Active and Passive Voice Rules, Example, Basic of English Grammar, Exercise for Competitive Exam

Change the voice

Rules of voice

Active voice	Passive voice
PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE
Subject+verb1+object	Is,am,are+verb3
PAST INDEFINITE TENSE
Subject+verb2+object	Was, were+ verb3
FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE
Subject+will,shall+verb1	Will be, Shall be + verb3
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subject + is, am, are + verb1 + ing	Is being, am being , are being+ verb3
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subject+ was, were+ verb1 + ing	Was being, were being
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Subject + has, have + verb3	Has been, have been + verb3
PAST PERFECT TENSE
Subject + had + verb3	Had been + verb3
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
Subject + will have, shall have + verb3	Will have been, shall have been + verb3
IMPERATIVE SENTENCES
Verb1 + object	Object + Should be + verb3 OR Let + object + be + verb3
Can / Could / May / Might
Must / ought to / should + verb1	Can be/ Could be / May be / Might be, Must be/ ought to be/ should be+ verb3

Subject to object Conversion

Subject	Object
I	Me
We	Us
You	You
He	Him
She	Her
They	Them
Who	By whom

Active and passive voice exercises

PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE

1)   She helps the poor.

The poor are helped by her.

2)   I am infected with covid-19 is it a passive or active voice

Covid-19 infects me. (Passive voice)

3)   He sell car

Car is sold by him.

4)   Computer games are bought.

He buys computer games.

5)   What do you want?

         What is wanted by you?

PAST INDEFINITE TENSE

1.   She kept us waiting.

We were kept waiting by her.

2.  I employed two hundred men.
Two hundred men were employed by me.

3.   Did he give you anything?
Were you given anything by him?

4.   Who lent you this book?
By whom were you lent this book?

 FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE

1.   I shall buy this pen.
This pen will be bought by me.
2.   I will not take the test.
The test will not be taken by me.
3.   Will ne not mend his ways
Will his ways not be mended by him?
4.   Who will answer this question?
By whom will this question be answered?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Is, am, are + being + verb³
1.   The boys are learning their lesions.
Their lessons are being learnt by the boys.
2.   The gardener is plucking flowers.
Flowers are being plucked by the gardener.
3.   Is she reading a letter?
Is a letter being read by her?
4.   Why are you wasting your time?
Why is your time being wasted by you?
5.   Who is laughing at the beggar?
By whom is the beggar being laughed at?
 
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Was, were + being + verb³

1.   Boys were playing cricket.

Cricket is being played by boys.

2.   He was drawing a picture.

A picture was being drawn by him.

3.   Who was beating my brother?

By whom was my brother being beaten?

4.   What was Kunal doing?

What was being done by Kunal?

5.   Were you revising your lesson?

Were your lessons being revised by you?

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Has, have + been + verb³

1.   The servant has posted the letter.

The letter has been posted by the servant.

2.   I have not beaten the dog.

The dog has not been beaten by me.

3.   Has she taken her meal?

Has her meal been taken by her?

4.   Who has my pencil been stolen?

By whom has my pencil been stolen?

5.   Why have you sent for the doctor?

Why has the doctor been sent for by you?

 

PAST PERFECT TENSE

Had been + verb³

1.   We had already missed the train.

The train had been already missed by us.

2.   Who had swept the room?

By whom had the room been swept?

3.   Had he finished his work by 4 pm

Had his work been finished by him 4 pm.

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

Will / shall + have been + verb³

1.   I shall have planted a tree.

A tree will have been planted by me.

2.   The enemy will have attacked the city

The city will have been attacked by the enemy.

3.   Will she have written a litter?

Will a letter have been written by her?

4.   The magistrate will have sent him to jail.

He will have been sent a jail by the magistrate.

 

IMPERATIVE SENTENCES

Object + should + verb³

Let + object + be + verb³

1.   Post this letter at once.

·       This letter should be posted at once.

·       Let the letter be posted at once.

2.   Please bring me a glass of water.

·       You are requested to bring me a glass of water.

3.   Never tell a lie.

·       A lie should never be told.

4.   Carry it home.

·       Let it be carried home.