Subject: English Language

Topic: Voice Change

 Common Rules for Changing Voice (active to passive)
 Active: Covid-19 affects 210 countries around
the world.
 Passive: 210 countries are affected by Covid-19
around the world.
 1. Object of active sentence becomes the subject of
passive sentence. (‘210 countries’ has become subject in
the passive voice)
 2. Subject of active sentence becomes the object of
passive sentence and the word “by” precedes the
object. (‘Covid-19’ has become object and ‘by’ has
been used before it)
 3. Always past participle form of the verb is used.
(‘affect’-‘affected’)
 4. Auxiliary verbs are used in passive voice according to
the tense. (as it’s present simple we have used the
auxiliary ‘are’)
The Form of Active Voice and Passive Voice in Past Tense
Past Simple
Active Formulation: Subject + V2 (past form of the verb) + object
e.g. They made a lot of profit.
Passive Formulation: object as a subject+ was/were + V3 + by +
subject as object
e.g. A lot of profit was made by them.
Past Continuous
Active Formulation: Subject + was/were + verb+ ing + object
e.g. The baker was baking a cake.
Passive Formulation: object as subject + was/were + being + V3 + by +
subject as object
e.g. A cake was being baked by the baker.

Past Perfect
Active Formulation: Subject + had + V3 + object
e.g. I had done my homework before coming here.
Passive Formulation: object as subject + had+ been + V3 + by + subject as
object
e.g. My homework had been done by me before coming here.

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Change the voice of the following sentences
(Active to Passive)

1) They built the house in 1998.

2) She was plucking flowers.

3) Rahul had asked Ariza the answer before writing.

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Answers

1) The house was built by them in 1998.

2) Flowers were being plucked by them.

3) Ariza had been asked the answer by

Rahul before writing.
or
The answer had been asked to Ariza by
Rahul before writing.
The Form of Active Voice and Passive Voice in future Tense

Future Simple
Active Formulation: Subject + will + V1 (base form of verb)+ object
e.g. My mother will knit a sweater.
Passive Formulation: object as a subject+ will be + V3 + by + subject as
object
e.g. A sweater will be knitted by my mother.

Future Continuous
Active Formulation: Subject + will + be + V1+ing( present participle form
of verb)+ object
e.g. I will be teaching my students in the afternoon.
Passive Formulation: object as subject + will be + being + V3 + by +
subject as object
e.g. My students will be being taught by me in the afternoon.
Future Perfect
Active Formulation: Subject + will have + V3 + object
e.g. You will have heard this story.
Passive Formulation: object as subject + will have+ been + V3 + by +
subject as object
e.g. This story will have been heard by you.

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Change the voice of the following sentences
(Active to Passive)

1) Omar will not disturb the class anymore.

2) Tushar will be providing his friends hajmola.

3) Miss will have returned the ceased rings on condition.

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Answers
1) The class will not be disturbed by Omar anymore.

2) Hajmola will be being provided to Tushar’s friends by him.

or
Tushar’s friends will be being provided hajmola by him.

1) The ceased rings will have been returned by miss on

condition.