Active and Passive

Active and passive voice, worksheets, rules, examples

Some basic rules of active voice and voice are given below

• First of all, find subject, object and the main verb it means find SVO .
• Convert the object into subject.
• Use the suitable helping verb or auxiliary verb according to the tense. If helping verb is given, use verb as it is. But note that the helping verb used should be according to the object.
• Convert the verb into past participle or 3^rd form of the verb.
• Use the preposition (what is preposition?) “by”.
• Convert the subject into object.

Active voice: In active sentences, the subject is active or the subject performs the actions.

For example

The cow (Subject) is eating (Verb) grass (Object).—Active Voice

Passive voice: In passive sentences, the subject is no longer active or the subject is acted upon by the verb(What is verb?).

For example

Grass (Subject) is being eaten (Verb) by the cow (Object).—Passive Voice

Also Read:Active Voice and Passive Voice Complete Exercises in PDF

Active and passive voice, worksheets, rules, examples (PDF)

Active and passive voice with tenses

Simple Present Tense
is,am,are+3rd verb
Active Voice			Passive Voice
He lights the candle.			The candle is lighted by him.
He does not light the candle.			The candle is not lighted by him.
Do you eat meat?			Is meat eaten by you?
Present Continuous Tense
is,am,are+being+3rd verb
Active Voice			Passive Voice
I am driving a car.			A car is being driven by me.
I am not driving a car.			A car is not being driven by me.
Am I driving a car?			Is a car being driven by me?
Present Perfect Tense
has,have+been+3rd verb
Active Voice			Passive Voice
She has stolen my book.			My book has been stolen by her.
She has not stolen my book.			My book has not been stolen by her.
Has she stolen my book?			Has my book been stolen by her?
Simple Past Tense
was,were+3rd verb
Active Voice			Passive Voice
She finished work.			Work was finished by her.
She did not finish work.			Work was not finished by her.
Did she finish work?			Was work finished by her?
Past Continuous Tense
was,were+being+3rd verb
Active Voice			Passive Voice
He was revising his books.			His books were being revised by him.
He was not revising his books.			His books were not being revised by him.
Was he revising his books?			Were his books beingrevised by him?
Past Perfect Tense
had+been+3rd verb
Active Voice	Passive Voice
I had completed the assignment.	The assignment had been completed by me.
I had not completed the assignment.	The assignment had not been completed by me.
Had I completed the assignment?	Had the assignment been completed by me?
Simple Future Tense
will,shall+be+3rd verb
Active Voice			Passive Voice
My uncle will pay my tuition fee.			My tuition fee will be paid by my uncle.
My uncle will not pay my tuition fee.			My tuition fee will not be paid by my uncle.
Will my uncle pay my tuition fee?			Will my tuition fee be paid by my uncle?
Future Perfect Tense
will, shall+ have been+3rd verb
Active Voice		Passive Voice
We shall havedone our home-work.		Our home -work shall have been done by us.
We shall not havedone our home-work.		Our home -work shall not have been done by us.
Shall We havedone our home –work?		Shall our home -work have been done by us?

 Note: In Present perfect continuous tense, Past perfect continuous tense, Future perfect continuous tense, Future perfect tense, we use the same sentence in passive voice. It means these tense cannot be changed in passive form.

Active and passive voice with modals (What is a Modal?)

Modals	Auxiliary Verb in Passive Voice	Active Voice	Passive Voice
Can/ Could	Can/Could+ be+ 3rd verb	I can solve these sums.	These sums can be solved by me.
		I cannot solve these sums.	These sums cannot be solved by me.
		Can I solve these sums?	Can these sums be solved by me?
Has to/ Have to	Has to/ Have to+3rd verb	He has to complete his assignment.	His assignment has to be completed by him?
Must	Must+3rd verb	You must learn this book.	This book must be learnt by you.
May	may+be+3rd verb	I may buy the book.	The book may be bought by me.
Might	might+ be+ 3rd Verb	They might play chess.	Chess might be played by them.
Should	should+ be+3rd verb	Students should learn all lessons.	All lessons should be learnt by students.

Me	I
You	You
Her	She
Them	They
Us	We
Him	He
It	It
Whom	Who

   2. Change the subject into object. And use by before the object. If in subject, we have a pronoun of nominative case convert that by the following rules.

I	by me
You	by you
She	by her
They	by them
We	by us
He	by him
It	by it
Who	by whom

A worksheet on the Passive &Active