English
Voice
Lecture No.- 03 Bhragu Kulshrestha Sir
Topics to be Covered
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Voice
Tense Active Passive
Present simple V1/V+s/es Is/am/are+ V3
Past simple V2 Was/were+ V3
Future simple Will/shall+V1 Will/shall+be+V3
Present Continuous Is/am/are +Ving Is/am/are+ being+ V3
Past Continuous Was/were+ Ving Was/were +being+ V3
Present perfect Has/have+ V3 Has/have+ been + V3
Past perfect Had+ V3 Had +been + V3
Future perfect Will/shall+ have+ V3 Will/shall+have+been+V3
Voice
Interrogative sentences with ‘Who’
Passive structure: 1. By whom+ form of be+ sub+ V3
For ex- Who gave you this book? (Active)
By whom was this book given to you? (Passive)
Who taught you English?
Voice
• Why did they kill him?
• Where do they make railway engines?
• When will you celebrate Diwali?
• How will you complete it on time?
• What have you done to increase the production?
Voice
• Imperative Sentences: Order/command
• (let+ sub+ be+ v3) passive form.
For ex- Bring a glass of water.(Active)
Let a glass of water be brought. (Passive)
Call Rajeev now. (Active)
Let Rajeev be called now. (Passive)
Voice
▪ Imperative sentences: Advice/suggestion
(Should+ be+ V3) passive voice
For ex- Follow the rules.(Active)
Rules should be followed. (Passive)
Love your country. (Active)
Your country should be loved. (Passive)
Voice
Imperative sentences: Request/permission
For ex- Please grant me leave for four days. (Active)
You are requested to grant me leave for four days. (Passive)
Note: Words like please, kindly are not be placed in passive voice.
Voice
• Everybody knows that he is the main culprit.
• People say that India will root out its problems soon.
• India claims that Pakistan is increasing the terrorism.
Active Passive Question
• How much a month are you paid ?
a) How much a month do you pay?
b) In a month how much do you pay?
c) How much a month do they pay you?
d) How much a month do you pay them?
Answer is C
Active Passive Question
• Why had you not deposited the school fees?
a) Why had the school fees not been deposited by you?
b) Why the school fees had not been deposited by you?
c) Why had the school fees been deposited by you?
d) Why the school fees had been not deposited by you?
Answer is A
Active Passive Question
• How was it managed by you?
a) How have you managed it?
b) Did you manage it ?
c) How did you manage it ?
d) Was it managed by you ?
Answer is C
Active Passive Question
• The manager could not accept the union leader's proposals.
a) The union leader’s proposals could not be accepted by the
manager.
b) The union leader’s proposals were not accepted by the
manager.
c) The union leader’s proposals Will not be accepted by the
manager.
d) The union leader’s proposals would not be accepted by the
manager.
Answer is A
Active Passive Question
• It is time to take tea.
a) It was time that tea was taken
b) It is time for tea to be taken
c) It is time that tea should be taken
d) It is time that tea had been taken
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• Please inform them about the changed schedule
a) Let them been informed about the changed schedule
b) You are requested to inform them about the changed
schedule.
c) To inform them is requested.
d) You are requested to please inform them about the
changed schedule
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• Who gave you the money?
a) By whom was you given the money?
b) By whom were you given the money?
c) Who gave the money to you?
d) Who was given money by you?
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• People call him a fool.
a) He has been called a fool.
b) He is called a fool.
c) He was called a fool.
d) All people have called him a fool.
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• Let the window be opened.
a) Open the window.
b) Leave the window open.
c) Don’t close the window.
d) Window be opened.
Answer is A
Active Passive Question
• Everyone must read this book.
a) This book should be read by everyone.
b) This book has to be read by everyone.
c) This book is to be read by everyone.
d) This book must be read by everyone.
Answer is D
Active Passive Question
• Are you not revising your lessons?
a) Are your lessons not be revised by you ?
b) Are your lessons not being revised by you?
c) Are not your lessons revised by you ?
d) Are you not being revising your lessons?
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• We should not encourage indiscipline.
a) Indiscipline should have not encouraged by us.
b) Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us.
c) Indiscipline should not being encouraged.
d) Indiscipline should not been encouraged.
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• Where do you keep the current magazines ?
a) Where were the current magazines kept ?
b) Where have the current magazines been kept ?
c) Where are the current magazines being kept ?
d) Where are the current magazines kept by you ?
Answer is D
Active Passive Question
• Cigarette smoking causes two million deaths annually in the
industrial states.
a) Cigarette smoking has been causing two million deaths
annually in the industrial states.
b) Two million deaths are caused annually by cigarette smoking in
the industrial states.
c) Two million deaths are being caused by cigarette smoking
annually in the industrial states.
d) Two million deaths have been caused annually by cigarette
smoking in the industrial states
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• How much a month are you paid ?
a) How much a month do you pay?
b) In a month how much do you pay?
c) How much a month do they pay you?
d) How much a month do you pay them?
Answer is C
Active Passive Question
• Please inform them about the changed schedule
a) Let them been informed about the changed schedule
b) You are requested to inform them about the changed
schedule.
c) To inform them is requested.
d) You are requested to please inform them about the
changed schedule
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• Who gave you the money?
a) By whom was you given the money?
b) By whom were you given the money?
c) Who gave the money to you?
d) Who was given money by you?
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• People call him a fool.
a) He has been called a fool.
b) He is called a fool.
c) He was called a fool.
d) All people have called him a fool.
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• Let the window be opened.
a) Open the window.
b) Leave the window open.
c) Don’t close the window.
d) Window be opened.
Answer is A
Active Passive Question
• Everyone must read this book.
a) This book should be read by everyone.
b) This book has to be read by everyone.
c) This book is to be read by everyone.
d) This book must be read by everyone.
Answer is D
Active Passive Question
• Are you not revising your lessons?
a) Are your lessons not be revised by you ?
b) Are your lessons not being revised by you?
c) Are not your lessons revised by you ?
d) Are you not being revising your lessons?
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• We should not encourage indiscipline.
a) Indiscipline should have not encouraged by us.
b) Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us.
c) Indiscipline should not being encouraged.
d) Indiscipline should not been encouraged.
Answer is B
Active Passive Question
• Where do you keep the current magazines ?
a) Where were the current magazines kept ?
b) Where have the current magazines been kept ?
c) Where are the current magazines being kept ?
d) Where are the current magazines kept by you ?
Answer is D
Active Passive Question
• Cigarette smoking causes two million deaths annually in the
industrial states.
a) Cigarette smoking has been causing two million deaths
annually in the industrial states.
b) Two million deaths are caused annually by cigarette smoking in
the industrial states.
c) Two million deaths are being caused by cigarette smoking
annually in the industrial states.
d) Two million deaths have been caused annually by cigarette
smoking in the industrial states
Answer is B
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