(D) Voice
CHANGE
OF VOICE INVOLVING TENSES.
PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
RULE:-
IS/ AM/ ARE + 3rd FORM OF VERB.
1) Active: Rashmi
writes a letter.
Passive:
A letter is written by Rashmi.
2) Active: Carpenter
makes chairs.
Passive:
Chairs are made by carpenter.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
RULE:- IS/ AM /ARE+
BEING+3RD FORM OF VERB.
1) Active: Sonia is
telling a story.
Passive: A story is being told by Sonia.
2) Active: The
carpenter is making a chair.
Passive:
A chair is being made by the carpenter.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
RULE:- HAS/ HAVE +BEEN +3RD
FORM OF VERB.
1) Active: You have cheated me.
Passive:
I have been cheated by you.
2) Active: She has
sung a song
Passive:
A song has been sung by her.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
THE SENTENCES WITH THIS TENSE
CANNOT BE CHANGED
INTO PASSIVE VOICE. PAST
SIMPLE TENSE
RULE:- WAS/ WERE +
3RD FORM OF VERB.
1) Active: Priyanka
helped Varun.
Passive: Varun
was hepled by Priyanka.
2) Active: Virat
Kohli broke the records.
Passive:
The records were broken by Virat Kohli.
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
RULE:- WAS/WERE+BEING+3RD
FORM OF THE VERB.
1) Active: They were
playing football.
Passive:
Football was being played by them.
2) Active: She was
helping the poor.
Passive:
The poor were being helped by her.
PAST PERFECT TENSE
RULE:- HAD+BEEN+3RD
FORM OF THE VERB.
1) Active: Komal had
done his work.
Passive:
His work had been done by Komal.
2) Active: Ramesh had
helped me.
Passive:
I had been helped by Ramesh.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
THE SENTENCES WITH THIS TENSE
CANNOT BE CHANGED
INTO PASSIVE VOICE. FUTURE
SIMPLE TENSE
RULE:-
WILL/SHALL+BE+3RD FORM OF THE VERB.
1) Active: Anuj will
write a letter.
Passive:
A letter will be written by Anuj.
2) Active: Manu will
help Tanu.
Passive:
Tanu will be helped by Manu.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
THE SENTENCES WITH THIS TENSE
CANNOT BE CHANGED
INTO PASSIVE VOICE. FUTURE
PERFECT TENSE
RULE:-
WILL/SHALL+HAVE+BEEN+3RD FORM OF THE VERB.
1) Active: Aman will
have sung a song.
Passive:
A song will have been sung by Aman.
2) Active: Rajan will
have received the letter.
Passive:
The letter will have been received by Rajan.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
THE
SENTENCES WITH THIS TENSE CANNOT BE CHANGED INTO PASSIVE VOICE.
Exercise
1. I like my teacher.
1.
My teacher is liked by me.
2. Do manners reveal character?
2.
Is character revealed by manners?
3. Columbus discovered America.
3.
America was discovered by Columbus.
4.
This man has cut down the trees.
4.
The trees have been cut down by this man.
5. Hari did not open the door.
5.
The door was not opened by Hari.
6. I will win him cover.
6.
He will be won over by me.
7. The old man takes the snuff.
7.
The snuff is taken by the old man.
8. A cruel boy killed the bird.
8.
The bird was killed by a cruel boy.
9. I had never seen a zoo before.
9.
A zoo had never been seen before by me.
10. Will she have written a letter?
10.
Will a letter have been written by her?
11.
Does she know you?
11.
Are you known to her?
12. Will you post the letter?
12.
Will the letter be posted by you?
13. She has done her duty.
13.
Her duty has been done by her.
14. Avoid bad company.
14.
Let bad company be avoided.
15. Are you expecting him today.
15.
Is he being expected by you today?
16. I cannot lift this heavy box.
16.
This heavy box can't be lifted by me.
17. May I see your book?
17.
May your book be seen by me?
18. You are wasting your time.
18.
Your time is being wasted by you.
19. When will she have finished her Work?
19.
When will her work have been finished by her?
20. Why do you not call in the doctor?
(Hint: Why is)
20.
Why is the doctor not called in by you?
21. Her uncle looks after her...
21.
She is looked after by her uncle.
22. A favour will be done to him by me.
22.
I shall do him a favour.
23. How is Sharda known to her?
23.
How do you know Sharda?
24. He was shocked at his sister’s suit.
24.
His Sister's stupidity shocked him.
25. Why are you laughing at me?
25.
Why am I being laughed at by you?
26. Who abused you?
26.
By whom were you abused?
27. Had the picture been painted by her?
27.
Had she painted the picture?
28. This pot contains milk.
28.
Milk is contained in this pot.
29. Were the villagers beating the
terrorists?
29.
Were the terrorists being beaten by the villagers?
30. Who does not love his motherland?
30.
By whom is his motherland not loved?
31. Respect your elders.
31.
Let your elders be respected.
32. His father praised him.
32.
He was praised by his father.
33. Kalidas wrote Shakuntalam.
33.
Shakuntalam was written by Kalidas.
34. The teacher was Pleased with the e
boy’s work.
34.
The boy's work pleased the teacher.
35. He keeps me waiting.
35.
I am kept waiting by him.
36. Lata was singing a song.
36.
A song was being sung by Lata.
37. They had already consulted the lawyer
37.
The lawyer had already been consulted by them.
38. Many toys had been purchased by Rani.
38.
Rani had purchased many toys.
39. The paper published the news.
39.
The news was published by the paper.
40. Did you wring the clothes?
40.
Were the clothes wrung by you?
41. Which book do you want?
41.
Which book is wanted by you?
42. Do not keep bad company.
42.
Bad company should not be kept.
43. They will have missed the train.
43.
The train will have been missed by them.
44. I shall not show you my book.
44.
You will not be shown my book by me.
45. You are to help him.
45.
He is to be helped by you.
46. Who invented the gramophone?
46.
By whom was the gramophone invented?
47. I was given your message by him.
47.
He gave me your message.
48. Open the door.
48.
Let the door be opened.
49. What do you want?
49. What is wanted by you?
50. The fire will have destroyed the house.
50.
The house will have been destroyed by the fire.
51. We ought to love our country.
51.
Our country ought to be loved by us.
52. I was pleased with his conduct.
52.
His conduct pleased me.
53.
The sudden noise frightened the horse.
53. The horse was frightened by the
sudden noise.
54. The man cut down the tree.
54.
The tree was cut down by the man.
55. People will soon forget it.
55.
It will soon be forgotten by the people.
56. We elected Thomas captain.
56.
Thomas was elected captain by us.
57. Somebody has put out the light.
57.
The light has been put out by somebody.
58. We prohibit smoking.
58.
Smoking is prohibited by us.
59. He was refused admission.
59.
They refused him admission.
60. Those cars were built by robots.
60.
Robots built those cars.
61. Why did he defraud you of your
earnings?
61.
Why were you defrauded of your earnings by him?
62. He is respected for his humility.
62.
We respect him for his humility.
