VOICE CHANGE || ENGLISH GRAMMAR
There are two types of voice - Active and Passive.
Ex:: He reads a book
He is subject, read is action verb and book is object., and the tense of the sentence is
Present Indefinite.
[REMEMBER::: TO SOLVE VOICE QUESTIONS STUDENTS MUST BE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY tense & object of the sentence; so without proper knowledge of tense they should not try voice change.]
# CHANGE OF PRONOUN needed.
Active passive
I me
He him
She her
We us
They them
You you
# It is important to remember that voice is changed in the following categories::
A) i.Indefinite (present, past, future)
ii. Continuous (present, past)
iii. Perfect (present, past, Future)
B) Auxiliary or Yes/No question.
C) Wh.Questions (who, what, when, where etc)
D) Imperative Sentence
E) Agentless Sentence.
PRESENT TENSE::
Present Indefinite Tense
Passive Voice formula:
(S+am/is/are+ v3+ by/to+ obj)
Ex: I do my works.(A)
Ans: My works are done by me.
Present continuous Tense.
Passive voice formula:
( S+ am/is/are+ being+ v3+by/to+obj)
Ex:He is doing the work (A)
Ans:The work is being done by him.
Present perfect tense
Passive voice formula:
(S+ has/have+ been+ v3+ by/to+ obj)
Ex: Rita has done the work. (A)
Ans:The work has been done by Rita.
PAST TENSE::
Past Indefinite tense.
passive voice formula:
(S+ was/were+v3+ obj)
Ex::He did this work. (A)
Ans: This work was done by him.
Past Continuous tense.
Passive voice formula:
(S+ was/were+ being+ v3+by/to + obj)
Ex: He was doing the work now. (A)
Ans:The work was being done by him now.
Past perfect tense.
Passive voice formula.
(S+ had+been+v3+by/to+ obj)
They had solved the problem. (A)
Ans:The problem had been solved by them.
FUTURE TENSE.
Future Indefinite tense.
Passive voice formula.
(S+ shall/will+be+ v3+by/to+ obj)
We shall read the book tomorrow.(A)
Ans:The book will be read by us tomorrow.
Future continuous tense. (No chance)
Future perfect tense.
Passive voice formula:
(S+will/shall+ have+been+v3+by/to+obj)
They will have done the work. (A)
Ans:The work will have been done by them.
B. Auxiliary or Yes -No question & Voice.
There are 24 auxiliary verbs. They are categorised into two::
Primary auxiliary (11 no's) & Modal auxiliary (13no's).
Passive formula for voice with Primary PRIMARY AUXILIARY VERBS:
(P.auxiliary+sub+ be/being/been+v3+by/to+obj)
Ex:: Is he doing the work? (A)
Ans: Is the work being done by him?
Has he solved the problem?(A)
Ans: Has the problem been solved by him?
Are you not singing a song? (A)
Ans: Is a song not being sung by you?
Were you reading the newspaper? (A)
Ans: Was the newspaper being read by you?
Does he like tea? (A)
Ans: Is tea liked by him?
Do you know this man? (A)
Ans: Is this man known to you?
Did you see the snake yesterday? (A)
Ans: Was the snake seen by you yesterday?
MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS:
Passive voice formula::
(M.auxiliary+ sub+ be+ v3+by/to+ obj)
REMEMBER:: Modal auxiliary verbs like May, Can, could, Should, Shall/Will etc remain same in passive voice.
Examples:
May I take your bicycle? (A)
Ans: May your bicycle be taken by me?
Will you visit the temple tomorrow? (A)
Ans: Will the temple be visited by you tomorrow?
Can you open the door? (A)
And: Can the door be opened by you?
Shall we be punished by the teacher? (P)
Ans: Will the teacher punish us? (A)
WH-QUESTIONS & VOICE CHANGE.
Passive voice formula:
(Wh+ auxiliary+sub+be/been/being+ v3)
Remember:: Active passive
Who By whom
Whom Who
Examples:
Who has done the work!? (A)
Ans: By whom has the work been done?
Whom do you know here?
Ans: Who is known to you here?
What are you doing now?
Ans: What is being done by you now?
Where have they seen the police?
Ans: where has the police been seen by them?
How did she solve the puzzle?
Ans: How was the puzzle solved by her?
IMPERATIVE SENTENCE & VOICE CHANGE.
Note: Active Passive
Please/kindly you are requested to
Use -- you are asked to
You are ordered to
You are advised to
Let ...etc where necessary.
Ex: Do this work now. (A)
Ans: you are asked to do this work now.
Please help us.
Ans: you are requested to help us.
Type this letter soon.
Ans: let the letter by typed soon.
AGENTLESS SENTENCE & VOICE CHANGE.
There is no specific rules for these sentences in voice. It depends upon the students ability to
understand/ guess. This types of voice questions are mostly found in passive form. Students may
accept : people, they, police, thief, some one, workers, engineers, we , it is said that etc as per their need.
Examples::
Rose is called the queen of flowers.(P)
Ans: People call rose the queen of flowers.
The bridge was repaired. (P)
Ans: Workers repaired the bridge.
Honesty is the best policy. (A)
Ans: It is said that honesty is the best policy.
The thief has been caught red handed. (A)
Ans: Police has caught caught the thief.
Rome was not built in a day.
And: It is said that Romans didn't build Rome in a day.
My book has been lost. (Passive)
Ans: I have lost my book.
All the students will be punished.
Ans: Teacher will punish all the students.
VOICE EXERCISE - SOLVED.
1) By whom has the glass been broken? (P)
Ans: Who broke the glass?
2) Do you know this answer? (A)
Ans: Is this answer known to you?
3) Do you prefer tea to coffee? (A)
Ans: Is tea preferred to coffee by you?
4) Should I help the man?
Ans: Should the man be helped by me?
5) What are you thinking of?
Ans: what is being thought of by you?
6) Who is laughing at the poor?
Ans: By whom is the poor being laughed at?
7) Don't look down upon the poor?
Ans: Let the poor not be looked down upon.
8) Who knocked at the door?
Ans: By whom was the door knocked at?
EXERCISE FOR PRACTICE::
1) I don't like this idea
2) Is he singing a song?
3) when did you call us?
4) May I solve your problem?
5) Don't do this.
6) Can I do this here ?
7) Mr, Das teaches us English.
8) Grass grows over the field.
9)They made me sing a song.
10)Please enter by this door.
11) Let the boy be told to get in.
12)He laughed at me.
13) Don't go there,
14) It will be published by him.
15) Mr.Saikia bought a new car last year.
IDENTIFY WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE..
1) Might I use your phone ?
2) The bridge was repaired.
3) Carelessness causes accidents.
4) They made him the Captain.
5) I delivered all the letters.
6)They say that he is a saint.
7) It is known that knowledge is power.
8) The lock has been broken.
9)The letters have been posted.
10) The patient has been treated.
11) Books are bought by him every month.
12) A tree has been cut.
13) An application was being written .
14) I am known to them.
15) Had she kept her promise ?
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