ACTIVE - PASSIVE VOICE : CHAPTER 20
SOME COMMONLY USED SENTENCES IN ALL TENSES
(PASSIVE VOICE)
1.
PRESENT SIMPLE (HABIT SENTENCES )
1.1 POSITIVE / NEGATIVE :
Obejct (O) + is/am/are + (not) + V(3)
+ R.P
1. The food is made
in our house around 8 pm
2. Ravi is scolded by
all teachers
3. People are misled
on the name of career
4. I am praised by
all my relatives
5. English is taught
in all school now-a-days
6. Ring is not worn
like this
7.
This song is not sung like this
1.2 CONFIRMATION:-- Start with H.V (Is/ Am / Are)
Is/Am/Are +
O + V(3) + R.P
Is English spoken
in every class of your school?
Are Indians treated badly in western countries now a
days?
Are these cycles not made in India?
Is chalk still used
in your school for instruction purpose?
1.3 QUESTION : - All question sentences start
with Question Words
Q.W + Is/Am/Are
+ O + V(3)
+ R.P
Why is still chalk used in your college?
Where are these pens manufactured?
Why am I scolded every time?
Why are these types
of questions given in the paper?
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS (Action
in motion) { Is/am/are + Being V(3) }
2.1 POSITIVE / NEGATIVE :
Obejct
(O) + Is/am/are (not) + Being V(3) + R.P
1. Don’t go ahead; the
Road is being made/constructed
2. Just wait for some
time, the tea is being prepared
3. English has become the most important language in this
world, today it is being spoken all over the world
4. Samsung has introduced its Galaxy
S- Series, which is being sold a lot these days
5. Vinay (on phone) : Hey Ravi!
Where are you man, why have you not come in the party yet?
Ravi(replying) : I am on the way, actually my bike has
broken down, it is being repaired now, I will be in the party in 20
minutes.
6. Today is Diwali – the festival of
lights, it is being celebrated all over the country
7. Rohan : Hey Ravi! Why are you
looking in tension
Ravi : Buddy, I don’t want to take Science in 11th class
Rohan: So, what’s the problem in that
Ravi : I am being pressurized to opt PCM in 11th class
from family side, that’s why I am tensed.
8. Today, People are being
cheated on the name of
religion and God by many fake religious gurus
2.2 CONFIRMATION : Start with H.V (Is/Am/Are
+ Being )
O + Is/Am/Are + Being
V(3) + R.P
Are you being threatened these
days by someone?
Is this road being repaired again?
Are you being pressurised now a day?
Is any meeting being organized at this place in the
evening?
2.3 QUESTION : Start with the question word
Q.W + O + Is/Am/Are + Being V(3) + R.P
Why
are these animals being kept in this ground?
Which
building is being made at this place?
Which
chapter is being taught in the tuition these days?
Where
is this luggage being delivered?
Why is this area being restricted with
fences and wires?
3. _PRESENT PERFECT (Action Completed ) : Has been/ Have + been
V(3)
3.1 POSITIVE /
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
O +
Has / Have (not) + been
V(3) + R.P
Now you can go from
this route, the bridge has been made completely
Hey! Come inside,
the tea has been prepared
The food has
been served; all guests are requested to take the dinner
India has been
bowled out for 120 runs only, and now Australia needs 121 in 20 overs
The fund for
construction of this bridge has already been released from the centre,
but still no work has started
People have already been warned many times before this, but still they
don’t follow rules and regulations
3.2 CONFIRMATION: Start with the Helping verb {Has / Have + been V(3) }
Has / Have + O + been V(3) + R.P
Has
India
been bowled out for just 120 runs?
Have
you
not been told to come tomorrow at 8 am in the morning?
Has
this
lesson not been cleared to everyone?
Has Mr. Rajan been
charged in murder case?
3.4 QUESTION : Q.W + Has / Have + O + been V(3) + R.P
I
told you to prepare the food 2 hours ago, why has it not been
prepared yet?
Why
have prizes been given to these students?
How
many times have your parents been sent your report?
How
many times has this computer been repaired before this?
How many times have you been
operated in your life till now?
4. PAST SIMPLE ( Action Took Place Once )
Was / Were + V(3)
This
tense in Passive Voice is generally used
in REPORT WRITING ( means whenever we describe any past incident like in
Newspaper or when reporters describe any incident or accident)
4.1 POSITIVE
/ NEGATIVE SENTENCES
O + Was / Were + (not) + V(3) + R.P
people
were killed in an accident yesterday
Raju was not taken to
the hospital very late
An Annual Sports day was
organized in our school yesterday
There was a complete lock-out in
India yesterday, in which many vehicles were burnt and shops were
looted.
A man was spotted in black
shirt and blue jeans near Toll Plaza
Jessical lal was not shot at her forehead in the party
4.2 CONFIRMATION: Start with the Helping
verb { Was / Were + V(3) }
Was / Were + O + V(3) + R.P
Was
any
function organized in your school yesterday?
Were
students
given a party in the tuition last Saturday?
Were
you
given punishment in the class yesterday?
Was
any
FIR registered in this case at that time?
4.3 QUESTION : - All question sentences start
with Question Words
Q.W + Was / Were +
O + V(3) + R.P
Where was the function organized yesterday?
Who
was sent to the hospital in that Car yesterday?
Where was he given death sentence last month?
5. PAST
CONTINUOUS : Action in Motion Was / Were + being V(3)
Situations in “Action in motion” in PASSIVE are same as
situations in ACTIVE, but this time same sentences of PASSIVE (Action in motion)
start with the OBJECT At a particular
time/moment in past:
5.1 POSITIVE
/ NEGATIVE SENTENCES
O + Was / Were + (not) + being V(3) + R.P
At this time last year, this bridge was being
constructed
The room was being cleaned when I entered
the house
Trees were being cut down throughout the
last year
When I met him yesterday, his bike was being
repaired at that time
5.2 CONFIRMATION:
Start with the Helping verb { Was / Were + being V(3) }
Was / Were + O + being V(3) + R.P
Was the room being cleaned, when you reached there?
Was he being taken to the hospital, when you got news?
Was any match being played in this stadium yesterday?
Were you being scolded in the class last Saturday?
Why were trees being cut in your area yesterday?
5.3 QUESTION : - All question sentences start
with Question Words
Q.W + Was / Were +
O + being V(3) + R.P
Where was that match being played yesterday?
Why were you being scolded so badly in the class in the
morning?
Where were all those animals being taken yesterday in
that truck?
Which competition was being organized in your school
yesterday?
Who was being beaten in the class yesterday?
Who was being discussed in the meeting yesterday?
Which topic was being discussed in your class in the
morning?
Why was he being
insulted so much in the seminar?
6. PAST PERFECT ACTION COMPLETED in PAST { Had
+ been V(3) }
Situations in ACTION COMPLETED in PASSIVE are same as in
ACTION COMPLETED in ACTIVE , but this time sentences of PASSIVE (Action
Completed ) start with an OBJECT.
6.1 POSITIVE
/ NEGATIVE SENTENCES
O + had (not) +
been V(3) + R.P
All evidences had been removed before
Police reached there.
He had already been hanged before
the truth came out about his innocence
The strike had been called off before the
order passed regarding termination.
He had been declared dead before he gave
his statement to police.
Last year, all roads had been repaired before
P.M visited the city.
6.2 CONFIRMATION: Start with the H.V
Had + O +
been V(3) + R.P
Had he been locked properly
before you left the prison?
Had this chapter been taught in
your tuition before exams started?
Had all the evidences been
removed before the police reached at the spot?
6.3 QUESTION: All question start with the question
word
Q.W + Had + O +
been V(3) + R.P
Why had the action been taken before
I gave permission?
Where had the
body been hidden before anyone came to know about it?
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Other Conversion
from Active Voice
to Passive Voice
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ACTIVE
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PASSIVE
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MODALS +
V(1)
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MODALS + be V(3)
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Will + V(1)
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Will + be V(3)
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Can + V(1)
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Can + be V(3)
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Would /Could + V(1)
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Would /Could + be V(3)
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Should + V(1)
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Should + be V(3)
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Must / May / Might + V(1)
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Must / May / Might + be V(3)
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