Active Voice

A verb is Active Voice when its form

shows that the person or thing denoted
by its form shows that the person by
the Subject does something .In other
words ,it is the doer of the action.
 Passive Voice
A verb is said to be in the Passive
Voice when its forms shows that
something is done to the person or
thing denoted by the Subject.
 Revision of rules to form the
Passive Voice:-----
Present Indefinite
Active Voice -1 form of the verb+
s/esDo/does (not)

Passive Voice Is/am/are+III form of

verb
 Past Indefinite
 Active Voice:-- II form of the Verb
did(not)
 Passive Voice :-----Was/were +III form
E.G:---ACTIVE You made a noise.
PASSIVE-A voice is made by
you.
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Present Continuous

Active Voice Is ,am, are ,(not)

Passive Voice I form+ing Is, am,are
(not )+being +III form
Eg. Active: You are making a noise.
Passive: A noise is being made by you.
 Past Perfect
• Active Voice -
Was,were(not) I form +ing
• Passive Voice -
Was, were (not)+being+III form
E.g Active: She was watering the plants.
Passive: The plants were being watered
by her.
 Present Perfect
 Active Voice -Has/have(not)+III form
 Passive Voice -Has/have not been+III

form.
Eg. Active:She has stolen my camera.
Passive: My camera has been stolen by her.
 Past Perfect
 Active Voice - Had(not)+III
form
 Passive Voice -Had(not)been
+III form
E.G.- Active:-Someone has stolen
my camera.
Passive:My camera has been
stolen .
Future Perfect
• Active Voice -Will/shall (not)
have +III form
• Passive Voice -Will/shall (not)
have been +III form
E.g.Active: The teacher will punish
the naughty boys.
Passive: The naughty boys will be
punished by the teacher.
 Modal VerbWill
Active Voice
Will,shall,would,should,can,could,may,might,must,ought
to +I form
Passive Voice
Will,shall,would,should,can,could,may,might,must,ought to
be+III form
E.g : Active: You cannot do this.
Passive: This cannot be done by you.
e.g: Active: I will wash the dishes.
Passive: The dishes will be washed by me.
 Imperative Sentence
 To change in passive voice use “Let’’ before subject and
‘be’before III form.
 If there is an order,advice, request, in sentence then we
use you are ordered,advised,requested to before the
sentence.
 Exa:Active: Shut the door.
Passive:Let the door be shut.
 Exa:Active: Change your clothes.
Passive: You are advised to change your clothes.
Choose the active or the passive
I read an interesting story.
Bhagat is admired by all.
Gandhi ji nursed his sick wife.
.The child is carried by her father.
I will wash the dishes.