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Learn All Active And Passive Voice Examples And Structures

Today, by reading this “active and passive voice” post; you will learn how to change the active voice into passive voice; first of all, I would like to tell you “What are active voice and passive voice?”

You know the importance of active and passive voice in the competitive examination; I hope that you know very well; it is a very important chapter for students; so you should learn it carefully.

active and passive voice examples

Let’s know what are active voice and passive voice –

Active Voice – A Verb is said to be in the Active Voice when the person or thing denoted by the Subject acts.

Structure : Subject + V + Object + Other Word

Examples – He reads a book daily. / I am speaking English now. / He has done his homework. / They gave me a book. / I will do a job in this company. etc.

Passive Voice – A Verb is said to be in the Passive Voice when the person or thing denoted by the Subject does not act, but suffers the action done by something/someone.

Structure : Subject (Subjective form of Active Voice Object) + ‘Be’ verb + Third form of the verb + by + Objective form of Active Voice Subject

Examples – A book is read by me daily. / English is being spoken by me now. / His homework has been done by him. / A book was given to me by them. / A job will be done by me in this company.

Passive Voice And Active Voice Examples Of All Tenses

In this section, I am going to mention all kinds of active and passive voice examples with structures; first of all, you will learn active and passive examples of Present Indefinite Tense.

Active Voice Structure Of Present Indefinite Tense – [ Subject + First form of the verb + (s/es) + object + other word ]

  • He speaks English at home daily.
  • I help him every time.
  • You write me a letter again and again.
  • She prepares breakfast in the morning.
  • Someone scolds me daily.
  • They make me a fool in class.

Negative Structure –[ Subject + does/do + (not) + first form of the verb + object + other word ]

  • He does not drive this car.
  • I do not like this.
  • You do not teach me this subject.
  • They do not complete their homework. 
  • Radha does not speak English.

Passive Voice Structure Of Present Indefinite Tense –[ Subject (Subjective form of Active Voice Object) + is/am/are + (not) + third form of the verb + by + Objective form of Active voice subject + Other Word ]

  • English is spoken by him at home daily.
  • He is helped by me every time.
  • A letter is written to me by you again and again.
  • Breakfast is prepared by her in the morning.
  • I am scolded daily. (We don’t use ‘by someone’)
  • I am made a fool by them in class.
  • This car is not driven by him.
  • This is not liked by me.
  • I am not taught this subject by you.
  • Their homework is not completed by them.
  • English is not spoken by Radha.

Active Voice Structure Of Present Continuous Tense –[ Subject + is/am/are + (not) + first form of the verb + ing + object + other word ]

  • I am reading a book.
  • They are not eating apples.
  • Is he reading a book?
  • Are you not helping us?
  • The girls are singing a group song.
  • The students are making a noise in the class.

Passive Voice Structure Of Present Continuous Tense –[ Subject (Subjective Form Of Active Voice Object + to be (is, am, are) + being + Verb (third form) + by + Object (Objective form of Active Voice Subject) + Other Word ]

  • A book is being read by me.
  • Apples are not being eaten by them.
  • Is a book being read by him?
  • Are we not being helped by you?
  • A group song is being sung by the girls.
  • A noise is being made in the class by the students.

Active Voice Structure Of Present Perfect Tense[ Subject + has/have + (not) + Verb (third form) + Object + Other word ]

  • He has done his homework.
  • I have not read this book.
  • Have you watched this film?
  • They have kept my promise.
  • Have you loved her?
  • She has not purchased this book.

Passive Voice Structure Of Present Perfect Tense –[ Subject (Subjective Form Of Active Voice Object) + has/have + (not) + been + Verb (third form) + by + Object (Objective form of Active Voice Subject) + Other Word]

  • His homework has been done by him.
  • This book has not been read by me.
  • Has this film been watched by you?
  • My promise has been taken by them.
  • Has she been loved by you?
  • This book has not been purchased by her.

Active Voice And Passive Voice Examples And Structures Of Past Tense

Active Voice Structure Of Past Indefinite Tense[ Subject + Verb (second form) + Object + Other Word ]

  • He did his homework.
  • I spoke English at home.
  • You read a book yesterday.
  • They gave a book to me.
  • He bought a book.
  • She took milk.
  • You beat Ram.

Passive Voice Structure Of Past Indefinite Tense – [ Subject (Subjective Form Of Active Voice Object) + was/were + (not) + Verb (third form) + by + Object (Objective form of Active Voice Subject) + Other Word]

  • His homework was done by him.
  • English was spoken by me at home.
  • A book was read yesterday.
  • A book was given to me by them.
  • A book was bought by him. 
  • Milk was taken by her.
  • Ram was beaten by you.

Active Voice Structure Of Past Continuous Tense – [ Subject + was/were + (not) + Verb + ing + Object + Other Word ]

  • He was learning English.
  • I was doing a job in this company.
  • They were not making a noise in the class.
  • She was not preparing dinner yesterday.
  • Was he not planting the tree?
  • Were you teaching math to your students? 
  • What was he cooking?
  • Which book was he reading? 
  • Why were you not watching this film?

Passive Voice Structure Of Past Continuous Tense –[ Subject (Subjective Form Of Active Voice Object) + was/were + (not) + being + Verb (third form) + by + Object (Objective form of Active Voice Subject) + Other Word]

  • English was being learned by him.
  • A job was being done in this company by me.
  • A noise was not being made in the class by them.
  • Dinner was not being prepared by her yesterday.
  • Was the tree not being planted by him?
  • Was math being taught to your students by you?
  • What was being cooked by her? 
  • Which book was being read by him? 
  • Why was this film not being watched by you?

Active Voice Structure Of Past Perfect Tense –[ Subject + had + (not) + Verb (third form) + Object + Other Word ]

  • He had left Delhi last year.
  • Asha had finished her homework.
  • Radha had taken an apple.
  • The Players had won the match.
  • The students had lost their books.
  • Had you watched this film? 
  • What had you done about it?

Passive Voice Structure Of Past Perfect Tense –[ Subject (Subjective Form Of Active Voice Object) + had + (not) + been + Verb (third form) + by + Object (Objective form of Active Voice Subject) + Other Word]

  • Delhi had been left by him last year.
  • Her homework had been finished by Asha.
  • An apple had been taken by Radha.
  • The match had been won by the Players.
  • Their books had been lost by the students.
  • Had this film been watched by you?
  • What had you been done about it?

The Passive Voice Examples With Structures Of Future Tense

Now, you will learn active and passive voice examples and structures of future tense; first of all, you will learn active and passive voice of future indefinite tense.

Active Voice Structure Of Future Indefinite Tense – [ Subject + will + (not) + Verb (first form) + Object + Other Word ]

  • I shall write a letter tomorrow.
  • We shall take you to the market.
  • He will do this job next month.
  • Radha will not prepare breakfast tomorrow.
  • They will not help you. 
  • Will you draw this picture for me? 
  • What will you learn here?
  • Which book will you read? 
  • Who will support you?

Passive Voice Structure Of Future Indefinite Tense –[ Subject (Subjective Form Of Active Voice Object) + will/shall + (not) + be + Verb (third form) + by + Object (Objective form of Active Voice Subject) + Other Word]

  • A letter will be written by me tomorrow.
  • You will be taken to the market by us.
  • Breakfast will not be prepared by Radha tomorrow. 
  • This job will be done by him next month.
  • You will not be helped by them.
  • Will this picture be drawn for me by you?
  • What will be learned by you here?
  • Which book will be read by you?
  • By whom will you be supported?

Active Voice Structure Of Future Perfect Tense –[ Subject + will/shall + (not) + have + Verb (third form) + Object + Other word ]

  • She will have finished her project.
  • I shall have helped him.
  • You will have completed your homework.
  • Will you have done this job?
  • What will you have made?
  • Why will you not have taught him?

Passive Voice Structure Of Future Perfect Tense – [ Subject (Subjective Form Of Active Voice Object) + will/shall + (not) + have been + Verb (third form) + by + Object (Objective form of Active Voice Subject) + Other Word]

  • Her project will have been finished by her.
  • He will have been helped by me. 
  • Your homework will have been completed by you. 
  • Will this job have been done by you? 
  • What will have been made by you?
  • Why will he not have been taught by you?

Thank you so much for reading this post and learning active and passive voice; now you will learn some other examples and structures; Let’s start without further delay.