Passive for Present/Future Modals “CAN, MAY, MIGHT, SHOULD, MUST, OUGHT TO”
The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive.
3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive. To change sentences having present/future modal into passive, auxiliary verb “be” is added after modal in sentence.
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Passive for Present/Future Modals
“CAN, MAY, MIGHT, SHOULD, MUST, OUGHT TO”
Auxiliary verb in passive: be Active: CAN Passive : CAN BE She can play a violin. A violin can be played. She cannot play a violin. A violin cannot be played. Can she play a violin? Can a violin be played? Active: MAY Passive: MAY BE I may buy the computer. The computer may be bought. I may not buy the computer. The computer may not be bought. May I buy the computer? May the computer be bought? Active: MIGHT Passive: MIGHT BE Guests might play chess. Chess might be played. Guests might not play chess. Chess might not be played. Active: SHOULD Passive: SHOULD BE Students should study all lessons. All lessons should be studied. Students should not study all lessons. All lessons should not be studied. Should students study all lessons? Should all lessons be studied? Active: MUST You must learn the test-taking Passive: MUST BE strategies. Test-taking strategies must be learnt. You must not learn the test-taking Test-taking strategies must not be learned. strategies. Active: OUGHT TO Passive: OUGHT TO BE They ought to take the examination. The examination ought to be taken.
“MAY HAVE, MIGHT HAVE, SHOULD HAVE, MUST HAVE, OUGHT HAVE TO” Auxiliary verb in passive: been Passive: MAY HAVE BEEN Active: MAY HAVE The opportunity may have been You may have availed the opportunity. availed. You may not have availed the The opportunity may not have been opportunity. availed. Active: MIGHT HAVE Passive: MIGHT HAVE BEEN He might have eaten meal. Meal might have been eaten. He might not have eaten meal. Meal might not have been eaten. Active: SHOULD HAVE Passive: SHOULD HAVE BEEN You should have studied the book. The book should have been studied. You should not have studied the book. The book should have not been studied. Active: MUST HAVE Passive: MUST HAVE BEEN He must have started job. Job must have been started. He must not have started job. Job must not have been started. Active: OUGHT TO HAVE Passive: OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN You ought to have helped him. He ought to have been helped
