Active to passive voice basic rules
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The document discusses the differences between active and passive voice in sentences. It provides examples of changing sentences from active to passive voice by making the object the subject and adding "be" verbs and "by" phrases. The rules covered include how to change various tenses like simple present, past, future. Yes/no and wh- questions are also discussed and examples shown of changing them to passive voice. Imperative and "let" structures are addressed as well.
Active to passive voice basic rules
- 1. Active and passive voice voice active passive What subject does The focus is on the action. Active : Ram killed Ravan Passive : Ravan was killed by Ram.
- 2. How to change from active to passive? Look at this statement Active : Ram killed Ravan Passive : Ravan was killed by Ram. Ram killed Ravan Ravan was killed by Ram. Subject verb object object verb 3 Subjectbe verb
- 3. She helps him. He is helped by her. I am buying a pen. A pen is being bought by me. Someone is following us. We are being followed. He has to teach us. We have to be taught by him Active=sub+v+ob Passive=object+be+v3+bysub
- 4. Very common rule is: • Bring the object first • Choose correct ‘be’ verb • Change verb into participle • Add by + subject She helps him. He is helped by her. object + ‘be’ verb+ verb 3+ by + subject
- 5. Look, how subject and object change: Subject Object I Me We Us You You They Them He Him She Her Ram Ram Book Book
- 6. If there are two objects: She told us a story. We were told a story by her. A story was told to us by her The story has taught us a good lesson. We have been taught a good lesson by the story. A good lesson has been taught to us by the story. They appointed him an ambassador. He was appointed an ambassador. An ambassador was appointed to him.
- 7. has/ have/ had/ is/ am/ are/ was/ were + to + v1 We have to learn English. English has to be learnt. She has to help us. We have to be helped by her. I had to wait the bus. The bus had to e waited by me. has, have, had to + v1 = has, have, had + to be + v3
- 8. Modal auxiliary verbs can, could, shall, should, may, might, will, would, must + v1 = modal + be + v3 She can speak Chinese. Chinese can be spoken by her. We must preserve the tigers. Tigers must be preserved .
- 9. He should have stolen my pen. My pen should have been stolen by him. They must have left any sign. Any sign must have been left. must have , should have, could have, might have, would have + been + v3 must have , should have, could have, might have, would have + v3 =
- 10. They have stolen my pen. My pen has been stolen. They must have left any sign. Any sign must have been left. we , they, someone, somebody, none, nobody, everybody, people ect No need to add ‘by + sub’ if the subject is :
- 11. They have not stolen my pen. My pen has not been stolen. They must not have left any sign. Any sign must not have been left. Negative sentences remain negative Nobody has done homework. Homework has not been done.
- 12. Look at the table He has done homework. Homework has been done by him. Active Passive simple present ( v1/ v5) ob+ is/ am/ are + v3 Present continuous ( is, am, are, v ing) ob + is/ am/ are + being + v3 Present perfect ( has / have + v3) ob + has/ have + been + v3 Present perfect ( has/ have + been + v ing ) Not used commonly She is cooking rice. Rice is being cooked by her.She writes beautiful poems. Beautiful poems are written by her.
- 13. Look at the table He had done homework. Homework had been done by him. Active Passive simple past ( v2) ob+ was/ were + v3 Past continuous was/ were v ing) ob + was/ were + being + v3 Past perfect ( had + v3) ob + had+ been + v3 Past perfect ( had + been + v ing ) Not used commonly She was cooking rice. Rice was being cooked by her.She wrote beautiful poems. Beautiful poems were written by her.
- 14. Look at the table He will have done homework. Homework will have been done by him. Active Passive simple future ( will/ shall +v1) ob+ will/ shall + be + v3 Future continuous (will/ shall + be + v ing) not common in passive Future perfect ( will / shall + have + v3) ob + will / shall + have been + v3) Future perfect (will/ shall + have + been + v ing ) Not used commonly She will write beautiful poems. Beautiful poems will be written by her.
- 15. Look at these examples He handled the load carefully. The load was carefully handled by him. She will write poems beautifully. Poems will be beautifully written by her. beautifully adverb goes just before verb 3
- 16. Passive of ‘yes / No’ question Did you help him? Was he helped by you? Can you speak English? Can English be spoken by you? Has he helped them? Have they been helped by him? Do/ does + sub+ v1+ ob= Is/ am/ are + ob + v3
- 17. some example of yes/ no Didn’t he buy anything? Wasn’t anything bought by him? Are they planting trees? Are trees being planted ? Did they tell anything? Was anything told? will he bring the book? will the book be brought by him?
- 18. Passive of wh question Who opened the door? Who was the door opened by? By whom was the door opened ? Why are they planting trees? Why are trees being planted ? What did they tell you? What were you told? Who questions are changed in 2 ways. Similar to yes /no
- 19. Passive of who question Who opened the door? Who was the door opened by? By whom was the door opened ? who + be + ob+ v3 + by? By whom + be + ob + v3 ?
- 20. Passive of imperative / let open the door? Let the door opened.be Let + object + verb 3be + open the door?Let him openedthe doorLet him.be by Let +object + verb 3 +be + by + sub
- 21. Voice change : some examples Did you teach us ? Were we taught by you? She has to prepare food. Food has to be prepared by her. Who told you about the accident? By whom were you about the accident?told People are destroying the jungle. The jungle is being destroyed.
- 22. Presented by: Tika Subedi Contact : 9842796906 tika.subedi483@gmail.com tsubedi@outlook.com Shree Jana Jagriti Higher Secondary School Goldhap – Jhapa, Nepal.