PASSIVE VOICE FOR ALL TENSES RULES
- The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice.
- 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.
- Auxiliary verbs for each tense are given below in the table.
Present Simple Tense (passive
Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: am/is/are |
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Active voice:
He sings a song. He does not sing a song.Does he sing a song? |
Passive voice:
A song is sung by him. A song is not sung by him. Is a song sung by him? |
Present Continuous Tense (passive
Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: am being/is being/are being |
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Active voice:
I am writing a letter I am not writing a letter. Am I writing a letter? |
Passive voice:
A letter is being written by me. A letter is not being written by me. Is a letter being written by me? |
Present Perfect Tense (passive
Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: has been/have been |
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Active voice:
She has finished his work She has not finished her work. Has she finished her work? |
Passive voice:
Her work has been finished by her. Her work has not been finished by her. Has her work been finished by her? |
Past Simple Tense (passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: was/were |
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Active voice:
I killed a snake I did not kill a snake. Did I kill a snake? |
Passive voice:
A snake was killed by me. A snake was not killed by me. Was a snake killed by me? |
Past Continuous Tense (Passive
Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: was being/were being |
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Active voice:
He was driving a car. He was not driving a car. Was he driving a car? |
Passive voice:
A car was being driven by him. A car was not being driven by him. Was a car being driven by him? |
Past Perfect Tense (Passive Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: had been |
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Active voice:
They had completed the assignment. They had not completed the assignment. Had they completed the assignment? |
Passive voice:
The assignment had been completed by them. The assignment had not been complete by them. Had the assignment been completed by them? |
Future Simple Tense (Passive
Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: will be |
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Active voice:
She will buy a car. She will not buy a car. Will she buy a car? |
Passive voice:
A car will be bought by her. A car will not be bought by her. Will a car be bought by her? |
Future Perfect Tense (passive
Voice)
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: will have been |
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Active voice:
You will have started the job. You will have not started the job. Will you have started the job? |
Passive voice:
The job will have been started by you. The job will not have been started by you. Will the job have been started by you? |
Note: The following tenses cannot be changed into passive voice.
- Present perfect continuous tense
- Past perfect continuous tense
- Future continuous tense
- Future perfect continuous tense
- Sentence having Intransitive verbs
Fundamental
Rules
- The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice.
- 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.
- Auxiliary verbs for each tense are given below in the table.
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