May 27, 2021
Active And Passive Voice
Active
Voice:- Active
voice gives about the work done by the subject and object directly.
E.g:- Sri Krishna helped
pandavas.
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| Active And Passive Voice Rules |
Sri Krishna –
subject Helped
– verb Pandavas – object
Passive
Voice:- Passive Voice gives about
the work received object from the subject.
E.g:- Pandavas were helped by Krishna.
Pandavas – object
Were –
helping verb
Helped –
main verb
By –
preposition
Krishna – Subject
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Rules for changing from A.V into P.V:-
1. Object becomes Subject
E.g:- I eat a mango
A mango _______
2. Helping verb is used according to the
tense of the verb in the passive voice.
E.g:- A mango is __________
Helping
Verbs Table
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S.NO |
TENSE IN ACTIVE VOICE |
HELPING VERB IN PASSIVE
VOICE |
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1 |
Simple present tense |
Am, is , are |
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2 |
Present continuous tense |
Am being, is being, are being |
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3 |
Present perfect tense |
Have been, has been |
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4 |
Simple past tense |
Was were |
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5 |
Past continuous tense |
Was being, were being |
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6 |
Past perfect tense |
Had been |
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7 |
Simple future tense |
Shall be, will be |
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8 |
Future perfect tense |
Shall have been, will have been |
3. Pronouns in Active voice are changed as in passive voice.
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Subject |
Object |
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I |
Me |
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We |
us |
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you |
You |
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He |
Him |
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She |
Her |
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it |
It |
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They |
Them |
Eg:- I eat a mango.
A mango is ___________ me.
4. The main verb should be written in past
participle (v3) main verb ను p.v
5. The preposition ‘by’ is used after the past
participle.
Eg:-A mango is written _______ me.
The Voice Is Changed As Follows
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1. |
Simple
Present tense |
A.V. |
Structure |
Sub+v1/v1+s/es+Obj |
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Sentences |
Sita sings a song Sita sings songs |
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P.V. |
Structure |
Object+am/is/are+v3+by+Subject |
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Sentences |
A song is sung by Sita Songs are sung by Sita. |
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2. |
Present
Continuous Tense |
A.V. |
Structure |
Subject+am/is/are+v+ing+Object |
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Sentences |
Sita is singing a song. Sita is singing songs |
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P.V. |
Structure |
Object+am/is/are+being+v3+by+Subject |
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Sentences |
A song is being sung by Sita Songs are being sung by Sita. |
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3. |
Present
Perfect
Tense |
A.V. |
Structure |
Subject+Has/Have+v3+Object |
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Sentences |
Sita has sung a song Sita has sung songs |
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P.V. |
Structure |
Object+Has/Have+been+v3+by+Subject |
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Sentences |
A song has been sung by Sita Songs have been sung by Sita. |
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4. |
Simple
Past
Tense |
A.V. |
Structure |
Subject+v2+Object |
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Sentences |
Sita sang a song Sita sang songs |
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P.V. |
Structure |
Object+was/were+v3+by+subject |
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Sentences |
A song was sung by Sita Songs were sung by Sita. |
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5. |
Past
Continuous Tense |
A.V. |
Structure |
Subject+was/were+v+ing+Object |
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Sentences |
Sita was singing a song Sita was singing songs |
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P.V. |
Structure |
Object+was/were+being+v3+by+subject |
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Sentences |
A song was being sung by Sita. Songs were being sung by Sita. |
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6. |
Past
Perfect Tense |
A.V. |
Structure |
Subject+had+v3+Object |
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Sentences |
Sita had sung a song Sita had sung songs |
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P.V. |
Structure |
Object+had+been+v3+by+Subject |
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Sentences |
A song had been sung by Sita Songs had been sung by Sita |
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7. |
Simple
Future Tense |
A.V. |
Structure |
Subject+will/shall+v1+Object |
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Sentences |
Sita will sing a song Sita will sing songs |
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P.V. |
Structure |
Object+will/shall+be+v3+by+Subject |
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Sentences |
A song will be sung by Sita Songs will be sung by Sita. |
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8. |
Future
Perfect Tense |
A.V. |
Structure |
Subject+will/shall+have+v3+Object |
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Sentences |
Sita will have sung a song. Sita will have sung songs |
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P.V. |
Structure |
Object+will/shall+have+been+v3+by+Sub |
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Sentences |
A song will have been sung by
Sita Songs will have been sung by
Sita. |
1. Simple Present Tense
Passive
structure:- Object+am/is/are+v3+by+Subject
Eg:- I play chess (A.V)
Chess is played by
me (P.V)
2.Raju likes sweets (A.V)
Sweets are
liked by Raju. (P.V)
3.He invites me to
the party. (P.V)
I am invited by
him to the party. (P.V)
4.People speak
English all over the world. (A.V)
English is
spoken by people all over the world(P.V)
5. They sing songs. (A.V)
Songs are sung
by them. (P.V)
2. Present continuous tense:-
Passive structure:- Object+am/is/are+being+v3+by+Subject
Eg:-
1.He is teaching grammar. (A.V)
Grammar is being taught by him. (P.V)
2.
They are repairing roads. (A.V)
Roads are being repaired by them. (P.V)
3. The gentleman is opening an account in our
bank. (A.V)
An account is being opened by the
gentleman in our bank. (P.V)
4. I am writing a good essay on pollution. (A.V)
A good essay is being written by me on pollution. (P.V)
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3. Present perfect tense:-
Passive structure:- Object+Has/Have+been+v3+by+Subject
Eg:-1. He has eaten a mango. (A.V)
A mango is eaten by him. (P.V)
2 They
have advertised our products. (A.V)
Our products has been advertised by them. (P.V)
3.
Police have arrested the thieves. (a.v)
The thieves have been arrested by police. (P.V)
4.Simple past tense:-
Passive structure:- Object+was/were+v3+by+subject
Eg:-1.I wrote a story. (A.V)
A story was written by me. (P.V)
2.They built a house in their town. (A.V)
A house was built by them in their town. (P.V)
3.Waterman
invented a fountain pen in 1884. (A.V)
A
fountain pen was invented by Waterman in 1884.(P.V)
4.R.K Narayan wrote many games. (A.V)
Many novels were written by R.K.Narayan. (P.V)
5.
She taught us English grammar. (A.V)
We were taught English grammar by her. (P.V)
5. Past continuous tense:-
Passive
structure:- Object+was/were+being+v3+by+subject
Eg:-1.I
was eating a mango. (A.V)
A mango was being eaten by me. (p.v)
2.
The watchman was cutting the trees in the garden. (A.V)
The trees were being cut by the watchman in
the garden.(P.V)
3.
The boy was buying notebooks. (A.V)
Note books were being bought by the boy. (P.V)
6. Past perfect tense:-
Passive structure:- Object+had+been+v3+by+subject
Eg:-1.I had finished my work. (A.V)
My work had been finished by me. (P.V)
2.
She had made many mistakes in the class. (A.V)
Many mistakes had been made by her in the
class. (P.V)
3.
She had sent a gift. (A.V)
A gift had been sent by her. (P.V)
7. Simple future tense:-
Passive structure:- Object+ will/shall+be+v3+by+Subject
Eg:-1. They will help us. (A.V)
We shall be helped by them. (P.V)
2.
I shall write a story. (A.V)
A story will be written by me. (P.V)
3.They
will announced the results next week. (A.V)
The results will be announced by them next
week. (P.V)
8. Future perfect tense:-
Passive structure:- Object+will/shall+have+been+v3+by+Sub
Eg:-1.I
shall have written a novel by this time next year. (A.V)
A novel will have been written by me by this
time next year. (P.V)
2.
They will have completed his work. (A.V)
His work will have been completed by them. (P.V)
DOUBLE OBJECTS IN A.V AND P.V
Note: me, us, him, her, them, are
called indirect objects.
(direct objet+ helping
verb+v3+to+indirect object+by+subject)
or
(Indirect object+ helping verb+ v3+direct object +by
+ subject.)
E.g:-1.She gave me a book. (A.V)
A book was given to me by her. (P.V)
I was given a book by her, (P.V)
2. Ramarao has taught us English. (A.V)
English has been taught to us by
Ramarao. (p.v)
We have been taught English by Ramarao. (P.V)
3. My grand mother told us a story. (A.V)
A story was told to us by my
grandmother. (P.V)
We were told a story by my grandmother. (P.V)
IMPERATIVE TYPE
Passive structure:- (Let+obj+be+V3)
Eg:-1.Open
the door. (A.V)
Let the door be opened. (P.V)
2. Show the picture. (A.V)
Let the picture be shown. (P.V)
3. Finish the work. (A.V)
Let the work be finished. (P.V)
4. Post this letter. (A.V)
Let this letter be posted. (P.V)
5.
Sing a song. (A.V)
Let the song be sung. (P.V)
REQUEST TYPE
Passive
structure:- (you are requested to+
v1+obj)
Note:-- If the sentence begins with please answer begins with you are requested
Eg:- 1.please shut the door. (A.V)
You are requested to shut the door. (P.V)
2. Plese post this letter. (A.V)
You are requested to post this
letter. (P.V)
WITH
OUT USING ‘BY’ IN PASSIVE VOICE
E.g:
1.Someone stole the box. (A.V)
The box was stolen. (P.V)
2. The police arrested the thief. (A.V)
The thief was arrested. (P.V)
3. Someone has
seen the wind. (A.V)
The wind has been seen. (P.V)
4.Someone serves the food. (A.V)
The food is served. (P.V)
INTERROGATIVE
TYPE
1.Passive structure :-(helping verb+obj+V3+by+Sub)
Eg:-1.Does Sita sing a song? (A.V)
Is a song sung by Sita? (P.V)
2. Did they repair the radio? (A.V)
Was the radio repaired by them? (P.V)
3. Shall I write a story? (A.V)
Will a story be written by me? (P.V)
4. Are you making kites? (A.V)
Are kites being made by you? (P.V)
5. Has Sita sung songs? (A.V)
Have songs been sung by Sita? (P.V)
6. Shall you have made a kite? (A.V)
Will a kite have been made by you? (P.V)
7. Must we pay this bill? (A.V)
Must this bill be paid by us? (P.V)
8. Are you reading this book? (A.V)
Is this book being read by you? (P.V)
9. Will Rama have written a
novel? (A.V)
Will a novel have been written by Sita? (P.V)
10.Had Chitra sung songs? (A.V)
Had songs been sung by Chitra? (P.V)
2. ‘WH’ WORD QUESTIONS:-
Passive
structure :-(‘Wh’ question word +helping
verb+obj+V3+by+Sub)
Eg:- 1) How can you solve the
problem. (A.V)
How can the problem be solved by you? (P.V)
2) Why did he buy that watch? (A.V)
Why was that watch bought by him? (P.V)
3) Who bought that watch? (A.V)
By whom that watch bought? (P.V)
4) When did they accept all
demands? (A.V)
When were all demands accepted by them? (P.V)
5) Who gave you this book? (A.V)
By whom was this book given to you? (P.V)
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