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English Grammar

Transformation of Active into Passive Voice

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Transformation of Active into Passive Voice:

(1) Indefinite Tenses- Present, Past and Future:

ActivePassive
She sings sweet songs. (Present Indefinite)Sweet songs are sung by her.
Does he do his duties honestly? (Present Indefinite)Are his duties done by him honestly?
They feared no fall. (Past Indefinite)No fall was feared by them.
Did he mend his ways? (Past Indefinite)Were his ways mended by him?
She will sacrifice her life for her country. (Future Indefinite)Her life will be sacrificed by her for her country.
Will he do you a favour? (Future Indefinite)Will a favour be done to you by him?

(2) Continuous Tenses- Present and Past:

ActivePassive
She is playing on harmonium. (Present Continuous)Harmonium is being played on by her.
Are they firing guns? (Present Continuous)Are guns being fired by them?
They were drawing pictures. (Past Continuous)Pictures were being drawn by them.
Were they driving their vehicles? (Past Continuous)Were their vehicles being driven by them?

(3) Perfect Tense- Present, Past and Future:

ActivePassive
I have obliged him. (Present Perfect)He has been obliged by me.
Has he paid back his debt? (Present Perfect)Has his debt been paid back by him?
She had done it long before. (Past Perfect)It had been done by her long before.
Had he already done the sum? (Past Perfect)Had the sum been done by him already?
We shall have invited him to tea. (Future Perfect)He will have been invited to tea by us.
Will you have shown respect to your elders? (Future Perfect)Will respect have been shown to your elders by you?

(4) Use of can, could, may, might, should, would, must in transfer of Voices:

ActivePassive
Can you do this sum?Can this sum be done by you?
I could defeat him in wrestling.He could be defeated by me in wrestling.
You may do whatever you like.Whatever you like can be done by you.
He might have broken the slate.The slate might have been broken by him.
You should do it.It should be done by you.
You must listen to your teacher.Your teacher must be listened to by you.

(5) Conversion of Voice (Imperative Sentences):

ActivePassive
Post this letter at once.Let this letter be posted at once.
Do not stare at the sun.Let not sun be stared at.
Please help me.You are requetsed to help me.
Kindly help the poor and the needy.You are requeted to help the poor and the needy.
Let him have his ways.Let his ways be had by him.

(6) Change of Voice (sentences beginning with ‘who’ and ‘whom’):

ActivePassive
Who did it?By whom was it done?
Who does not know it?By whom is it not known?
Whom are you speaking to?Who is being spoken to by you?
Whom have you helped?Who has been helped by you?

(7) Conversion of Active into Passive voice when the former has Infinitives or Prepositions:

ActivePassive
It is time to play games.It is time for games to be played.
Leaders like men to flatter them.Leaders like to be flattered by men.
They want to have tea.They want tea to be had.
She knocked at the door.The door was knocked at by her.
She is playing on harmonium.Harmonium is being played on by her.

(8) Conversion of Active into Passive Voice (Miscellaneous where ‘by’ is not used before Object):

ActivePassive
Sugar tastes sweet.Sugar is sweet when tasted.
Do you know him?Is he known to you?
The pot contains milk.Milk is contained in the pot.
His behaviour pleased me.I was pleased at his behaviour.
This job disgusted me.I was disgusted with this job.
My grandson’s result does not satisfy me.I am not satisfied with the result of may grandson.
The rose smells sweet.The rose is sweet when smelt.
They say truth fears no fall.It is said that truth fears no fall.

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