Confused about passive voice? Learn how to convert any English tense easily with rules, examples, and practice exercises. Complete active to passive voice guide with tense-wise rules, solved examples, FAQs, and exercises for English learners and exams. In this lesson, we’ll learn all convertible tenses one-by-one comprehensively.

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Present Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

As an English grammar teacher, I have taught thousands of English learning students by applying the following framework.

Formula for Active Voice

Subject + 1st form of verb + Object.

Formula of Passive Voice

Object + is/are/am + III form of verb + by+ subject.

Conversion Rules

• Firstly, replace the object with the subject and the subject with an object which is the first rule of active to passive sentences.
• Secondly, place the helping verb (is, are, am) according to the subject right after the subject.
• Lastly, change the 1st form of the verb to the 3rd form.

I write a letter. (A.V) → A letter is written by me. (P.V)

Present Indefinite to Affirmative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

He eats sugar-free bread. (A.V) → The Sugar-free bread is eaten by him. (P.V)

He plays cricket. (A.V) → Cricket is played by him. (P.V)

Present Indefinite to Negative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

• In the first step, convert the above negative sentence to a Simple or positive sentence.
  They like hockey. (1st Step)
• Now in the second step, simply change it into a passive sentence.
  Hockey is liked by them. (2nd Step)
• In the final step, convert the above-changed sentence into negative by adding “not” right after helping the verb “is”. Hockey is not liked by them. (Final Step)

Present Indefinite to Interrogative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

In the first step, change the interrogative sentence to a positive or simple sentence. Smith learns a lesson. (1st Step)

In the second step, change the above sentence to a passive sentence. The lesson is learned by Smith. (2nd Step)

In the final step, put the helping verb at the start to finish the task. Is the lesson learned by Smith? (Final Step)

Present Indefinite to Interro-Negative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

• Does she not cook food? (A.V). In the first step, convert the interro-negative sentence to a negative sentence. She does not cook food. (1st Step).
• In the second step, convert the above negative sentence to a simple or positive sentence. 
• She cooks food. (2nd Step)
• In the third step, change the above simple sentence to passive. Food is cooked by her. (3rd Step)
• In the fourth step, place “not” right after the helping verb. Food is not cooked by her. (4th Step)
• Now in the final step, lift the helping verb and place it at the start of the sentence, and put a question mark at the end to finish the passive sentence. Is food not cooked by her? (Final Step)

Past Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

Formula for Active Voice

Subject + 2nd form of verb + Object.

Formula of Passive Voice

Object + was/were + III form of verb + by+ subject.

• Replace the object with the subject and the subject with an object which is the first rule of active to passive voice. 
• Place the helping verb (was, were) according to the subject right after the subject. 
• Change 2nd form of the verb to the 3rd form.

Past Indefinite Affirmative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

1. They wore a cricket kit. → Cricket kit was worn by them.
2. They wore a cricket kit. → Cricket kit was worn by them.
3. She cleaned her room. → Her room was cleaned by her.
4. We plucked the flowers yesterday. → The flowers were plucked by us yesterday.
5. My mother loved me very much. → I was loved by my mother very much.
6. He played cricket. → Cricket is played by him.
7. He took tea. → Tea was taken by him.

Past Indefinite Negative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

In the first step, convert the above negative sentence to a Simple or positive sentence. In the second step, simply change it into passive voice. In the final step, convert the above-changed sentence into negative by adding “not” right after helping the verb “was”.

1. He did not eat bread. → He ate bread. → The bread was eaten by him. → The bread was not eaten by him.
2. He did not play cricket. → He played cricket. → Cricket was played by him. → Cricket was not played by him.
3. He did not take tea. → Tea was not taken by him.
4. They did not wear a cricket kit. → A cricket kit was not worn by them.
5. She did not clean her room. → Her room was not cleaned by her.

Past Indefinite Interrogative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

In the first step, change the interrogative sentence to a positive or simple sentence. In the second step, change the above sentence to passive voice. In the final step, put the helping verb (was) at the start to finish the task.

1. Did I open the door? → I opened the door. → The door was opened by me. → Was the door opened by me?
2. Did he eat bread? → He ate bread. → The bread was eaten by him. → Was a bread eaten by him?
3. Did he play cricket? → He played cricket. → Cricket was played by him → Was cricket played by him?
4. Did he take tea? → Was tea taken by him?
5. Did they wear a cricket kit? → Was a cricket kit worn by them?

Past Indefinite to Interro-negative Sentences to Passive Voice

In the first step, convert the interro-negative sentence to a negative sentence. In the second step, convert the above negative sentence to a simple or positive sentence. In the third step, change the above simple sentence to passive voice. In the fourth step, place “not” right after the helping verb.

1. I opened the door. → The door was opened by me. → The door was not opened by me. → Was the door not opened by me?
2. Did he not eat bread? → He did not eat bread. → He ate bread. → The bread was eaten by him. → The bread was not eaten by him. → Was bread not eaten by him?
3. Did he not play cricket? → He did not play cricket. → He played cricket. → Cricket was played by him. → Cricket was not played by him. → Was cricket not played by him?
4. Did they not wear the cricket kit? → Was the cricket kit not worn by them?
5. Did she not clean her room? → Was her room not cleaned by her?

Active to Passive Voice Sentence Structure Maker Tool

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Passive Voice Tense Structures

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Future Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

Learn Future Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice to Passive Voice by definition, formulas, rules, tricks, examples, and exercises. Learn Future Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice to Passive Voice by definition, formulas, rules, tricks, examples, and exercises.

Formula Of Future Indefinite Tense Passive Voice

Subject + Will/Shall + 1st form of verb + Object

Formula Of Passive Voice➡️ Object + will be/shall be + III form of verb + by + subject(Passive Voice)

Sentence Of Active Voice I shall post a letter. (A.V)                

Replace the object with subject and subject with an object which is the first rule of active to passive voice. Place helping verb (was, were) according to subject right after the subject. Now, ‘shall or will’ ➡️ ‘shall be’ or ‘will be’, according to the subject. Change 1st form of the verb to 3rd form. The result will be as under

Formula Of Future Indefinite Tense Passive Voice

Subject + Will/Shall + 1st form of verb + Object

Formula Of Passive Voice➡️ Object + will be/shall be + III form of verb + by + subject (Passive Voice)

Replace the object with subject and subject with an object which is the first rule of active to passive voice. Place helping verb (was, were) according to subject right after the subject. Now, ‘shall or will’ ➡️ ‘shall be’ or ‘will be’, according to the subject.  Change 1st form of the verb to 3rd form. Change 1st form of the verb to 3rd form. 

Future Indefinite Affirmative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

1. He will eat the oranges. → The oranges will be eaten by him.
2. He will play cricket. → Cricket will be played by him.
3. He will take tea. → Tea will be taken by him.
4. They will wear a cricket kit. → A cricket kit will be worn by them.
5. She will clean her room. → Her room will be cleaned by her.

Future Indefinite Interrogative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

1. Will all friends cook chicken? → Will chicken be cooked by all friends?
2. Will Asma beat her younger sister? → Will her younger sister be beaten by Asma?
3. Will Usman use a laptop? → Will a laptop be used by Usman?
4. Will Moosa loves his toys? → Will his toys be loved by Moosa?
5. Will some children like to drink milk? → Will milk be liked to drink by some children?

Future Indefinite Interro-negative Sentences to Passive Voice Exercise

In the first step, convert the interro-negative sentence to a negative sentence. In the second step, convert the above negative sentence to a simple or positive sentence. In the third step, change the above simple sentence to passive voice. In the fourth step, place “not” right after the helping verb. Now in the final step, lift the helping verb and place it at the start of the sentence, and put a question mark at the end to finish the passive sentence.

1. Will the peon not open the door? → Will the door not be opened by the peon?
2. Shall we not eat soup with every lunch? → Will soup not be eaten by us with every lunch?
3. Will the girls not pluck the sunflowers in the garden? → Will the sunflowers not be plucked by the girls in the garden?
4. Will the students not ask productive questions? → Will productive questions not be asked by the students?
5. Will she not solve grammar sentences? → Will grammar sentences not be solved by her?

❌ Tenses That Cannot Be Changed into Passive Voice

• Present Perfect Continuous
• Past Perfect Continuous
• Future Continuous
• Future Perfect Continuous

These tenses cannot be changed into passive voice because their structure does not allow an appropriate “object-focused” transformation.

Present Continuous Tense to Passive Voice

Formula Of Present Continuous Tense or Active Voice

Subject + is/are/am + 1st form of the verb with ‘ing’ + Object

Passive Voice Formula Of Present Continuous Tense

Object + is/are/am + being +III form of verb + by+ subject

Make subject object, and object subject. Use one of the helping verbs (is, are, am) according to the subject. Convert the fourth form of the verb (ing) according to the rule. Use ‘being’ very after helping verb.

Present Continuous Affirmative Sentences to Passive Voice

1. He is eating a bread. → A bread is being eaten by him.
2. He is playing cricket. → Cricket is being played by him.
3. He is taking tea. → Tea is being taken by him.
4. They are wearing cricket kit. → Cricket kit is being worn by them.
5. We are plucking the flowers. → The flowers are being plucked by us.

Present Continuous Negative Sentences to Passive Voice

1. He is not playing cricket. → Cricket is not being played by him.
2. He is not taking tea. → Tea is not being taken by him.
3. They are not wearing cricket kit. → Cricket kit is not being worn by them.
4. She is not cleaning her room. → Her room is not being cleaned by her.
5. We are not plucking the flowers daily. → The flowers are not being plucked by us daily.

Present Continuous Interrogative Sentences to Passive Voice

Are you learning a lesson? (A.V)

 In the first step, change the interrogative sentence to a positive or simple sentence.

You are learning a lesson. (1st Step)

Change the above sentence to passive voice                      

A lesson is being learned by you. (2nd Step)

In the final step, put the helping verb (will) at the start to finish the task.

Is a lesson being learned by you? (Final Step)

Am I opening the door? (A.V)

I am opening the door. (1st Step)
The door is being opened by me. (2nd Step)
Is the door being opened by me? (Final Step)

1. Is he eating bread? → Is bread being eaten by him?
2. Is he playing cricket? → Is cricket being played by him?
3. Is he taking tea? → Is tea being taken by him?
4. Are they wearing cricket kit? → Is cricket kit being worn by them?
5. Is she cleaning her room? → Is her room being cleaned by her?

Present Continuous Interro-negative Sentences to Passive Voice

Is she not cooking food? (A.V)

In the first step, convert the interro-negative sentence to a negative sentence.

She is not cooking food. (1st Step)   

In the second step, convert the above negative sentence to a simple or positive sentence. 

She is cooking food. (2nd Step)

Change the above simple sentence to passive voice.

Food is being cooked by her. (3rd Step)

In the fourth step, place “not” right after the helping verb of the changed passive sentence.

Food is not being cooked by her. (4th Step)

Now in the final step, shuffle the helping verb and place it at the start of the sentence, and put a question mark at the end to finish the passive sentence.

Is food not cooked by her? (Final Step)

1. Is she not cleaning her room? → Is her room not being cleaned by her?
2. Are we not plucking the flowers daily? → Are the flowers not being plucked by us daily?
3. Is the mother not loving his son? → Is his son not being loved by the mother?
4. Is a plumber not repairing all the taps? → Are all the taps not being repaired by a plumber?
5. Is father not playing with his son? → Is his son not being played by father?

Past Continuous Tense to Passive Voice

Formula Of Past Continuous Tense

Subject + was/were + 1st form of the verb with ing + Object
(Active Voice)

Object + was/were+  being +III form of verb + by+ subject (Passive Voice)

I was writing a letter. (A.V)

Rules and Instructions for Changing

Replace subject with object and object with the subject by their cases. (subjective and objective case)

Add helping verb right after subject according to the subject.

According to the rule for continuous tenses, change the verb form to 3rd form followed by ‘being’.

A letter was being written by me. (P.V)

Solved Exercise Past Continuous Tense to Passive Voice
(Positive Sentences)

1.He was eating a loaf of bread.
A loaf of bread was being eaten by him.

2.He was playing cricket.
Cricket was being played by him.

3.He was taking tea.
Tea was being taken by him.

4.They were wearing a cricket kit.
A Cricket kit was being worn by them.

5.She was cleaning her room.
Her room was being cleaned by her.

Negative Sentences Past Continuous Tense to Passive Voice

They were not playing hockey. (A.V)

Now simplify the above sentence,

They were playing hockey. (1st Step)

Now, change the above sentence to passive voice.

Hockey was being played by them. (2nd Step)

Add ‘not’ after the helping verb to make it a negative passive voice sentence.

Hockey was not being played by them. (Final Step)

Past Continuous Affirmative Sentences to Passive Voice Exercise

We were not doing our homework. (A.V)

We were doing our homework. (1st Step)
Our homework was being done by us. (2nd Step)
Our homework was not being done by us. (Final Step)

1.He was not eating a loaf of bread.
A loaf of bread was not being eaten by him.

2.He was not playing cricket.
Cricket was not being played by him.

3.He was not taking tea.
Tea was not being taken by him.

4.They were not wearing the cricket kit.
The Cricket kit was not being worn by them.

5.She was not cleaning her room.
Her room was not being cleaned by her.

6.We were not plucking the flowers daily.
The flowers were not being plucked by us daily.

7.The mother was not loving his son.
His son was not being loved by the mother.

Interrogative Sentences Past Continuous Tense to Passive Voice Exercise

Were you learning a lesson? (A.V)

Convert the above sentence into simple sentence.

You were learning a lesson. (1st Step)

 Then change this sentence to a passive voice.                                      

A lesson was being learnt by you.  (2nd Step)

Pick up the helping verb from the sentence changed to the passive voice and apply it at the beginning of the phrase. 

Was a lesson being learnt by you? (Final Step)

Was I opening the door? (A.V)
I was opening the door. (1st Step)
The door was being opened by me. (2nd Step)
Was the door being opened by me? (Final Step)

Solved Exercise 

1. Was he eating a bread?
Was a bread being eaten by him?

2. Was he playing cricket?
Was cricket being played by him?

3. Was he taking tea?
Was tea being taken by him?

4. Were they wearing the cricket kit?
Was a cricket kit being worn by them?

5. Was she cleaning her room?
Was her room being cleaned by her?

Interro-negative Sentences of Past Continuous Tense to Passive Voice

Was she not cooking food? (A.V)

Now simplify the above sentence,

She was not cooking food. (1st Step)

She was cooking food. (2nd Step)

Now, change the above sentence to passive voice.

Food was being cooked by her. (3rd Step)

Add ‘not’ after the helping verb.

Food was not being cooked by her. (4th Step)

Now pick up the same auxiliary verb (helping) and write it at the beginning of the sentence.

Was food not cooked by her? (Final Step)

Solved Exercise

1. Was he not eating bread?
He was not eating a loaf of bread.

He was eating a loaf of bread.
A loaf of bread was being eaten by him.
A loaf of bread was not being eaten by him.

Was a loaf of bread not being eaten by him?

2. Was he not playing cricket?

He was not playing cricket.

He was playing cricket.
Cricket was being played by him
Cricket was not being played by him.

3. Was he not eating bread?
Was bread not being eaten by him?

4. Was he not playing cricket?
Was cricket not being played by him?

5. Was he not taking tea?
Was tea not being taken by him?

Present Perfect Tense to Passive Voice

Active Voice or General Formula

Subject + Has/have + 3rd form of verb + Object

Passive Voice Formula

Object + Has/have + been + 3rd form of verb + by+ subject

Let us solve it.               

I have written a letter. (A.V)

Instructions

Convert the ‘object’ of the active voice sentence to the ‘subject’.

Convert the ‘subject’ of the active voice sentence to the ‘object’.

Put has/have been right after subject (new subject).

Keep the 3rd form of the verb as it is because passive voice needs 3rd form of the verb.

So, the converted sentence will be as:

A letter has been written by me. (P.V)

Present Perfect Affirmative Sentences to Passive Voice

1.He has eaten a loaf of bread.
A loaf of bread has been eaten by him.

2.He has played cricket.
Cricket has been played by him.

3.He has taken tea.
Tea has been taken by him.

4.They have worn a cricket kit.
A Cricket kit has been worn by them.

5.She has cleaned her room.
Her room has been cleaned by her.

Present Perfect Negative Sentences to Passive Voice

They have not won the hockey match. (A.V)

Firstly, convert the negative sentence to simple.

They have won the hockey match. (1st Step)

By changing to passive voice

Hockey match has been liked by them. (2nd Step)

Add ‘not’ right after helping verb.

The hockey match has not been won by them.  (Final Step)

Present Perfect Negative Sentences to Passive Voice Examples

We have not done our homework. (A.V)

We have done our homework. (1st Step)
Our homework has been done by us. (2nd Step)
Our homework has not been done by us. (Final Step)

He has not eaten a loaf of bread.
A loaf of bread has been eaten by him.

He has played cricket.
Cricket has not been played by him.

He has not taken tea.
Tea has not been taken by him.

They have not worn the cricket kit.
The Cricket kit has not been worn by them.

She has not cleaned her room.
Her room has not been cleaned by her.

We have not plucked the flowers yesterday.
The flowers have not been plucked by us yesterday.

My mother has not washed the clothes.
The clothes have not been washed by my mother.

A plumber has not repaired all the taps.
All the taps have not been repaired by a plumber.

Father has not given money to his daughter.
Money has not been given to his daughter by father.

The children have not made very pinching noise.
Very pinching noise has not been made by the children.

Interrogative Sentences of Present Perfect Tense to Passive Voice

Have you learned a lesson? (A.V)

By making the sentence simple,

You have learned a lesson. (1st Step)

Converting to passive voice as do.

Lesson has been learnt by you. (2nd Step)

Finally, pick the helping verb from the sentence and place it at the start of the sentence to finalize it.

Has lesson been learnt by you? (Final Step)

Have I opened the door? (A.V)
I have opened the door. (1st Step)

The door has been opened by me. (2nd Step)
Has the door been opened by me? (Final Step)

1.Has he eaten a bread?
Has a bread been eaten by him?

2.Has he played cricket?
Has cricket been played by him?

3.Has he taken tea?
Has tea been taken by him?

4.Have they worn cricket kit.
Has cricket kit been worn by them?

5.Has she cleaned her room?
Has her room been cleaned by her?

Interro-negative Sentences of Present Perfect Tense to Passive Voice

Has she not cooked food? (A.V)

Make the sentence simple,

She has cooked food. (1st Step)

Convert the above simple sentence to a passive voice

Food has been cooked by her. (2nd Step)

Place ‘not’ immediately after the helping verb in the modified phrase of the passive voice

Food has not been cooked by her. (3rd Step)

Now pick up the same helping verb and write it at the beginning of the sentence.

Has food not been cooked by her? (Final Step)

Solved Exercise

Have I not opened the door? (A.V)
I have not opened the door. (1st Step)

I have opened the door. (2nd Step)
The door has been opened by me. (3rd Step)
The door has not been opened by me. (4th Step)
Has the door not been opened by me? (Final Step)

1. Has he not eaten a bread?

He has not eaten a bread.
He has eaten a bread.
A bread has been eaten by him.
A bread has not been eaten by him.

Has a bread not been eaten by him?

2. Has he not played cricket?

He has not played cricket.
He has played cricket.
Cricket has been played by him.
Cricket has not been played by him.

Has cricket not been played by him?

3. Has he not taken tea?

Has tea not been taken by him?

4. Have they not worn cricket kit?

Has cricket kit not been worn by them?

5. Has she not cleaned her room?
Has her room not been cleaned by her?

Past Perfect Tense to Passive Voice

Formula Of Past Perfect Tense

Subject + Had + 3rd form of verb + Object (Active Voice)

Passive Voice Formula Of Past Perfect Tense

Object + Had + been + 3rd form of verb + by+ subject (Passive Voice)

I had written a letter. (A.V)

Instructions

Make subject object and object subject as per rule of passive voice.

Write ‘had been’ very after the subject of passive voice.

Keep the 3rd form of the verb as it is according to the rule, as we required 3rd form of the verb.

A letter had been written by me. (P.V)

Solved Exercise for Past Perfect Affirmative Sentence to Passive Voice

1.He had eaten bread.
A bread had been eaten by him.

2.He had played cricket.
Cricket had been played by him.

3.He had taken tea.
Tea had been taken by him.

4.They had worn a cricket kit.
Cricket kit had been worn by them.

5.She had cleaned her room.
Her room had been cleaned by her.

Negative Sentences for Past Perfect Tense to Passive Voice

They had not won hockey match. (A.V)9

Making simple,

They had won hockey match.(1st Step)

Changing to passive voice,

Hockey match had been liked by them. (2nd Step)

Use ‘not’ after the auxiliary verb of the changed sentence of passive voice.

Hockey match had not been won by them.  (Final Step)

Solved Exercise

We had not done our homework. (A.V)

We had done our homework. (1st Step)
Our homework had been done by us. (2nd Step)
Our homework had not been done by us. (Final Step)

51.He had not eaten the bread.
The bread had been eaten by him.

52.He had played cricket.
Cricket had not been played by him.

53.He had not taken tea.
Tea had not been taken by him.

54.They had not worn the cricket kit.
The Cricket kit had not been worn by them.

55.She had not cleaned her room.
Her room had not been cleaned by her.

Interrogative Sentences for Past Perfect Tense to Passive Voice

Had you learned a lesson? (A.V)

Making the sentence simple,

You had learned a lesson. (1st Step)

Then change the sentence to passive voice.

Lesson had been learnt by you. (2nd Step)

Pick up the auxiliary verb in the sentence that has been changed to passive voice and apply it at the beginning of the sentence.

Had lesson been learnt by you? (Final Step)

Had I opened the door? (A.V)
I had opened the door. (1st Step) 
The door had been opened by me. (2nd Step)
Had the door been opened by me? (Final Step)

1. Had he eaten bread?
Had a bread been eaten by him?

2. Had he played cricket?
Had cricket been played by him?

3. Had he taken tea?
Had tea been taken by him?

4. Had they worn cricket kit.
Had cricket kit been worn by them?

5. Had she cleaned her room?
Had her room been cleaned by her?

Past Perfect Interro-negative Sentences to Passive Voice Exercise

Had I not opened the door? (A.V)

I had not opened the door. (1st Step)
I had opened the door. (2nd Step)
The door had been opened by me. (3rd Step)
The door had not been opened by me. (4th Step)
Had the door not been opened by me? (Final Step)

1. Had he not eaten the bread?

He had not eaten a bread.
He had eaten the bread.
The bread had been eaten by him.
The bread had not been eaten by him.

Had bread not been eaten by him?

2. Had he not played cricket?

He had not played cricket.
He had played cricket.
Cricket had been played by him.
Cricket had not been played by him.

Had cricket not been played by him?

3. Had he not taken tea?

Had tea not been taken by him?

4. Had they not worn the cricket kit.
Had the cricket kit not been worn by them?

5. Had she not cleaned her room?
Had her room not been cleaned by her?

Future Perfect Tense to Passive Voice

General Formula of Future Perfect Tense

S +  Will have / shall have + 3rd form of Verb + O

Active Voice Formula 

Subject + Will or Shall Have + 3rd form of verb + Object

Active Voice formula or general Formula is same thing.

Passive Voice Formula

Object + Will or Shall Have + been + 3rd form of verb

I shall have written a letter. (A.V).

Instructions

Put the object from the active voice at the start of the passive voice sentence. Now, it (object) will be treated as a subject. Put ‘will have’ after the subject. Put the 3rd form of the verb unchanged because 3rd form of the verb is required for passive voice sentences. Let us get started to solve a sentence given below:

A letter will have been written by me. (P.V)

Solved Exercise Future Perfect to Passive Voice

(Positive Sentences Future Perfect to Passive Voice)

1.He will have eaten a piece of bread.

A piece of bread will have been eaten by him.

2.He will have played cricket.

Cricket will have been played by him.

3.He will have taken tea.

Tea will have been taken by him.

4.They will have worn the cricket kit.

The cricket kit will have been worn by them.

5.She will have cleaned her room.

Her room will have been cleaned by her.

Negative Sentences Future Perfect to Passive Voice

They will not have won the hockey match. (A.V)

Simplify the sentence:

They will have won the hockey match.         (1st Step)                                                                         

Convert it into passive voice as did earlier.

The hockey match will have been won by  them. (2nd Step)                                                  

Put ‘not’ after helping verb in passive voice.

The hockey match will not have been won by them.  (Final Step)       

Solved Exercise Future Perfect to Passive Voice

We shall not have done our homework. (A.V)

We shall have done our homework. (1st Step) 

Our homework will have been done by us. (2nd Step)

Our homework will not have been done by us.(Final Step)

1.He will not have eaten a loaf of bread.

A loaf of bread will not have been eaten by him.

2.He will not have played cricket.

Cricket will not have been played by him.

3.He will not have taken tea.

Tea will not have been taken by him.

4.They will not have worn the cricket kit.

The Cricket kit will not have been worn by them.

5.She will not have cleaned her room.

Her room will not have been cleaned by her.

Interrogative Sentences Future Perfect to Passive Voice

Will you have learned the lesson? (A.V)

Again simplify the sentence:

You will have learned the lesson.   (1st Step) 

Convert to passive voice:

Lesson will have been learnt by you.    (2nd Step)                                                   

Put the helping verb (will) at the start:

Will lessons have been learned by you? (Final Step)

Shall I have opened the door? (A.V)

I shall have opened the door. (1st Step) 

The door will have been opened by me. (2nd Step)

Will the door have been opened by me? (Final Step)

1. Had he eaten bread?

Had bread been eaten by him?

2. Had he played cricket?

Had cricket been played by him?

3. Had he taken tea?

Had tea been taken by him?

4. Had they worn cricket kit.

Had cricket kit been worn by them?

5. Had she cleaned her room?

Had her room been cleaned by her?

Optative Sentences to Passive Voice

It shows a prayer, wish, or curse, etc. It starts with ‘may’. The solution of these sentences is different because there are some different rules but the rules are very easy and straightforward. Therefore, follow the formula and rule to get the mark. Most importantly, keep in mind the sequence of solutions.

Active Voice Formula Optative Sentences

May + S + V + O

Passive Voice Formula for Optative Sentences

May + O(In subject form) + be + 3V + by + S(In object form)
OR
May + O + be + 3V + by + S
(May they be helped by Allah.)

Exercise for Optative Sentences to Passive Voice

We must keep in mind the rules before proceeding. Solve the sentences step by step similarly we have done before. The word ‘by’ is a default word because it is a part of the formula and is written right before the object. Therefore, the following are the solved sentences.

May Allah help us in every case.  (A.V)
May we be helped in every case by Allah.  (P.V)

Without a doubt, may he get the first position  (A.V)

Without a doubt, may the first position be gotten by him.  (P.V)

May she live a long but pious life.  (A.V)
May long life but pious be lived by her. (P.V)

May particularly they earn good profit.  (A.V)
May particularly good profit be earned by them.  (P.V)

May our country achieve good GDP.  (A.V)
May good GDP be achieved by our country.  (P.V)

May my son get a good grading score.  (A.V)
May a good grading score be gotten by my son.  (P.V)

May the World get peace and prosperity.  (A.V)
May peace and prosperity be gotten by the World.  (P.V)

May the Government pave this way.  (A.V)
May this way be paved by the Government.  (P.V)

May the farmers earn reasonable crops outcome.  (A.V)
May reasonable crops outcome be earned by the farmers.  (P.V)

May I complete my project.  (A.V)
May my project be completed by me.  (P.V)

Imperative Sentences to Passive Voice

Imperative sentences consist of a command, instruction, request, or a piece of advice. (Part 1)

Moreover, the element of ‘warning or prohibition also found in imperative sentences. (Part 2)

Part 1

Examples of Imperative Sentences 

Open the door.

Shut the door.

Speak the truth.

Give me some money.

These are a few active voice sentences.

The formula of Passive Voice

Let + Object + be + 3rd form of the Verb

Open the door.  (A.V)

Let the door be opened.  (P.V)

Speak the truth.  (A.V)

Let the truth be spoken.  (P.V)

Drive the car.  (A.V)

Let the car be driven.  (P.V)

Bring me a glass of water.  (A.V)

Let the glass of water be brought for me.  (P.V)

Imagine the scene.  (A.V)

Let the scene be imagined.  (P.V)

Give some money.  (A.V)

Let some money be given.  (P.V)

Respect the elders.  (A.V)

Let the elders be respected.  (P.V)

Love your mother.  (A.V)

Let your mother be loved.  (P.V)

Drink the juice.  (A.V)

Let the juice be drunk.  (P.V)

Part 2

Moreover, the element of ‘warning or prohibition‘ also found in imperative sentences. (Part 2).

These sentences can also be said “Negative Imperative”.

Examples

Don’t tell a lie.

Don’t make that sound.

These are few active voice sentences.

The formula of Passive Voice

Let + Object + not + be +  3rd form of the Verb

The difference is not of ‘not’ that will be added right before ‘be’.

Example

Don’t tell a lie.  (A.V)

Let + Object + not + be +  3rd form of the Verb

Let + a lie + not + be +   told

Let a lie not be told.  (P.V)

Don’t make that sound. (A.V)

Let that sound not be made. (P.V)

Don’t touch the electricity wire. (A.V)

Let the electricity wire not be touched.  (P.V)

Don’t disturb the people. (A.V)

Let people not be disturbed.  (P.V)

Don’t pluck the flowers.(A.V)

Let the flowers not be plucked.  (P.V)

Don’t imprison the birds.(A.V)

Let the birds not be imprisoned.  (P.V)

Don’t watch T.V excessively.(A.V)

Let the T.V not be watched excessively.  (P.V)

15 Differences between Active and Passive Voice

Understanding the differences between these two voices is crucial for effective communication, especially for competitive exams. This article outlines 15 differences between active and passive voice in a concise, step-by-step manner.

1. Definition

• Active Voice: The subject of the sentence executes the action.
  • Example: The teacher explains the lesson.
• Passive Voice: The subject of the sentence accepts the action.
  • Example: The lesson is explained by the teacher.

2. Sentence Structure

• Active Voice: Follows a subject-verb-object structure.
  • Example: The cat (subject) chased (verb) the mouse (object).
• Passive Voice: Follows an object-verb-subject structure.
  • Example: The mouse (object) was chased (verb) by the cat (subject).

3. Focus

• Active Voice: Gives emphasis to the doer of the action.
  • Example: The chef cooked the meal.
• Passive Voice: Emphasizes the action or the receiver of the action.
  • Example: The meal was cooked by the chef.

4. Verb Forms

• Active Voice: Uses various verb forms directly.
  • Example: The dog barks.
• Passive Voice: Uses a form of the verb “to be” + past participle.
  • Example: The dog is barked at by the cat.

5. Use of “By” Phrase

• Active Voice: Rarely uses “by” phrases.
  • Example: She sings a song.
• Passive Voice: Often uses “by” to indicate the performer of the action.
  • Example: A song is sung by her.

6. Directness

• Active Voice: Generally more direct and concise.
  • Example: The manager approved the proposal.
• Passive Voice: Can be further indirect and wordy.
  • Example: The proposal was approved by the manager.

7. Clarity

• Active Voice: Typically clearer and easier to understand.
  • Example: The athlete broke the record.
• Passive Voice: Can sometimes obscure who is performing the action.
  • Example: The record was broken.

8. Use in Formal Writing

• Active Voice: Preferred for most types of writing for its clarity.
  • Example: The scientist conducted the experiment.
• Passive Voice: Often used in scientific and technical writing to focus on the action or result.
  • Example: The experiment was conducted by the scientist.

9. Responsibility

• Active Voice: Clearly assigns responsibility for an action.
  • Example: The committee made the decision.
• Passive Voice: Can obscure who is responsible.
  • Example: The decision was made.

10. Sentence Length

• Active Voice: Generally produces shorter sentences.
  • Example: The dog bit the man.
• Passive Voice: Over and over again results in longer sentences.
  • Example: The man was bitten by the dog.

11. Use in Commands and Instructions

• Active Voice: Commonly used in commands and instructions for clarity.
  • Example: Close the door.
• Passive Voice: Rarely used in instructions.
  • Example: The door should be closed.

12. Tense Consistency

• Active Voice: Maintains tense consistency easily.
  • Example: She writes the report.
• Passive Voice: Requires careful tense handling.
  • Example: The report is written by her.

13. Emphasis

• Active Voice: Places emphasis on the subject.
  • Example: The artist painted the portrait.
• Passive Voice: Shifts emphasis to the action or object.
  • Example: The portrait was painted by the artist.

14. Use in Different Types of Writing

• Active Voice: Widely used in narrative, descriptive, and expository writing.
  • Example: The journalist interviewed the witness.
• Passive Voice: Often used in formal reports and legal documents.
  • Example: The witness was interviewed by the journalist.

15. Impact on Tone

• Active Voice: Generally creates a more dynamic and engaging tone.
  • Example: The speaker addressed the audience.
• Passive Voice: Can create a more formal or impersonal tone.
  • Example: The audience was addressed by the speaker.

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