1.
Active Voice & Passive
Voice

2.
 Only Transitive Verbs can be changed in Active
Voice to Passive Voice.
 We use the Active Voice to say what the subject
does.
 We use the Passive Voice to say what
happened to the subject.
 The Passive Voice is used when the subject of
the Active Voice is unknown, unimportant or
vague.
Active Voice-
The children saw a rainbow in
the sky.
Passive Voice-
A rainbow in the sky was
seen by the children.

3.
Five Golden Rules to change
Active Voice into Passive Voice-
1. Object becomes the Subject.
2. Choose the correct form of verb
‘be’
3. Use Past Participle Form of the
Verb
4. Add ‘by’
5. Subject becomes the Object.
She helps him.
He is helped by her.
Object +
verb ‘be’ +
V3 +
by +
Subject.

4.
PRESENT TENSE
1. Simple Present Tense
A V- S+V1+O
P V- O+is/am/are+V3+by+S
Active Voice- Tom chases Jerry.
Passive Voice- Jerry is chased by
Tom.

5.
Active Form :
Children love animals.
Passive Form :
Animals are loved by the
children.

6.
2. Present Continuous Tense
A V- S+is/am/are+V4+O
P V- O+is/am/are+being+V3+by+S
Active Form:
The farmer is ploughing the field.
Passive Form:
The field is being ploughed by the
farmer.
Active Form :
They are picking some flowers.
Passive Form :
Some flowers are being picked by
them.

7.
3. Present Perfect Tense
A V- S+has/have+V3+O
P V- O+has/have+been+V3+by+S
Active Form:
Ashok has written a letter.
Passive Form:
A letter has been written by
Ashok.
Active Form:
Children have eaten all the
cakes.
Passive Form:
All the cakes have been eaten by
the children.

8.
PAST TENSE
1. Simple Past Tense
A V- S+V2+O
P V- O+was/were+V3+by+S
Active Voice- Tom chased Jerry.
Passive Voice- Jerry was chased by Tom.

9.
2. Past Continuous Tense
A V- S+was/were+V4+O
P V- O+was/were+being+V3+by+S
Active Form:
The farmer was ploughing the field.
Passive Form:
The field was being ploughed by the
farmer.
Active Form :
They were picking some flowers.
Passive Form :
Some flowers were being picked by
them.

10.
3. Past Perfect Tense
A V- S+had+V3+O
P V- O+had+been+V3+by+S
Active Form:
Ashok had written a letter.
Passive Form:
A letter had been written by Ashok.
Active Form:
Children had eaten all the cakes.
Passive Form:
All the cakes had been eaten by
the children.

11.
FUTURE TENSE
1. Simple Future Tense
A V- S+ shall/will+V1+O
P V- O+ shall/will+be+V3+by+S
Active Voice- Tom will chase Jerry.
Passive Voice- Jerry will be chased by Tom.

12.
Active Form:
My parents will take us to the park.
Passive Form :
We shall be taken to the park by
our parents.
Active Form:
He will do his homework.
Passive Form :
Homework will be done by him.

13.
3. Future Perfect Tense
A V- S+ shall/will+have+V3+O
P V- O+
shall/will+have+been+V3+by+S
Active Form:
Ashok will have written a letter.
Passive Form:
A letter will have been written by
Ashok.
Active Form:
Children will have eaten all the
cakes.
Passive Form:
All the cakes will have been
eaten by the children.

14.
Sentences with two objects
Active Form:
He gave me a book.
Passive Form:
 A book was given to me by him.
 I was given a book by him.
Active Form:
I told them a story.
Passive Form:
 A story was told to them by me.
 They were told a story by me.

15.
Some Intransitive Verbs with
Prepositions used as Transitive
Verbs, have the Passive Voice
Active Form:
All laughed at her.
Passive Form:
She was laughed at by all.
Active Form:
He agreed to my proposal.
Passive Form:
My proposal was agreed to by
him.

16.
Imperative Sentences are
changed in the following way
Let+ object + be + V3
A V- Open the door.
P V- Let the door be opened.
Let+ object + be + V3 + by +subject
A V- Let him open the door.
P V- Let the door be opened by him.
Active Voice Passive Voice
Help me. Let me be helped.
Sing a song. Let a song be sung.
Don’t eat this fruit. Let not this fruit be eaten

17.
Interrogative Sentences are
changed in the following way
Active Form:
When did you write this letter?
Passive Form:
When was this letter written by you?
Active Form:
How did you do this sum?
Passive Form:
How was this sum done by you?

18.
Passives without ‘by’
Active Form:
We call the dog Spot.
Passive Form:
The dog is called Spot.
Active Form:
They elected him king.
Passive Form:
He was elected king.

19.
Change from Passive into
Active
Passive Form:
By whom was this book written?
Active Form:
Who wrote this book?
Passive Form:
My watch has been stolen.
Active Form:
Someone has stolen my watch.

20.
Auxiliaries are used in Passive
Voice
Active Form:
Can you ignore his mistake?
Passive Form:
Can his mistake be ignored by you?
Active Form:
May you be successful!
Passive Form:
May you be blessed with success!
Active Form:
You ought to obey your elders.
Passive Form:
Elders ought to be obeyed by you.

21.
Presented By-
Ms Swati Hasija