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Active & Passive Present Past Future

Simple Active Sub+v1/v5+Obj Sub+v2+Obj Sub+shall/will+v1+Obj

Passive Obj+is/am/are+v3+by+Sub Obj+was/were+v3+by+Sub Obj+shall/will+be+v3+by+Sub

Continuous Active Sub+is/am/are+v4+Obj Sub+was/were+v4+Obj Sub+shall/will+be+v4+Obj

Passive Obj+is/am/are+being+v3+by+Sub Obj+was/were+being+v3+by+Sub It cannot be changed into

passive voice.

Perfect Active Sub+have/has+v3+Obj Sub+had+v3+Obj Sub+shall/will+have+v3+Obj

Passive Obj+have/has+been+v3+by+Sub Obj+had+been+v3+by+Sub Obj+shall/will+have+been+v3+by+Sub

Perfect Continuous

Active Sub+have/has+been+v4+Obj Sub+had+been+v4+Obj Sub+shall/will+have+been+v4+Obj

Passive It cannot be changed into

passive voice.

It cannot be changed into

passive voice.

It cannot be changed into

passive voice.

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Active & Passive Present Past Future

Simple Active I eat rice. I ate rice. I will eat rice.

Passive Rice is eaten by me. Rice was eaten by me. Rice will be eaten by me.

Continuous Active I am eating rice. I was eating rice. I will be eating rice.

Passive Rice is being eaten by me. Rice was being eaten by me. It cannot be changed into

passive voice.

Perfect Active I have eaten rice. I had eaten rice. I will have eaten rice.

Passive Rice have been eaten by me. Rice had been eaten by me. Rice will have been eaten by me.

Perfect Continuous

Active I have been eating rice. I had been eating rice. I will have been eating rice.

Passive It cannot be changed into

passive voice.

It cannot be changed into

passive voice.

It cannot be changed into

passive voice.

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Active and Passive Voice Examples for All Tenses – Before telling active and passive voice examples with answers, we’ll know how to recognize active and passive voice individually.

1. Active voice –

General formula – Subject + Verb + Object.

For example – ( a ) Police arrested the thief.

( b ) I love my teacher.

( c ) Kamlesh is driving the bus.

( d ) He will not tolerate the matter.

( e ) No one wants nuisance.

( f ) She speaks English very fluently.

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2. Passive voice –

General formula – Object + Helping Verb + V3 + By + Subject.

For example – ( a ) I was being troubled yesterday.

( b ) Children are loved by their parents.

( c ) The work has been completed by the manager.

( d ) Sameer was hesitated by a man.

( e ) We have been surprised at his stunt.

( f ) The road was inspected by the chairman.

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Active and Passive Voice Rules of Indefinite Sentences – 1. Present Indefinite/Simple Present –

Active voice formula Subject + v1 + object.

Passive voice formula Object + is/are/am + v3 + by + subject.

For example – ( a ) Active voice – She loves her daughter. Passive voice – Her daughter is loved by her. ( b ) Active voice – Rubina plays cricket very well. Passive voice – Cricket is played very well by Rubina. ( c ) Active voice – No one pushes you. Passive voice – You are not pushed by anyone or You are pushed by no one. ( d ) Active voice – Mushtaq sir beats you a lot. Passive voice – You are beaten a lot by Mushtaq sir. ( e ) Active voice – Abhishek teaches me Hindi. Passive voice – I am taught Hindi by Abhishek. or Hindi is taught me by Abhishek.

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2. Past Indefinite/Simple Past –

Active voice formula Subject + v2 + object

Passive voice formula Object + was/were + v3 + by + subject

For example – ( a ) Active voice – He attacked me with a knife. Passive voice – I was attacked with a knife by him. ( b ) Active voice – They promised him to give their seats. Passive voice – He was promised to give their seats by them. ( c ) Active voice – I wasted my time. Passive voice – My time was wasted by me. ( d ) Active voice – The little boy asked her the way to Lucknow. Passive voice – She was asked the way to Lucknow by the little boy. or The way to Lucknow was asked her by the little boy. ( e ) Active voice – The teacher refused your admittance. Passive voice – Your admittance was refused by the teacher.

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3. Future Indefinite/Simple Future –

Active voice formula Subject + will/shall + v1 + object

Passive voice formula Object + will/shall + be + v3 + by + subject

For example – ( a ) Active voice – He will pass the exam. Passive voice – The exam will be passed by him. ( b ) Active voice – The commander will respect the order. Passive voice – The order will be respected by the commander. ( c ) Active voice – My mother will look after me very well. Passive voice – I shall be looked after very well by my mother. ( d ) Active voice – The father will carry my luggage. Passive voice – My luggage will be carried by the father. ( e ) Active voice – The bank will sanction the loan. Passive voice – The loan will be sanctioned by the bank.

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4. Modal –

Active voice formula Subject + modal + v1 + object

Passive voice formula Object + modal + be + v3 + by + subject

For example – ( a ) Active voice – You should follow the traffic rules. Passive voice – The traffic rules should be followed by you. ( b ) Active voice – The people must help the poor. Passive voice – The poor must be helped by the people. ( c ) Active voice – I can give him remuneration. Passive voice – He can be given remuneration by me. or Remuneration can be given him by me. ( d ) Active voice – The train might leave the station. Passive voice – The station might be left by the train. ( e ) Active voice – The bus manager could not provide the facilities. Passive voice – The facilities could not be provided by the bus manager.

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Active and Passive Voice Rules of Continuous Sentences – 1. Present Continuous –

Active voice formula Subject + is/are/am + v1 + ing + object.

Passive voice formula Object + is/are/am + being + v3 + by + subject.

For example – ( a ) Active voice – Karan is playing Hockey. Passive voice – Hockey is being played by Karan. ( b ) Active voice – The council is looking into the matter. Passive voice – The matter is being looked into by the council. ( c ) Active voice – We are laughing at her silly things. Passive voice – Her silly things are being laughed at by us. ( d ) Active voice – I am not taking this injury very seriously. Passive voice – This injury is not being taken very seriously by me. ( e ) Active voice – The police are presenting the accused before the court. Passive voice – The accused is being presented before the court by the police.

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2. Past Continuous –

Active voice formula Subject + was/were + v1 + ing + object.

Passive voice formula Object + was/were + being + v3 + by + subject.

For example – ( a ) Active voice – A senior officer was investigating that case. Passive voice – That case was being investigated by a senior officer. ( b ) Active voice – He was hitting the nail on the head. Passive voice – The nail was being hit on the head by him. ( c ) Active voice – She was not accepting your proposal. Passive voice – Your proposal was not being accepted by her. ( d ) Active voice – The men were digging a hole on the beach. Passive voice – A hole was being dug on the beach by the men. ( e ) Active voice – The head officer of the board was disconnecting my phone. Passive voice – My phone was being disconnected by the head officer of the board.

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3. Future Continuous –

Active voice formula Subject + will/shall + be + v1 + ing + object

Passive voice formula It cannot be changed into passive voice.

4. Modal Continuous –

Active voice formula Subject + modal + be + v1 + ing + object.

Passive voice formula It also cannot be changed into passive voice.

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Active and Passive Voice Rules of Perfect Sentences – 1. Present Perfect –

Active voice formula Subject + has/have + v3 + object.

Passive voice formula Object + has/have + been + v3 + by + subject.

For example – ( a ) Active voice – The incident has broken me. Passive voice – I have been broken by the incident. ( b ) Active voice – Ravi’s family has invited them to the inauguration. Passive voice – They have been invited to the inauguration by Ravi’s family. ( c ) Active voice – We have studied Grammar very well. Passive voice – Grammar has been studied very well by us. ( d ) Active voice – The result has surprised me a lot. Passive voice – I have been surprised a lot by the result. ( e ) Active voice – The government has not allowed children to drive. Passive voice – Children have not been allowed to drive by the government.

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2. Past Perfect –

Active voice formula Subject + had + v3 + object.

Passive voice formula Object + had + been + v3 + by + subject.

For example – ( a ) Active voice – We had not heard that song before. Passive voice – That song had not been heard before by us. ( b ) Active voice – They had seen a big lion. Passive voice – A big lion had been seen by them. ( c ) Active voice – An anarchist had disturbed the mob. Passive voice – The mob had been disturbed by an anarchist. ( d ) Active voice – He had given me an invitation. Passive voice – I had been given an invitation by him. or an Invitation had been given me by him. ( e ) Active voice – My family had recognized me Passive voice – I had been recognized by my family.

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3. Future Perfect –

Active voice

formula Subject + will /shall + have + v3 + object.

Passive voice

formula

Object + will/shall + have + been + v3 + by +

subject.

For example – ( a ) Active voice – Sonam will have married Varun. Passive voice – Varun will have been married Sonam. ( b ) Active voice – My sister will have cooked delicious food. Passive voice – Delicious food will have been cooked by my sister. ( c ) Active voice – My English teacher will have taken a moral test. Passive voice – A moral test will have been taken by my English teacher. ( d ) Active voice – Kailash will not have saved enough money. Passive voice – Enough money will not have been saved by Kailash. ( e ) Active voice – He will have bought a new bicycle. Passive voice – A new bicycle will have been bought by him.

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4. Modal Perfect –

Active voice formula Subject + modal + have + v3 + object.

Passive voice

formula

Object + modal + have + been + v3 + by +

subject.

For example – ( a ) Active voice – Ramesh could have taken the flight. Passive voice – The flight could have been taken by Ramesh. ( b ) Active voice – Your father should have told the story. Passive voice – The story should have been told by your father. ( c ) Active voice – The doctors would have taken some precautions. Passive voice – Some precautions would have been taken by the doctors.

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Active and Passive Voice Rules of Imperative Sentences –

Active voice

formula Verb + object.

Passive voice

formula

Let + object + be + v3. or Let + object + be + v3 +

by + you.

For example – ( a ) Active voice – Shut the door. Passive voice – Let the door be shut by you. ( b ) Active voice – Open the shop. Passive voice – Let the shop be opened by you. ( c ) Active voice – Please write the poem. Passive voice – You are requested to write the poem. ( d ) Active voice – Go away. Passive voice – You are ordered to go away. ( e ) Active voice – Help the needy. Passive voice – Let the needy be helped by you.

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Active and Passive Voice Rules of Interrogative Sentences – Since every tense has different passive voice formula for interrogative tenses, so I am giving some examples so you could understand very well.

( a ) Active voice – Do you love your parents ? Passive voice – Are your parents loved by you ? ( b ) Active voice – Are they consulting the doctor ? Passive voice – Is the doctor being consulted by them ? ( c ) Active voice – Have you taken your money back ? Passive voice – Has your money been taken back by you ? ( d ) Active voice – Did he eat Maggie today ? Passive voice – Was Maggie eaten today by him ? ( e ) Active voice – Had the camera man filmed a video ? Passive voice – Had a video been filmed by the camera man ? ( f ) Active voice – Will the thief steal the purse ? Passive voice – Will the purse be stolen by the thief ? ( g ) Active voice – Will they have helped their daughter ? Passive voice – Will their daughter have been helped by them ?

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Active and Passive Voice Rules of Wh type Sentences – Here, I am also giving some examples.

( a ) Active voice – Why do you not love your pet ? Passive voice – Why is your pet not loved by you ? ( b ) Active voice – Who is reading the Ramayana ? Passive voice – By whom is the Ramayana being read ? or Who is the Ramayana being read by ? ( c ) Active voice – When will people eat the food ? Passive voice – When will the food be eaten by people ?

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Change Active Voice to Passive Voice Exercises ( Practice Yourself ) – ( a ) Active voice – The anchor hosted the show. ( b ) Active voice – Karan slapped her. ( c ) Active voice – Akhilesh eats bananas. ( d ) Active voice – Rahul Vaidya does not win the match. ( e ) Active voice – Why do you beat him ? ( f ) Active voice – When did he give her money ? ( g ) Active voice – Does he love his mother ? ( h ) Active voice – The batsman did not give a high five to a fan. ( i ) Active voice – I will drink mango juice today. ( j ) Active voice – Where will he buy an old laptop ? ( k ) Active voice – Ramesh will not scold him. ( l ) Active voice – Shall I love her ?

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1. What is active voice and examples ?

Active voices are the general sentences of indefinite, Continuous, Perfect and Perfect Continuous sentences. Examples – 1. I am giving you water. 2. He has done my work. 3. I left the house. 4. My elder sister will beat me.

2. What comes first in an active voice ?

In an active voice, the subject of the sentence comes first.

3. What is the formula of active voice ?

General formula – Subject+Verb+Object.