Now we will change assertive sentences, negative sentences and interrogative sentences into their passive forms in different tenses :
Present Simple TenseAuxiliary verbs in passive voice: am/is/are | |
Active voice: Utsho sings Nazrul songs. Utsho does not sing a modern song. Does Utsho sing any kind of song? | Passive voice: Nazrul songs are sung by Utsho. A modern song is not sung by Utsho. Is any kind of song sung by Utsho? |
Present Continuous TenseAuxiliary verbs in passive voice: am being/is being/are being | |
Active voice: I am writing a letter I am not writing a letter. Am I writing a letter? | Passive voice: A letter is being written by me. A letter is not being written by me. Is a letter being written by me? |
Present Perfect TenseAuxiliary verbs in passive voice: has been/have been | |
Active voice: She has finished her work. She has not finished her work. Has she finished her work? | Passive voice: Her work has been finished by her. Her work has not been finished by her. Has her work been finished by her? |
Past Simple TenseAuxiliary verbs in passive voice: was/were | |
Active voice: I killed a snake. I did not kill a snake. Did I kill a snake? | Passive voice: A snake was killed by me. A snake was not killed by me. Was a snake killed by me? |
Past Continuous TenseAuxiliary verbs in passive voice: was being/were being | |
Active voice: He was drawing a picture. He was not drawing a picture. Was he drawing a picture? | Passive voice: A picture was being drawn by him. A picture was not being drawn by him. Was a picture being drawn by him? |
Past Perfect TenseAuxiliary verbs in passive voice: had been | |
Active voice: They had completed the assignment. They had not completed the assignment. Had they completed the assignment? | Passive voice: The assignment had been completed by them. The assignment had not been completed by them. Had the assignment been completed by them? |
Future Simple TenseAuxiliary verbs in passive voice: will be | |
Active voice: She will buy a watch. She will not buy a watch. Will she buy a watch? | Passive voice: A watch will be bought by her. |
Future Perfect TenseAuxiliary verbs in passive voice: will have been | |
Active voice: You will have started the job. You will have not started the job. Will you have started the job? | Passive voice: The job will have been started by you. |
Note: Passive voice is not usually used in the following tenses :
B. Fill in the blanks according to the mentioned tenses. Use the appropriate forms of verbs given in brackets:
C. Read the following sentences and say whether they are in the active or in the passive voice. Write down the tense of each sentence:
a. The thief was caught.
b. The boy drew a picture.
c. The bird was killed by a cruel man.
d. I read my English grammar book.
e. The field is ploughed.
d. The book is lost.
e. People will soon forget it.
f. The window is broken.
g. I was ordered to bring the book.
h. Who taught you math?
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