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Active and Passive Voice
Presented By: Miss Ayesha
Presented To: Pharmacy 1st Prof
What are Active and Passive voice?
• Active and passive voice refers to whether the subject or the object in
the sentence performs the action of the verb
• In active voice the subject performs the action of the verb
• In passive voice the object performs the action of the verb
Active Voice
• The subject performs the action of the verb
• Example:
The student presented the talk.
• the subject the action of the verb
Passive Voice
• The object performs the action of the verb
The talk was presented by the student
• the action of the verb the object
Rules for changing Active Voice into Passive
Voice:
•Identify the subject, the verb and the object: SVO
•Change the object into subject
•Put the suitable helping verb or auxiliary verb. In case
helping verb is given, use the same. But note that the
helping verb given agrees with the object.
•Change the verb into past participle of the verb.
•Add the preposition "by"
•Change the subject into object
Infinitive To be washed
Simple Present It is washed
Past It was washed
Future It will be washed
Conditional It would be washed
Continuous Present It is being washed
Past It was being washed
Future It will be being washed
Conditional It would be being washed
Perfect Present It has been washed
Past It had been washed
Future It will have been washed
Conditional It would have been washed.
Perfect Continuous Present It has been being washed.
Past It had been being washed.
Future It will have been being washed.
Conditional It would have been being washed.
Change of Pronouns:
Active Voice Passive Voice
I Me
We Us
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
They Them
Active to Passive Voice
Declarative sentences:
Active Voice Passive Voice
I write a letter. A letter is written by me.
We must keep the rule. The rule must be kept by us.
He closed the window. The window was closed by him.
She was writing letters. Letters were being written by her.
I had posted a letter. A letter had been posted by me.
I do not drink tea. Tea is not drunk by me.
She does not eat a mango. A mango is not eaten by her.
Active to Passive Voice
•Imperative sentences
• If the given sentence in the active voice is in the imperative,
to get the passive voice use ‘Let’. Hence, Passive Voice =
Let + Object + be + Past Participle
Active Voice Passive Voice
Help me Let me be helped
Open the door Let the door be opened
Don’t eat this fruit Let not this fruit be eaten
Sing a song Let a song be sung
Active to Passive Voice
• Interrogative sentences
If the question in the active voice begins with a helping verb
the passive voice must also begin with a suitable helping verb.
Supposing the question begins with ‘Wh or How’ form (what,
when, how ...) the Passive Voice must begin with the same.
Active Voice Passive Voice
Are you writing a letter? Is a letter written by you?
Is she beating the child? Is the child be beaten by her?
Will you accept the position? Will the position be accepted by you?
Who broke the window? By whom was the window broken?
Why did you write such a letter? Why was such a letter written by you?
Active to Passive Voice
If a sentence contains two objects namely indirect object and
direct object in the active voice, two forms of passive voice can
be formed.
She brought me a cup of coffee. (AV)
• I was brought a cup of coffee by her. (PV) (or)
• A cup of coffee was brought [to] me by her. (PV)
The teacher teaches us grammar. (AV)
• We are taught grammar by the teacher. (PV) (or)
• Grammar is taught [to] us by the teacher. (PV)
Active to Passive Voice
Beware of complement
• They made him king. (AV)
He was made king by them. (PV)
Infinitive and Gerund :
• I want to shoot the tiger. (AV)
I want the tiger to be shot. (PV)
• I remember my father taking me to the theatre. (AV)
I remember being taken to the theatre by my father. (PV)
Practice Sentences
Simple present Simple past
• He writes a letter. He bought a car.
• He does not write a letter. He did not buy a car.
• Does he write a letter? Did he buy a car?
• They sell books. She decorated the walls.
• She helps me. I helped them.
Simple Future
She will write a poem.
Will she write a poem?
They will arrange the money.
Present Continuous Past Continuous
• She is singing a song. She was washing a shirt.
• Is she singing a song? Was she washing a shirt.
• You are disturbing me. Boys were singing songs.
Present perfect Past perfect
He has completed the work. They had won the game.
Has he completed the work? Had they won the game.
I have made some cakes. He had collected coins.
Future perfect
He will have received the letter.
Will he have received the letter?

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Active and passive voice .pptx

  • 1. Active and Passive Voice Presented By: Miss Ayesha Presented To: Pharmacy 1st Prof
  • 2. What are Active and Passive voice? • Active and passive voice refers to whether the subject or the object in the sentence performs the action of the verb • In active voice the subject performs the action of the verb • In passive voice the object performs the action of the verb
  • 3. Active Voice • The subject performs the action of the verb • Example: The student presented the talk. • the subject the action of the verb
  • 4. Passive Voice • The object performs the action of the verb The talk was presented by the student • the action of the verb the object
  • 5. Rules for changing Active Voice into Passive Voice: •Identify the subject, the verb and the object: SVO •Change the object into subject •Put the suitable helping verb or auxiliary verb. In case helping verb is given, use the same. But note that the helping verb given agrees with the object. •Change the verb into past participle of the verb. •Add the preposition "by" •Change the subject into object
  • 6. Infinitive To be washed Simple Present It is washed Past It was washed Future It will be washed Conditional It would be washed Continuous Present It is being washed Past It was being washed Future It will be being washed Conditional It would be being washed Perfect Present It has been washed Past It had been washed Future It will have been washed Conditional It would have been washed. Perfect Continuous Present It has been being washed. Past It had been being washed. Future It will have been being washed. Conditional It would have been being washed.
  • 7. Change of Pronouns: Active Voice Passive Voice I Me We Us You You He Him She Her It It They Them
  • 8. Active to Passive Voice Declarative sentences: Active Voice Passive Voice I write a letter. A letter is written by me. We must keep the rule. The rule must be kept by us. He closed the window. The window was closed by him. She was writing letters. Letters were being written by her. I had posted a letter. A letter had been posted by me. I do not drink tea. Tea is not drunk by me. She does not eat a mango. A mango is not eaten by her.
  • 9. Active to Passive Voice •Imperative sentences • If the given sentence in the active voice is in the imperative, to get the passive voice use ‘Let’. Hence, Passive Voice = Let + Object + be + Past Participle Active Voice Passive Voice Help me Let me be helped Open the door Let the door be opened Don’t eat this fruit Let not this fruit be eaten Sing a song Let a song be sung
  • 10. Active to Passive Voice • Interrogative sentences If the question in the active voice begins with a helping verb the passive voice must also begin with a suitable helping verb. Supposing the question begins with ‘Wh or How’ form (what, when, how ...) the Passive Voice must begin with the same. Active Voice Passive Voice Are you writing a letter? Is a letter written by you? Is she beating the child? Is the child be beaten by her? Will you accept the position? Will the position be accepted by you? Who broke the window? By whom was the window broken? Why did you write such a letter? Why was such a letter written by you?
  • 11. Active to Passive Voice If a sentence contains two objects namely indirect object and direct object in the active voice, two forms of passive voice can be formed. She brought me a cup of coffee. (AV) • I was brought a cup of coffee by her. (PV) (or) • A cup of coffee was brought [to] me by her. (PV) The teacher teaches us grammar. (AV) • We are taught grammar by the teacher. (PV) (or) • Grammar is taught [to] us by the teacher. (PV)
  • 12. Active to Passive Voice Beware of complement • They made him king. (AV) He was made king by them. (PV) Infinitive and Gerund : • I want to shoot the tiger. (AV) I want the tiger to be shot. (PV) • I remember my father taking me to the theatre. (AV) I remember being taken to the theatre by my father. (PV)
  • 13. Practice Sentences Simple present Simple past • He writes a letter. He bought a car. • He does not write a letter. He did not buy a car. • Does he write a letter? Did he buy a car? • They sell books. She decorated the walls. • She helps me. I helped them. Simple Future She will write a poem. Will she write a poem? They will arrange the money.
  • 14. Present Continuous Past Continuous • She is singing a song. She was washing a shirt. • Is she singing a song? Was she washing a shirt. • You are disturbing me. Boys were singing songs. Present perfect Past perfect He has completed the work. They had won the game. Has he completed the work? Had they won the game. I have made some cakes. He had collected coins. Future perfect He will have received the letter. Will he have received the letter?