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The most famous sentence, most of us are familiar is: Ram killed Ravana.

- Active Voice Ravana was killed by Ram. - Passive Voice Here the first sentence is said to be in Active Voice and the second sentence in Passive Voice. A sentence is said to be in Active Voice when the subject does something. Similarly, a sentence is said to be in Passive Voice when something is done to the subject. In the above sentence Ram is the subject and Ravana is the object. In the active voice sentence Ram i.e., the subject has killed the object Ravana. In the second sentence Ravana is the subject but he allowed himself to be killed by subject Ram. Here the subject is Passive. Therefore, it is called Passive voice. Eg. : Raghu kicked the ball. In this sentence Raghu is the subject and ball is the ' object'. The word kicked is the verb. Here it must be noted that: I becomes me in Passive voice We becomes us You remains you He becomes him She becomes her It remains it They becomes them. Here also the active voice and passive voice are expressed in different tenses. I) Present Tense a) Simple Present I watch movies every week. - Active Voice Movies are watched by me every week. - Passive Voice We watch movies every week. Movies are watched by us every week. You watch movies every week. Movies are watched by you every week. He watches movies every week. Movies are watched by him every week.

She watches movies every week. Movies are watched by her every week. It watches movies every week. Movies are watched by it every week. They watch movies every week. Movies are watched by them every week. b) Present Continuous I am watching a movie now. A movie is being watched by me now. We are watching a movie now. A movie is being watched by us now. You are watching a movie now. A movie is being watched by you now. He is watching a movie now. A movie is being watched by him now. She is watching a movie now. A movie is being watched by her now. It is watching a movie now. A movie is being watched by it now. They are watching a movie now. A movie is being watched by them now. c) Present Perfect I have watched a movie today. A movie has been watched by me today. We have watched a movie today. A movie has been watched by us today. You have watched a movie today. A movie has been watched by you today. He has watched a movie today. A movie has been watched by him today. She has watched a movie today. A movie has been watched by her today.

It has watched a movie today. A movie has been watched by it today. They have watched a movie today. A movie has been watched by them today. d) Present Perfect Continuous Normally ideas are not expressed in Passive Voice in this tense. Therefore it is better to avoid attempting a Passive Voice in any Perfect Continuous Tense. II) Past Tense a) Simple Past I watched a movie yesterday. A movie was watched by me yesterday. We watched a movie yesterday. A movie was watched by us yesterday. You watched a movie yesterday. A movie was watched by you yesterday. He watched a movie yesterday. A movie was watched by him yesterday. She watched a movie yesterday. A movie was watched by you yesterday. It watched a movie yesterday. A movie was watched by it yesterday. They watched a movie yesterday. A movie was watched by them yesterday. b) Past Continuous I was watching a movie yesterday. A movie was being watched by me yesterday. We were watching a movie yesterday. A movie was being watched by me yesterday. You were watching a movie yesterday. A movie was being watched by you yesterday. He was watching a movie yesterday. A movie was being watched by him yesterday.

She was watching a movie yesterday. A movie was being watched by her yesterday. It was watching a movie yesterday. A movie was being watched by it yesterday. They were watching a movie yesterday. A movie was being watched by them yesterday. c) Past Perfect I had watched a movie three years ago. A movie had been watched by me three years ago. We had watched a movie three years ago. A movie had been watched by us three years ago. You had watched a movie three years ago. A movie had been watched by me three years ago. He had watched a movie three years ago. A movie had been watched by him three years ago. She had watched a movie three years ago. A movie had been watched by her three years ago. It had watched a movie three years ago. A movie had been watched by it three years ago. They had watched a movie three years ago. A movie had been watched by them three years ago. d) Past Perfect Continuous As we indicated earlier, ideas are normally not expressed in Passive Voice in this tense. Therefore it is better to avoid attempting a Passive Voice in any Perfect Continuous Tense. III) Future Tense a) Simple Future I will watch a movie tomorrow. A movie will be watched by me tomorrow. We will watch a movie tomorrow. A movie will be watched by us tomorrow. You will watch a movie tomorrow. A movie will be watched by you tomorrow.

He will watch a movie tomorrow. A movie will be watched by him tomorrow. She will watch a movie tomorrow. A movie will be watched by her tomorrow. It will watch a movie tomorrow. A movie will be watched by it tomorrow. They will watch a movie tomorrow. A movie will be watched by them tomorrow. b) Future Continuous I will be watching a movie at this time tomorrow. A movie will be being watched by me at this time tomorrow. We will be watching a movie at this time tomorrow. A movie will be being watched by us at this time tomorrow. You will be watching a movie at this time tomorrow. A movie will be being watched by you at this time tomorrow. He will be watching a movie at this time tomorrow. A movie will be being watched by him at this time tomorrow. She will be watching a movie at this time tomorrow. A movie will be being watched by her at this time tomorrow. It will be watching a movie at this time tomorrow. A movie will be being watched by it at this time tomorrow. They will be watching a movie at this time tomorrow. A movie will be being watched by them at this time tomorrow. c) Future Perfect I will have watched a movie by 6 pm tomorrow. A movie will have been watched by me by 6 pm tomorrow. We will have watched a movie by 6 pm tomorrow. A movie will have been watched by us by 6 pm tomorrow. You will have watched a movie by 6 pm tomorrow. A movie will have been watched by you by 6 pm tomorrow. He will have watched a movie by 6 pm tomorrow. A movie will have been watched by him by 6 pm tomorrow.

She will have watched a movie by 6 pm tomorrow. A movie will have been watched by her by 6 pm tomorrow. It will have watched a movie by 6 pm tomorrow. A movie will have been watched by it by 6 pm tomorrow. They will have watched a movie by 6 pm tomorrow. A movie will have been watched by them by 6 pm tomorrow. d) Future Perfect Continuous Normally ideas are not expressed in Passive Voice in this tense. Therefore it is better to avoid attempting a Passive Voice in any Perfect Continuous Tense. All sentences cannot be made into Passive Voice. Only the sentences with an object in them can be made into Passive Voice. All verbs are not transitive. A verb which takes an object is said to be a Transitive Verb and a Verb which does not take an object is said to be Intransitive. For Example, the following sentence cannot be converted into Passive Voice for the simple reason that the verb go does not take an object. I go for a walk everyday. In the above sentence the verb go is an Intransitive Verb. Such sentences which do not have an object cannot be converted into Passive Voice. More examples of sentences with Intransitive Verbs: Raju jumped 10 feet. David ran fast. Sita drove rashly. A case of double object. Certain sentences contain two objects. In such a case two passive sentences can be made using one object in each case. The principal sent a telegram to Gopi. A telegram was sent by the Principal to Gopi.

Passive voice for Present/Future Modals CAN, MAY, MIGHT, SHOULD, MUST, OUGHT TO

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. To change sentences having present/future modal into passive voice, auxiliary verb be is added after modal in sentence.

Passive voice for Present/Future Modals CAN, MAY, MIGHT, SHOULD, MUST, OUGHT TO
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: be
Active voice: CAN She can play a violin. She cannot play a violin. Can she play a violin? Active voice: MAY I may buy the computer. I may not buy the computer. May I buy the computer? Active voice: MIGHT Guests might play chess. Guests might not play chess. Active voice: SHOULD Students should study all lessons. Students should not study all lessons. Should students study all lessons? Passive voice: CAN BE A violin can be played by her. A violin cannot be played by her. Can a violin be played by her? Active voice: MAY BE The computer may be bought by me. The computer may not be bought by me. May the computer be bought by me? Active voice: MIGHT BE Chess might be played by guests. Chess might not be played guests. Active voice: SHOULD BE All lessons should be studied by students. All lessons should not be studied by students. Should all lessons be studied by students?

Active voice: MUST BE Active voice: MUST Test-taking strategies must be learnt by you. You must learn the test-taking strategies. Test-taking strategies must not be learned by You must not learn the test-taking strategies. you. Active voice: OUGHT TO They ought to take the examination. Active voice: OUGHT TO BE The examination ought to be taken by them.

Passive voice for Past Modals MAY HAVE, MIGHT HAVE, SHOULD HAVE, MUST HAVE, OUGHT TO HAVE

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. To change sentences having past modal into passive voice, auxiliary verb been is added after modal in sentence.

Passive voice for Present/Future Modals MAY HAVE, MIGHT HAVE, SHOULD HAVE, MUST HAVE, OUGHT HAVE TO
Auxiliary verb in passive voice: been
Active voice: MAY HAVE You may have availed the opportunity. You may not have availed the opportunity. Active voice: MIGHT HAVE He might have eaten meal. He might not have eaten meal. Active voice: SHOULD HAVE You should have studied the book. You should not have studied the book. Active voice: MUST HAVE He must have started job. He must not have started job. Active voice: OUGHT TO HAVE You ought to have helped him. Active voice: MAY HAVE BEEN The opportunity may have been availed by you. The opportunity may not have been availed by you. Active voice: MIGHT HAVE BEEN Meal might have been eaten by him. Meal might not have been eaten by him. Active voice: SHOULD HAVE BEEN The book should have been studied by you. The book should have not been studied by you. Active voice: MUST HAVE BEEN Job must have been started by you. Job must not have been started by you. Active voice: OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN He ought to have been helped by you

Passive voice of imperative sentences


(command and request)
A sentence which expresses command or request or advice is called imperative sentence. For example, Open the door. Turn off the television. Learn your lesson. For changing these sentences in to passive voice, auxiliary verb be is used. The word Let is added before sentence in passive voice. Auxiliary verb be is added after object in sentence in passive voice. Main verb (base form) of imperative sentence is changed to 3rd form of verb (past participle) in passive voice. For best understand read the following examples.

Examples

Passive voice of Imperative Sentences


Active Voice
Open the door. Complete the work. Turn off the television. Learn your lesson. Kill the snake. Punish him. Speak the truth. Help the poor. Revise your book. Clean your room.

Passive Voice
Let the door be opened. Let the worked be completed. Let the television be tuned off. Let your lesson be learnt. Let the snake be killed. Let him be punished. Let the truth be spoken. Let the poor be helped. Let your book be revised. Let your room be cleaned.

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