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- 2. Activeand Passive Voice Page2 ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE VOICE Voice is a form of a verb which shows whether what is denoted by the subject does something or has something done to it. Active voice Active voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb. Passive voice Passive voice means that a subject is a recipient of a verb's action. Passive Voice Rules The place of subject and object will be interchanged in the sentence. Only 3rd form of verb or Past Participle will be used as a main verb in Passive voice. Figure 1: Types of Voices
- 3. Activeand Passive Voice Page3 Figure 2: Active Voice VS Passive Voice Figure 3: Passive Voice Rules
- 4. Activeand Passive Voice Page4 Figure 4: Passive Voice
- 5. Activeand Passive Voice Page5 PRESENT TENSE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Is/Are/Am + 3rd form of verb ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE He writes a letter. A letter is written to me. She does not lock the door. The door is not locked by her. Do you eat meal? Is meal eaten by you? PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Is being/ Am being/ Are being + 3rd form of verb ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE She is plucking the flower. The flower is being plucked by her. He is not taking rest. The rest is not being taken by him. Am I driving a car? Is a car being driven by me? PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Has been/Have been + 3rd form of verb ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE He has stolen my keychain. My keychain has been stolen by him. He has not given my chocolate. My chocolate has not been given by him. Has she stolen my car? Has my car been stolen by her?
- 6. Activeand Passive Voice Page6 PAST TENSE PAST SIMPLE TENSE Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Was/ Were + 3rd form of verb ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE He bought a house. A house was bought by him. I helped them. They were helped by me. Did he buy a car? Was a car bought by him? PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Was being/ Were being + 3rd form of verb ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE She was cooking meal. The meal was being cooked by her. He was not writing essays. The essays were not being written by him. Was he writing his articles? Were his articles being written by him? PAST PERFECT TENSE Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Had been + 3rd form of verb ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE He had completed his graduation. His graduation had been completed by him. She had not lost her father. Her father had not been lost by her. Had they lost the match? Had match been lost by them?
- 7. Activeand Passive Voice Page7 FUTURE TENSE FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Will be + 3rd form of verb ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE I will write an article. An article will be written by me. Will she help an old man? Will an old man be helped by her? She will not forgive you. You will not be forgotten by her? FUTURE PERFECT TENSE Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Will have been + 3rd form of verb ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE She will have received the notes. The notes will have been received by her. We will have not done our homework. Our homework will not have been done by us. Will we have received the book? Will the book have been received by us? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!