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Study the table to understand how active voice is changed into passive voice.
Do not change the tense. The passive voice must follow the tense used in the active voice.
E.g. Active voice – Simple Present Tense Passive voice – Simple Present Tense, as well.
The verb to-be/ to-have is the indicator of the tense of the passive voice
Observe the formula of passive voice. The formulas are changing which depends on the tense
used in active voice.
* The sentences with star indicate that the sentence structures are rarely used. It is in the note just
for your knowledge.
ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE
EXERCISE
Change the active sentences to passive and passive sentences to active.
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ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE
What is “subject”?
A subject is a person or thing that is being discussed, described or dealt with.
What is “object”?
An object is a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed.
Active voice, the subject of the sentence performs or does the action expressed in the verb.
Passive voice, the subject not doing the verb but the subject receives the action.
Verb To-Be/
Type Of Main Verb
Tense Subject Verb To-Have Continuous Perfect Object
Sentence (Past Participle)
/Will@Shall
Active voice Simple Present Ali eats a burger
Passive voice Tense A burger is eaten by Ali
Active voice Present Ali is eating a burger
Passive voice Continuous Tense A burger is being eaten by Ali
Active voice Ali has eaten a burger
Present Perfect
Passive voice A burger has been eaten by Ali
Active voice Simple Past Ali ate a burger
Passive voice Tense A burger was eaten by Ali
Active voice Past Continuous Ali was eating a burger
Passive voice Tense A burger was being eaten by Ali
Active voice Ali had eaten a burger
Past Perfect
Passive voice A burger had been eaten by Ali
Active voice Ali will eat a burger
Simple Future
Passive voice A burger will be eaten by Ali
Active voice Future Ali will be eating a burger
Passive voice Continuous Tense A burger will be being eaten by Ali
Active voice Ali will have eaten a burger
Future Perfect
Passive voice A burger will have been eaten by Ali