Active and Passive Voice All Tenses

Active and Passive voice with tenses
Simple Present Tense
Formula: is,am,are+3rd verb
Active Voice Passive Voice

He lights the candle. The candle is lighted by him.
He does not light the candle. The candle is not lighted by him.
Do you eat meat? Is meat eaten by you?
Present Continuous Tense
Formula: is,am,are+being+3rd verb

I am driving a car. A car is being driven by me.
I am not driving a car. A car is not being driven by me.
Am I driving a car? Is a car being driven by me?
Present Perfect Tense
Formula: has,have+been+3rd verb

She has stolen my book. My book has been stolen by her.
She has not stolen my book. My book has not been stolen by her.
Has she stolen my book? Has my book been stolen by her?
Simple Past Tense
Formula: was,were+3rd verb

She finished work. Work was finished by her.
She did not finish work. Work was not finished by her.
Did she finish work? Was work finished by her?
Past Continuous Tense
Formula: was,were+being+3rd verb

He was revising his books. His books were being revised by him.
He was not revising his books. His books were not being revised by him.
Was he revising his books? Were his books being revised by him?
Past Perfect Tense
Formula: had+been+3rd verb

I had completed the assignment. The assignment had been completed by me.
I had not completed the assignment. The assignment had not been completed by me.
Had I completed the assignment? Had the assignment been completed by me?
Simple Future Tense
Formula: will,shall+be+3rd verb

My uncle will pay my tuition fee. My tuition fee will be paid by my uncle.
My uncle will not pay my tuition fee. My tuition fee will not be paid by my uncle.
Will my uncle pay my tuition fee? Will my tuition fee be paid by my uncle?
Future Perfect Tense
Formula: will, shall+ have been+3rd verb

We shall have done our home-work. Our home -work shall have been done by us.
We shall not have done our home-work. Our home -work shall not have been done by us.
Shall We have done our home –work? Shall our home -work have been done by us?
Note: In Present perfect continuous tense, Past perfect continuous tense, Future perfect
continuous tense, Future perfect tense, we use the same sentence in passive voice. It means these
tense cannot be changed in passive form.
Active and passive voice with modals (What is a Modal?)

Modals Auxiliary Verb in Passive Voice
Formula: Can/ Could Can/Could+ be+ 3rd verb

I can solve these sums. These sums can be solved by me.
I cannot solve these sums. These sums cannot be solved by me.
Can I solve these sums? Can these sums be solved by me?
Has to/ Have to
Formula: Has to/ Have to+3rd verb

He has to complete his assignment. His assignment has to be completed by him?
Must
Formula: Must+3rd verb
You must learn this book. This book must be learnt by you.
May
Formula: May may+be+3rd verb
I may buy the book. The book may be bought by me.

Might
Formula: might+ be+ 3rd Verb
They might play chess. Chess might be played by them.
Should
Formula: should+ be+3rd verb
Students should learn all lessons. All lessons should be learnt by students.
Active and passive voice with Imperative Sentences
These are the sentences in which we express our feeling and emotions like command, order,
advice, and request.
Rules
Formula: Lets + new object + be/Not be +past participle or 3rd form.
For sentences containing, Request, advice and order, we will use you are Requested to, advised
to and ordered to.
Note: Always remove please and kind if they are given in the sentence.
Shut the door. Let the door be shut.
Post the letter at once. Let the letter be posted at once.
Always speak the truth. Let the truth always be spoken.
Do not starve the cow. Let the cow not be starved.
Let him help his brother. Let his brother be helped by him.
Clean your room. Let your room be cleaned.
Learn your lesson. Let your lesson be learnt.
Please do me a favor tonight. You are requested to do me a favor tonight.
Kindly do not smoke in public place. You are requested not to smoke in public place
To make passive voice, first of all you have to use following rules.
1.Change the object into subject. If in object, we have a pronoun (What is a Pronoun?) of object
case convert that by following rules.
me I
You You
her She
them They
us We
him He
it It
whom Who
2. Change the subject into object. And use by before the object. If in subject, we have a pronoun
of nominative case convert that by the following rules.
I by me
You by you
She by her
They by them
We by us
He by him
It by it
Who by whom
Some basic rules of active voice and voice are given below
 First of all, find subject, object and the main verb it means find SVO .
 Convert the object into subject.
 Use the suitable helping verb or auxiliary verb according to the tense. If helping verb is
given, use verb as it is. But note that the helping verb used should be according to the
object.
 Convert the verb into past participle or 3rd form of the verb.
 Use the preposition (what is preposition?) “by”.
 Convert the subject into object.

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Active and Passive voice with tenses

Simple Present Tense

Formula: is,am,are+3rd verb

Active Voice Passive Voice

Present Continuous Tense

Formula: is,am,are+being+3rd verb

Active Voice Passive Voice

Present Perfect Tense

Formula: has,have+been+3rd verb

Active Voice Passive Voice

Simple Past Tense

Formula: was,were+3rd verb

Past Continuous Tense

Formula: was,were+being+3rd verb

Past Perfect Tense

Formula: had+been+3rd verb

Active Voice Passive Voice

Simple Future Tense

Formula: will,shall+be+3rd verb

Future Perfect Tense

Formula: will, shall+ have been+3rd verb

Active and passive voice with modals (What is a Modal?)

Formula: Can/ Could Can/Could+ be+ 3rd verb

Active Voice Passive Voice

Formula: Has to/ Have to+3rd verb

Formula: May may+be+3rd verb

I may buy the book. The book may be bought by me.

Formula: might+ be+ 3rd Verb

They might play chess. Chess might be played by them.

Formula: should+ be+3rd verb

Formula: Lets + new object + be/Not be +past participle or 3rd form.

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