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Active and Passive Voice

Use Passive Voice When :

1. Focus is object

Sir Ali teaches Hussain. (Active)

Hussain is taught by Sir Ali. (Passive : the focus is object Hussain )

2. Subject is already Understood


Robots are manufactured in the industry. (Passive)

It is already understood who manufacture robots : scientists.

3. Subject is Unknown
My laptop has been stolen . (Passive)

Who stole my laptop ? obviously someone but I don’t know his identity.

Structure
USING THE AUXILIARY VERB “BE” The passive voice is formed by using a form of the auxiliary verb “be”
(be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been) followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Remember : The tense doesn’t change when active becomes passive or vice versa.

Subject Verb Object…. Ali plays hockey.

Object BE ( is am are, was were, being, been) V3 by Subject…. Hockey is being played by Ali.

Ali is playing hockey. Hockey is being played by Ali. ( ing verb becomes being)

Ali has written a novel. A novel has been written by Ali. (Add been to has/have/had )
Passive Voice is NOT Possible :
1. Perfect Continuous Tense

Ali has been reading a novel since morning. (Active)

A novel has been being read by Ali since morning.( Wrong Passive )

2. Intransitive Verb

He sells ice cream/He cries/ Birds fly. (No change)

3. Future Continuous

He will be reading the novel at this time tomorrow. (Active)

The novel will be being read by him at this time tomorrow. (Wrong passive )
Exercise
1. I am playing cricket.

(a) Cricket had been being played be me.

(b) Cricket is being played by me.

(c) Cricket was being played be me.

(d) Cricket has been played be me.

2.I was writing an essay.


(A) An essay was being written by me.

(B) An essay was written by me.

(C) An essay is being written by me.

(D) None of these

3. She looks after the child.


(A) The child is looked after by her.

(B) The child were looked after by her.

(C) The child are looked after by her.

(D) None of these

4. He could not lift the box.


(A) The box could not be lifted by him.

(B) The box cannot be lift by him.

(C) The box could not be lift by him.

(D) The box cannot be lifted by him.

5.She had cooked some dishes.


(A) Some dishes had been cooked by her.

(B) Some dishes was been cooked by her.

(C) Some dishes have been cooked by her.

(D) Some dishes has been cooked by her.

6. I do not use soap.


(a) Soap did not use by me.

(b) Soap has not been used by me.

(c) Soap was not used by me.

(d) Soap is not used by me

7. I saw a snake.

(a) A snake was seen by us.

(b) A snake had seen by me.

(c) A snake was seen by me.

(d) A snake is seen by me.

8. They help her.

(a) She was helped by them.

(b) She has helped by them.

(c) She had helped by them.

(d) She is helped by them.

9.Was the servant bringing tea?


(A) Has tea bring brought by the servant?

(B) Was tea being brought by the servant?

(C) Is tea being brought by the servant?

(D) Was tea bringing by the servant?

10. Siva guides me.

(a) I am guided by Siva.

(b) I have been guided by Siva.

(c) I am being guided by Siva.

(d) I was guided by Siva.


11. Which book had you read last days?

A. Which book had been read by you last days?


B. Which book has been read by you last days?
C. Which book had being read by you last days?
D. Which book was being read by you last days?

12. They have informed me, about their late arrival.


A. I have informed by them, about their late arrival.
B. I had informed by them, about their late arrival.
C. I have been informed by them, about their late arrival.
D. I had been informed by them, about their late arrival.

13. Can you do it now?


A. Can it be done by you now?
B. Could it be done by you now?
C. Can it been done by you now?
D. Could it being done by you now?

14. Let her watch the movie.

A. Let the movie been watched by her.


B. Let the movie being watched by her.
C. Let the movie watch by her.
D. Let the movie be watched by her.

15. Will you tell me the ingredients of this recipe?

A. Will the ingredients of the recipe been told to me by you?


B. Will the ingredients of this recipe be told to me by you?
C. Will the ingredients of this recipe being told to me by you?
D. Will the ingredients of this recipe have told to me by you?

16. She decided to call the police, when she saw two men.

A. It was decided by her to call the police, when she saw two men.
B. It were decided by her to call the police, when she saw two men.
C. It was being decided by her to call the police, when she saw two men.
D. It had decided by her to call the police, when she saw two men.

17. Can they give any evidence of their claim?


A. Could any evidence of their claim be given by them?
B. Can any evidence of their claim been given by them?
C. Can any evidence of their claim be given by them?
D. Can any evidence of their claim being given by them?

18. We should spray our homes with insecticide to kill the flies.

A. Our homes should be sprayed with insecticide to kill the flies by us.
B. Our homes should been sprayed with insecticide to kill the flies by us.
C. Our homes should being sprayed with insecticide to kill the flies by us.
D. Our homes must been sprayed with insecticide to kill the flies by us.

19. His wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
A. He upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
B. He was upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
C. He has upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
D. He were upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.

20. She never understood me, whenever I said something.

A. Whenever I said something, I never understood by her.


B. Whenever I said something, I had never understood by her.
C. Whenever I said something, I was being never understood by her.
D. Whenever I said something I was never understood by her.

Solutions
1. b
2. c
3.a
4.a
5.a
6.d
7.a
8.d
9.b
10. a
11. a
12.c
13.b
14.d
15.b
16. a
17. c
18. a
19.b
20. d

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