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 :
- Present perfect continuous tense
- Past perfect continuous tense
- Future continuous tense
- Future perfect continuous tense
B. Fill in the blanks according to the mentioned tenses. Use the appropriate forms of verbs given in brackets:
- The criminal ______ (send) to prison. (Future simple tense)
- My brother ______ (just win) the game. (Present perfect)
- I ______ (tell) you to wait outside. (Past simple Tense)
- Ruma ______ (not pay) for the work. (Past simple tense)
- Policemen ______ (often ask) the way. (Present simple tense)
- The room _____ (clean) once a day. (Present simple tense)
- The letter _______(write) tomorrow. (Future simple tense)
- The towels _____ (not use). (Past simple tense)
- He _______ (not sell) the books. (Present perfect)
- They ______ (teach) English. (Present simple tense)
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?