will have | shall have been, will have been |
Change in Modal Auxiliary Verbs
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
| Can | Can be |
| Could | Could be |
| May | May be |
| Might | Might be |
| Must | Must be |
| Should | Should be |
| Would | Would be |
| Is to, am to, are to | Is to be, am to be, are to be |
| Was to, were to | Was to be, were to be |
| has to, have to | has to be, have to be |
| had to | had to be |
| Will have to, Shall have to | Will have to be, Shall have to be |
Note – Passive Voice is made up of only the above 8 Tenses. The remaining four tenses Present perfect continuous tense , Past perfect continuous tense , Future continuous tense , Future perfect continuous tense do not form Passive Voice.
Change in Pronoun
| Subject | Object |
| I | me |
| We | us |
| You | you |
| He | him |
| She | her |
| It | it |
| They | them |
Affirmative and Negative Sentences – Passive Voice
The rules to change Tense Wise Passive Voice Rules, Affirmative and Negative Sentences from Active to Passive are given below.
Present Indefinite Tense Passive Voice
If you understand the Passive Voice Rules given above, now you will understand Tense Wise Passive Voice Rules. First of all, Passive Voice Rules of Present Indefinite Tense are being given. According to the structure given below, we change the Sentence of Active Voice to Passive Voice.
Structure – Passive Subject + is/am/are + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. She washes her clothes.
Her clothes are washed by her.
2. He opens the door.
The door is opened by them.
3. They play the video game.
The video game is played by them.
4. I do not my work.
My work is not done by me.
5. The girl calls her mother.
Her mother is called by the girl.
6. The boy does not take medicine.
Medicine is not taken by the boy.
Note – If the object of the sentence of Active Voice is Singular Noun or Pronoun then the Helping Verb is is used for Passive Voice and if I come then am is used and are is used when Plural Noun or Pronoun comes.
Present Continuous Tense Passive Voice
While changing the sentences of Present Continuous Tense of Active Voice to Passive Voice, change is, am, are to Is being, am being are being.
Structure – Passive Subject + is/am/are + being + main verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. I am searching you.
You are being searched by me.
2. We are watering the plants.
The plants are being watered by us.
3. Ravi is learning English.
English is being learnt by Ravi.
4. You are buying a car tomorrow.
A car is being bought by you tomorrow.
5. Ram is cleaning his shop.
His shop is being cleaned.
Present Perfect Tense Passive voice
While changing the sentences of Active Voice of Present Perfect Tense to Passive Voice, we change Has, Have to Has been, Have been.
Structure – Passive Subject + has been/have been + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. You have stolen my book.
My book has been stolen by you.
2. She has told a lie.
A lie has been told by her.
3. They have not heard this news.
This news has not been heard by them.
4. Someone has opened my window.
My window has been opened.
5. Seeta has answered all the questions.
All the questions have been answered by Seeta
6. They have not sung a song.
A song has not been sung by them.
Past Indefinite Tense Passive Voice
While making sentences from Active to Passive Voice in Past Indefinite Tense , was was used with Passive Object. If the Passive Object is a Singular Noun and a Pronoun , Was is a Plural Noun or a Pronoun, then were is used.
Structure – Passive Subject + was/were + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. They bought a house yesterday.
A house was bought by them yesterday.
2. Vijay caught the thief.
The thief was caught by Vijay.
3. The police did not release the criminal.
The criminal was not released by the police.
4. I spoke the truth.
The truth was spoken by me.
5. The cow did not eat the grass.
The grass was not eaten by cow.
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Past Continuous Tense Passive Voice
According to the above tense, we change this Past Continuous Tense tense. While making Passive Voice, if the Passive Object is singular then was being is used, if it is plural then were being is used.
Structure – Passive Subject + was being/were being + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. They were playing cricket in the field.
Cricket was being played by them in the field.
2. The man was not helping the poor.
The poor were not being helped by the man.
3. I was not waiting for you.
You are not being waited for by me.
4. Shyam and Rohan were buying a new house.
A new house was being bought by Shyam and Rohan.
5. Someone was knocking at the door.
The door was being knocked at.
6. He was not writing an email to his mother.
An email is not being written by him to his mother.
Past Perfect Tense Passive Voice
While changing the sentences of Past Perfect Tense from Active to Passive Voice, we change Had to Had been, the rest of the changes are done according to the structure given below.
Structure – Passive Subject + had been + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. They had won the match.
The match had been won by them.
2. The girls had not done their work.
Their work had not been done by the girls.
3. Sohan had decorated his house before the party began.
His house had been decorated by Sohan before the party began.
4. You had already warned me.
I had already been warned by you.
5. We had sold our house before you went.
Our house had been sold by us before you went.
6. She had never spoken the truth.
The truth had never been spoken by her.
Future Indefinite Tense Passive Voice
Helping Verb Active Voice of Simple Future Tense i.e. Future Indefinite Tense has Shall and Will. While changing the sentences of this tense into Passive, Shall and Will are changed to Shall be and Will be. The tense next to it does not become the Passive Voice of the Future Continuous Tense.
Structure – Passive Subject + shall be/will be + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. This man will help us.
We shall be helped by this man.
2. I shall not invite you to the party.
You will not be invited by me to the party.
3. Nobody will understand you.
You will not be understood.
4. She will not teach me.
I shall not be taught why her.
5. We shall read the Ramayana.
The Ramayana will not be read by us.
6. The children will make a noise.
A noise will be made by the children.
Future Perfect Tense Passive voice
When changing from Active Voice to Passive Voice, with the Passive Object of the sentences of Future Perfect Tense , Shall have is changed to shall have been and will have to Will have been. The tense next to it does not become the Passive Voice of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
Structure – Passive Subject + shall have been/will have been + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. Grandfather will have read the newspaper.
The newspaper will have been read by grandfather.
2. She will have washed her clothes.
Her clothes will have been washed by her.
3. The government will have dismissed the corrupt officers.
The corrupt officers have been dismissed by the government.
4. Your friend will not have met you by evening.
You will not have been met by your friend.
5. We shall have won this cricket match.
This cricket match will have been won by us.
Important Rules of Active and Passive Voice
Rule – 1 Sentence does not use someone, somebody, nobody, people, no one, police, public, them, us etc. as Passive Objects. If the meaning of the sentence is not clear then they can be used. But without using the noun pronoun given above, if the meaning of the sentence is clear, then do not use them.
Examples –
1. Someone has opened the door.
The door has been opened.
2. The police arrested the thieves.
The thieves were arrested.
3. People praise him.
He is praised.
Rule 2 - If there are two karmic objects in the sentence of Active Voice, then by making any one of them a Passive Subject, we make money voice.
Examples –
1. He gave me a precious ring.
⇒I was given a precious ring by him.
⇒A precious ring was given me by me.
2. The girl did not ask me a question.
⇒I was not asked a question by the girl.
⇒A question was not asked me by the girl.
Rule – 3 If a Proposition comes after the verb of the sentence of Active Voice, then make Passive Voice according to the structure given below.
Structure – Passive Subject – Helping Verb + main verb III + preposition + by + Passive Object
Note – The verbs given below place them on the preposition after the verbs with the same verb.
Loo into, run away, take over, see off, give up, break up, break down, come across, make out, look after, break up, breakout, ask for, send for, aim at, supply with, satisfied with, pleased with, reply to, known to, obliged to, contain in, insist on, provide with etc.
Examples –
1. He laughed at the poor beggar.
The poor beggar was laughed at by him.
2. Your brother was searching for his sister.
His sister was being searched by your brother.
Rule – 4 In Passive Voice, there are some such actions after which in addition to by, with, to, on, at, it etc. are used.
Examples – listen to,invited to,amazed at, pleased with, known to, interested in, astonished at, satisfied with, displeased with, dissatisfied with, dependent on, annoyed at, addicted to, knocked at, preferred to, invited to, quarrel with, prepared for, compared to etc.
Examples –
1. My father knows him.
He is known to my father.
2. You satisfied me.
I was satisfied with you.
Modal Auxiliary Verbs in Passive Voice
Rule – 1 Modal Auxiliary Verbs have been used in the following sentences. While changing them in Passive voice, we write by adding be to them. Understand the sentence structure given below –
Structure – Passive Subject + Modal Auxiliary Verbs + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. She can lift this box.
This box can be lifted by her.
2. Rama can speak Urdu.
Urdu can be spoken by Rama.
3. We may find him.
He might be found (by us.)
4. They must help the poor.
The poor must be helped (by them.)
5. Nobody could catch the thief.
The thief could not be caught.
6. Sohan ought to respect his parents.
His parents ought to be respected by Sohan.
7. Anybody can solve this sum.
This sum can be solved.
8. Everyone will help us.
We shall be helped.
9. You should drink hot water daily.
Hot water should be drunk by you daily.
Rule – 2 If Modal Auxiliary Verb + Have + Verb III comes in the Sentence of Active Voice, then change the sentence to Passive Voice according to the structure given below.
Structure – Passive Subject + Modal Auxiliary Verb + have been + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
Examples –
1. You should have watched your fields.
Your fields have been watched by you.
2. She must have cooked the food.
The food must have been cooked by her.
3. You will have completed your work.
Your work will have been completed by you.
4. You could not have done this work.
This work could not have been done by you.
5. She might have found the purse.
The purse might have been found by her.
Rule – 3 If is/am/are/were/has/have/had + to + verb I come in the sentence of Active Voice, then change the sentence in Passive Voice according to the structure given below.
Structure – Passive Subject + is/am/are/were/has/have/had + to be + Main Verb III + by + Passive Object
1. He is to do this work.
This work is to be done by him.
2. I am to sing a song.
Song is to be sung by me.
3. We are to help the poor.
The poor are to be helped.
4. He has to done it.
It has to be done by him.
5. You have to wear this new dress.
This new dress has to be worn by you.
6. They had to to pay a lot of money.
A lot of money had to be paid.
7. Shyam will have to clear his dues.
His dues will have to be cleared by Shyam.
Interrogative Sentences Passive Voice
After learning the rules for converting Affirmative and Negative from Active to Passive voice, now it is your turn to learn Interrogative Sentences. How to change interrogative sentences from active voice to passive voice will be explained to you in easy rules. There are two types of interrogative sentences – Yes-No Type Questions
Wh-words Type Questions First of all, you have to learn to convert sentences with Yes No Type questions from Active Voice to Passive Voice. Understand the rules, structures and examples given below carefully –
Rules for changing Yes-No Type Questions from Active to Passive Voice
Rule – 1 If the sentence starts with Helping Verb or Auxiliary Verb, then follow the points given below to convert such sentences into Passive Voice.
- Let us find out the subject, verb and object of the sentence.
- After that the Helping Verb of Passive Voice is kept according to the Passive Object.
- Now let's keep the passive object.
- The third form of the main verb is used.
- Write by after main verb.
- After By, keep the Passive Object.
- At the end put the question mark (?).
Structure – Helping Verb + Passive Subject + Main Verb III + By + Passive Object + ?
Examples –
1. Do you like him?
Is he liked by you?
2. Does she need some water?
Is some water needed by her?
3. Are you driving a car?
Is a car being driven by you?
4. Have I written a letter?
Has a letter been written by me?
5. Did you know that person?
Was that person known to you?
Rule 2 - If the sentence of Active Voice starts with an interrogative word, then while changing that sentence to Passive Voice, put that interrogative word at the beginning of the sentence.
Read the structure given below carefully –
Structure – Question word + helping verb + Passive Subject + main verb III + by + Passive Object + ?
Now you will read Passive Voice Rules and Examples of Interrogative Sentences of all tenses. Below are the structure of all the tenses and their examples –
Present Indefinite Tense
Structure – Is/am/are + Passive Subject + Main Verb III + By + Passive Object + ?
Examples –
1. Does he clean his room?
Is his room cleaned by him?
2. Do you solve the questions?
Are the questions solved by you?
3. Does Ram revise his course?
Is his course revised by Ram?
4. Do they do it?
Is it done by them?
Structure – 2
5. What does he need?
What is needed by him?
6. Where do you keep your books?
Where are your books kept by you?
7. How do they wash their bikes?
How are their bikes washed by them?
8. Why do we help the poor?
Why are the poor helped by us?
Present Continuous Tense
Structure – Is/am/are + Passive Subject + being + Main Verb III + by + Passive Subject + ?
Examples –
1. Are you lifting the box?
Is the box being lifted by you?
2. Am I teaching you Sanskrit?
Is Sanskrit being taught you by me?
3. Is he establishing a new company?
Is a new company being established by him?
4. Are the girls singing a song?
Is a new song being sung by you?
5. What is your father doing in that company?
What is being done in that company by your father?
6. How are you crossing the street?
How is the street being crossed by you?
Present Perfect Tense
Structure – Has/Have + Passive Subject + been + Main verb III + By + Object + ?
Examples –
1. Has he decorated his house?
Has his house been decorated by him?
2. Have you seen the movie?
Has the movie been by you?
3. Has Sonu opened the windows of his room?
Have the windows of his room been opened by Sonu?
4. Why have they abused him?
Why has he been abused by them?
5. How has he killed the lion?
Has the lion been killed by him?
6. What has Seema completed?
What has been completed by Seema?
Past Indefinite Tense
Did you help the poor yesterday?
Were the poor helped by you yesterday?
Did she water the plants in the garden?
Were the plants watered in the garden by him?
What did you buy from the mall?
What was bought from the mall by him?
Why did the driver stop the car on the road?
Why was the car stopped on the road by the driver?
When did your grandfather build this house?
When was this house built by your grandfather?
Past Continuous Tense
1. Were you chasing the children?
Were the children being chased by you?
2. Was I teaching you French?
Was French being taught you by me?
3. Were my friends playing cricket with you?
Was cricket being played with you by my friends?
4. What was Vijay carrying?
What was being carried by Vijay
5. When were they reaping their crop?
When was their crop reaped by the them?
6. How were the girls prepare for the examination?
How was the examination prepared for by the girls?
Past Perfect Tense
Had Ruchi cleaned her floor?
Had har floor wien cleaned by Ruchi?
Had Raju written a letter before noon?
Had a letter been written by Raju before noon?
Had they already called you?
Had you already been called by you?
What had he watched by evening?
What had been watched by him evening?
Where had father put his books before you left?
Where had the books been kept by father before you left?
Future Indefinite Tense
Will you help those children?
Will those children be helped by you?
Shall I take a bath in the morning?
Will a bath be taken by me in the morning?
Will she clean her mother’s room?
Will her mother’s room be cleaned by her?
What will he do for you?
What will be done for you by him?
How shall we cross the forest?
How will the forest be crossed by us?
Where will she graze her cow?
Where will her cow be grazed by her?
Future Perfect Tense
Will he have said his prayer before evening?
Will his prayer have been said by him before evening?
Shall we have met him at the station by 2 o’clock?
Will he have been met at the station by us by 2 o’clock?
Will Shyam have taken his medicine before the doctor comes?
Will his medicine have been taken by him before the doctor comes?
What will Shyam have done by Monday?
What will have been done by Shyam by Monday?
How shall we have finished the work?
How will the work have been finished by us?
Important Rules for Interrogative Sentences of Passive Voice
Rule-1 If the sentence of Active Voice starts with Who, then while making Passive Voice, Passive Voice is made according to the structure given below. -
Structure – By whom + Helping Verb + Passive Subject + Main Verb III + Other Words + ?
Examples –
1. Who calls you?
By whom are you called?
2. Who does not teach you?
By whom are you not taught?
3. Who is calling you now?
By whom are you being called?
4. Who has killed the goat?
By whom has the goat been killed?
5. Who completed the job?
By whom was the job completed?
6. Who was reading the book?
By whom was the book being read?
7. Who had broken the chair?
By whom had the chair been broken?
8. Who will search my purse?
By whom will my purse be searched?
9. Who will have washed my clothes by morning?
By whom will my clothes be washed?
Rule – 2 If the sentence of active voice starts with what, then make passive according to the structure given below.
Structure – What + helping verb + main verb III + by +Passive Object + ?
Examples –
1. What is he doing?
What is being done by him?
2. What did you buy?
What was bought by you?
3. What will he say?
What will be said by him?
Rule – 3 When the sentence of active voice starts with Which, whose, whom, how much, how many, then make passive voice as follows.
Examples –
1. Which girl is doing your work?
By which girl is your work being done?
2. Which man has stolen your purse?
By which man has your purse been stolen?
3. Whom do you like?
Who is liked by you?
4. Whom did you invite?
Who was invited by you?
5. Whose son will help you?
By whose son will you be helped?
6. Whose brother does not like you?
By whose brother are you not liked?
7. How much oil did he buy yesterday?
How much oil was bought by him yesterday?
8. How many toys will your child buy?
How many toys will be bought by your child?
Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences
Before making the imperative sentences of Passive Voice, you must be aware of the imperative sentences.
An Imperative Sentence indicates command, request, order and advice. (The imperative sentence gives the sense of order, request, order and advice.)
like -
1. Open the door. (open the door)
2. Write your name. (Write your name)
3. Please help me. (Please help me)
4. Kindly listen to me carefully. (Please listen to me carefully.)
5. Don't disturb him. (Don't bother him.)
6. Do not go out in the sun. (Don't go out in the sun.)
7. Never tell a lie. (Never lie)
8. Always help the poor. (Always help the poor.)
Imperative Sentences into Passive Voice
Rule – 1 If Imperative Sentence is Affirmative and starts with First Form of Verb, then change from Active Voice to Passive Voice according to the structure given below.
Structure – Let + Passive Subject + to be + Main Verb III + other words
Examples –
1. Open the shop.
Let the shop be opened.
2. Write your name.
Let your name be written.
3. Bring a notebook.
Let a notebook be brought.
4. Play the music.
Let the music be played.
5. Shut the door.
Let the door be shut.
6. Read the book.
Let the book be read.
7. Do it.
Let it be done.
Rule – 2 If Imperative Sentence is Negative and starts with Don't or Don't then change the sentence from Active to Passive Voice as per the structure given below.
Structure – Let + Passive Subject + not + to be + Main Verb III + Other Words
Examples –
1. Don’t pluck the flower.
Let the flower not be plucked.
2. Don’t beat the child.
Let the child not be beaten.
3. Don’t write your name.
Let your name not be written.
4. Don’t tell a lie.
Let a lie not be told.
5. Do not close the door.
Let the door not be closed.
6. Don’t release the thief.
Let the thief not be released.
Rule – 3 If there is a sense of any advice or suggestion in the sentence of Active Voice, then change it to Passive Voice according to the structure given below.
Structure – Passive Subject (main word) + should be + main verb III + other words
Examples –
1. Love your family.
Your family should be loved.
2. Help the poor.
The poor should be helped.
3. Do not insult the beggar.
The beggar should not be insulted.
4. Respect your parents.
Your parents should be respected.
5. Obey your elders.
Your elders should be obeyed.
Rule – 4 If the Imperative
Sentence of Active Voice starts with Please or Kindly, then it shows the sense of request, while converting such sentences to Passive Voice, follow the structure given below. While converting such sentences into Passive Voice, the words like Please or Kindly are removed and write You are requested to in its place and the rest of the remaining sentence is added to the same.
Structure – You are requested to + Main Verb I + Object
Examples –
1. Please help me.
You are requested to help me.
2. Kindly start the music.
You are requested to start the music.
3. Please open the door.
You are requested to open the door.
4. Please give me some water.
You are requested to give me some water.
5. Kindly listen to me.
You are requested to listen to me.
Rule – 5 If the Imperative Sentence of Active Voice starts with 'Let', then while converting such sentences to Passive Voice, follow the structure given below –
Structure – Let + Direct Object + be + main verb III + by + indirect object
Examples –
1. Let me write a letter.
Let a letter be written by me.
2. Let him wash the clothes.
Let the clothes be washed by him.
3. Let me do this work.
Let this work we done by me.
4. Let us play the match.
Let the match be played.
5. Let her help the poor.
Let the poor be helped by her.
Note – In the above sentences, sentence number 4 has come after Let, in such sentences there is a sense of advice. To convert them into Passive Voice, understand the sentences given below carefully –
Structure – Active Voice – Let + us + Verb I
Passive Voice – It is suggested that + we should + main verb I
Examples –
1. Let us play.
It is suggested that we should play.
2. Let us work together.
It is suggested that we should work together.
3. Let us go for a walk.
It is suggested that we should go for a walk.
Rule 6 - If the Imperative Sentence of an Active Voice starts with an Intransitive Verb and it conveys a sense of command or advice, then while converting such sentences into Passive Voice, follow the following structure –
Structure – You are ordered/advised to + remaining sentence
Examples –
1. Stand up. (order)
You are ordered to stand up.
2. Go there. (order)
You are order to go there.
3. Work hard. (advice)
You are advised to work.
4. Get out. (order)
You are ordered to get out.
Active Voice and Passive Voice Exercises
Active Voice and Passive Voice Exercises are given below. You must read all the above rules before solving these exercises.
Active Voice and Passive Voice Exercise – 1
- She writes a letter .
- You see him.
- I am searching my old purse.
- She is selling her car.
- I am buying some mangoes.
- The man has opened the window of his house.
- They have written a letter.
- Seema has washed her clothes.
- The man is is looking for his friend.
- She sells vegetables in the market.
- He is telling a lie.
- The girls play cricket.
- The man does his work honestly.
- He will call me tomorrow.
- I had completed my graduation by 2015.
- They have won the match.
- Shyam is flying the kite.
- The king is serving his people.
- We shall watch a movie tomorrow.
- He was abusing his brother.
Active Voice and Passive Voice Exercise – 2
- She didn’t had to cook the food.
- You will not face any difficulty.
- Father has not received the payment yet.
- I cannot find the English learners.
- You will not establish a new factory.
- They did not pass the NEET exam.
- Sam has not built this house.
- The company will not pay their workers.
- I was not cleaning my house.
- The girls were not playing chess.
Conclusion
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