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Note 1: Only those sentences can be converted from active to passive and vice versa which
include all three of the following elements.
Examples:
(i) The old man died. (No object. This sentence cannot be changed into passive voice)
(ii) Bread is eaten. (No subject. This sentence cannot be changed into active voice)
Note 2: The sentences which show a sense of “being” cannot be converted into Passive voice.
Examples:
(i) He is a doctor.
In the above examples, the subjects are not performing any action on the objects, rather the
sentences show a state of “being” and hence cannot be converted into passive voice.
Note 3: We always use the past participle (3rd form of the verbs) in passive voice sentences.
Examples:
Examples:
Active Voice:
The basic rules of Present Indefinite Tense Active Voice sentences are as follows:
Affirmative sentences
I, We, You, They, Plural Nouns 1st form of the verb without any change
He, She, It, Singular Nouns verb+s/es
Examples:
I play tennis.
We play tennis.
You play tennis.
They play tennis.
Boys play tennis.
He plays tennis.
She plays tennis.
That boy plays tennis.
Negative Sentences
I, We, They, You, Plural Nouns do not
He, She, It, Singular Nouns does not
Examples:
I do not play tennis.
We do not play tennis.
You do not play tennis.
They do not play tennis.
Boys do not play tennis.
He does not play tennis.
She does not play tennis.
That boy does not play tennis.
Passive Voice:
The basic rules of Present Indefinite Tense Passive Voice sentences are as follows:
I am
He, She, It, Singular Nouns is
We, You, They, Plural Nouns are
We always use the past participles (3rd form of the verbs) in passive voice sentences.
Affirmative Sentences
Examples:
I am taken to the hospital.
He is taken to the hospital.
She is taken to the hospital.
It is taken to the hospital.
The patient is taken to the hospital.
We are taken to the hospital.
You are taken to the hospital.
They are taken to the hospital.
Patients are taken to the hospital.
Negative Sentences
The helping verbs is, am and are are followed by “not”.
Examples:
I am not taken to the hospital.
He is not taken to the hospital.
She is not taken to the hospital.
It is not taken to the hospital.
The patient is not taken to the hospital.
We are not taken to the hospital.
You are not taken to the hospital.
They are not taken to the hospital.
Patients are not taken to the hospital.
Conversion from active to passive:
Affirmative Sentences
i. I play tennis.
Tennis is played by me.
Negative Sentences
i. Vegetarians do not eat meat.
Meat is not eaten by vegetarians.
ii. Most people do not like it.
It is not liked by most people.
Active Voice:
I am
In active voice continuous tenses present participles (verb + ‘ing’) are used. Examples working,
eating, speaking etc.
Passive Voice:
I am being
Active Voice:
Passive Voice:
xi. Why have the visitors spent the night in that hotel?
Why has the night been spent in that hotel by the visitors?
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2. I enjoy reading.
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4. Is he travelling to Quetta?
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8. Are they waiting for us?
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Active Voice:
Passive Voice:
i. I ate an apple.
An apple was eaten by me.
ii. The bird spread its wings.
Negative Sentences:
In negative active voice sentences, we use ‘did not’ followed by the first form of the verb.
v. The carpenter did not use hand-made tools to make this table.
Hand-made tools were not used by the carpenter to make this table.
Interrogative Sentences:
Active Voice:
Passive Voice:
Examples:
In active voice, the helping verb ‘had’ is used with all kinds of nouns and pronouns, followed by
past participles.
In passive voice, the helping verb ‘had been’ is used with all kinds of nouns and pronouns,
followed by past participles.
Examples:
Active Voice:
I, We will / shall
He, She, It, You, They, Singular Nouns, Plural Nouns will
Passive Voice:
I, We will be / shall be
He, She, It, You, They, Singular Nouns, Plural Nouns will be
The passive voice for future continuous tense is very rarely used.
Active Voice:
Passive Voice: