Active Passive Made Easy

Sentence is either is written in active voice or passive voice.

What is active voice?

When the subject perform the action stated by verb.
For Example

I ate an apple.

What is passive voice?

When the object performed the action started by the verb.
For Example

An apple was eaten by me.

How to change sentence from active voice to passive voice

Step -1:

Change the position of subject and object. In passive voice subject becomes an object and an object becomes a subject.

Step-2:

Use appropriate “TO SBE” form of verb related to the object.

Always use the third form of verb in all tenses i.e. past participle.

Step-4:

Use the word “by” before the subject at the end. Sometimes it may be omitted.

Format of passive voice:

Object + to be verb +past participle of verb +other words (if any) +by +subject.

How to change pronounces and to be verb form in passive voice.

ACTIVE VOICE	PASSIVE VOICE
		Present tense	Is, am, are,
		Past tense
		Future tense	Will be, shall be
		Perfect tense	Has been , have been

Let's It Using Each Tense With Example.ET’S

	ACTIVE VOICE	PASSIVE VOICE
PRESENT TENSE	Form of verb: first form of verb I speak Hindi.	Form of verb: is/am/are + third form verb Hindi is spoken by me.
PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE	Form of verb: to be + ing form of verb Viral is painting a card.	Form of verb: is, am, are + being + third form of verb A card is painted by viral
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE	Form of verb: has/have + third form of verb She has painted a card.	Form of verb: has/have + been + third form of verb A card has been painted by her.
PRESENT PERFET CONTIOUNUS TENSE	Form of verb: has /have + been + ing form of verb	No passive voice
SIMPLE PAST TENSE	Form of verb: Past form of verb We painted a wall.	Form of verb: was/were + third form of verb A wall was painted by us.
PAST CONTIOUNS TENSE.	Form of verb: Was+ were + ing form of verb You were making a notes.	Form of verb: Was/ were + being + third form of verb A notes were being done by you.
PASST PERFECT TENSE	Form of verb: had+ third form of verb They had completed the task.	Form of verb: had + been + third form of verb A task had been completed by them.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE	Form of verb: had + been + ing form of verb	No passive voice
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE	Form of verb: will/shall + first form of verb She will do a work.	Form of verb: will/shall + be + third form of verb A work shall be done by her.
FUTURE CONTUNIOUS TENSE	Form of verb: will/shall + be +ing form of verb	No passive voice
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE	Form of verb: will have /shall have + third form of verb I will have saw a movie.	form of verb: will have/shall have + been + third form of verb A movie shall have been seen by me.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINIOUS TENSE	Form of verb: will/shall + have + been + ing form of verb	No passive voice

EXCEPTINAL CASES

1) IMPERATIVE SENTENCE

Format:

Let + object + be + third form of verb

For Example

Cook a meal

Let a meal be cooked.

2) “WH” QUESTIONS

“Wh” + to be verb +object + same as normal passive voice
For Example

Why are you making a toys?

Why are a toys being made by you?

3) SENTENCE WITH TWO OBJECTS.

For Example

She guide them in a project.

A project is guided to them by her.
They are guided in a project by them.

In most cases, writing sentences in passive voice is discouraged because it can obscure the subject of the sentence, and confuse the reader. It also usually creates a wordy and awkward sentence construction.

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