Grammar Rules for Active and Passive Voice
A transitive verb has two forms or two voices. These are the Active and
passive.
Active Voice – Here, the subject performs the action. He/she is the doer
of the action. It is a pretty straightforward relationship between the
subject and the verb. So, we can say that a verb is in the active voice
when the subject is the doer of the action that is expressed by the verb.
The sentences in Active Voice are simple and easy to understand.
Look at the following examples:
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I am drinking tea.
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He played cricket.
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They will help you.
See the structure of Active voice and Passive voice in more detail here.
Passive Voice – Here, the subject receives the action that is expressed
by the verb. Therefore, we can say that the verb is in passive when the
subject of the verb is acted upon.
It is generally used to show the action, which means that the focus is on
the action and not the subject who does the action. Sentences in Passive
Voice are not simple, as more importance is given to the action rather
than the subject.
Take a look at the following examples:
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Tea is being drunk by me.
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Cricket was played by him.
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You will be helped by them.
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Changing the voice from Active to Passive
When a verb changes from Active Voice to Passive, the subject and
object change places with each other. The past participle form of the
verb is used as the main verb in passive voice.
Read the rules for changing from Active voice to Passive voice in more
detail here.
Look at the following table:
Tense
Simple present
kept
Present continuous
being kept
Simple past
kept
Active
Passive
keep
is
is keeping
kept
is
was
Past continuous
being kept
was keeping
was
Present perfect
been kept
have kept
have
Past perfect
been kept
had kept
had
Simple Future
be kept
will keep
will
Conditional Present
be kept
would keep
would
Conditional Past
have been kept
would have kept
would
Present Infinitive
kept
to keep
to be
Perfect Infinitive
have been kept
to have kept
to
Present Participle
kept
keeping
being
Perfect Participle
kept
having
having been kept
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Solved Questions
Change the sentences from Active Voice to Passive Voice
1. Active Voice – She does not cook food.
Passive Voice – The food is not cooked by her.
2. Active Voice – Peter gave me flowers on my birthday.
Passive Voice – I was given flowers by Peter on my birthday.
3. Active Voice – You are waiting for your friend.
Passive Voice – Your friend is being waited for by you.
4. Active Voice – The children have broken the window pane.
Passive Voice – The window pane has been broken by the children.
5. Active Voice – I shall have my car sold.
Passive Voice – My car will have been sold by me.
More Practice Questions
In the following questions, change the Voice into Passive Voice.
Choose the right option.
1. The boy laughed at the beggar.
A. The beggar laughs at the boy.
B. The beggar was being laughed by the boy.
C. The beggar was being laughed at by the boy.
D. The beggar was laughed at by the boy.
Ans. Option C
2. Stella will invite Rita.
A. Rita will be invited by Stella.
B. Rita will have been invited by Stella.
C. Rita will want to be invited by Stella.
D. Rita will be wanting to be invited by Stella.
Ans. Option A
Active or Passive in English –
Exercise 3
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1. The grapes are grown in California. → Passive
2. The hamster can be kept in a cage. → Passive
3. The party has already started. → Active
4. The car is standing at the garage. → Active
5. The ship has left the harbour. → Active
6. The police didn't find the robber last week. → Active
7. The first fast food restaurants were opened in the USA in 1916. → Passive
8. The train is going to arrive late. → Active
9. The search will be stopped because of the storm. → Passive
10. The friends have been looking forward to meeting her. → Active
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
Practice Questions:
Q 1: Everyone (has/have) done his or her homework.
Ans: has
Q 2. Each of the students (is/are) responsible for doing his or her work.
Ans: is
Q 3. Either my father or my brothers (is/are) going to sell the car.
Ans: are
Q 4. Neither my sisters nor my mother (is/are) going to sell the house.
Ans: is
Q 5. The samples on the tray in the lab (need/needs) testing.
Ans: need
Q 6. Mary and John usually (plays/play) together.
Ans: play
Q 7. Both of the dogs (has/have) collars.
Ans: have
Q 8. Neither the dogs nor the cat (is/are) very hungry.
Ans: is
Q 9. Either the girls or the boy (walk/walks) in the evening.
Ans: walks
Q 10. Either the boy or the girls (walk/walks) in the evening.
Ans: walk
Q 11. At the end of the fall (comes/come) the hard tests.
Ans: come
Q 12. The slaughter of animals for their fur (has/have) caused controversy.
Ans: has
Q 13. The student, as well as his teacher, (was/were) going on the field trip.
Ans: was
Q 14. The hard tests (comes/come) at the end of the fall.
Ans: come
Q 15. Both of my roommates (has/have) decided to live in the dorms.
Ans: have