Voice : Rules , Activities & Worksheet # 30

- March 24, 2022

Voice

Voice is the form of the verb that shows its connection with the subject. It is of two kinds:

1. Active Voice

2. Passive Voice

📌 Active Voice: When the work shows that the subject does something. It is said to be in the active voice.

📌 Passive Voice: Passive Voice shows that something is done to the subject.

Example:

📌 Active Voice: Ram eats an apple.

📌 Passive Voice: An apple is eaten by Ram.

📎 Rules for Change of Voice:

1. The object of the verb takes the position of the subject.

2. The subject of the verb in the active voice becomes the object and is usually preceded by the preposition 'by'.

3. The tense of the verb in the passive voice remains the same as in the active voice.

4. In the passive voice, the third form of the verb is used.

5. Appropriate form of the verb to be [is,am,are, been, had been, have been, was, were, will be, shall be, etc.] is used with the past participle form (third form of the verb) in the passive voice.

Note: Learn Three Forms of Verbs.

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📌📌 Table

1. Simple Present Tense:

Activity # 6. Change the active voice of the following sentences to passive voice:

Harish plays cricket. Ans. Cricket is played by Harish.
She does not like singing. Ans. Singing is not liked by her.
We fly kites. Ans. Kites are flown by us.
Meera helps the poor. Ans. The poor are helped by Meera.
I do my work. Ans. My work is done by me.
Hamid does his homework. Ans. His homework is done by Hamid.
The boys do not watch television. Ans. Television is not watched by the boys.
Does the cobbler mend my shoes? Ans. Are my shoes mended by the cobbler?
She hates liars. Ans. Liars are hated by her.
Do children like sweets? Ans. Are sweets liked by children?

2. Simple Past Tense:

Activity # 7. Change the active voice of the following sentences to passive voice:

Rama lost his book. Ans. His book was lost by Rama.
They welcomed me. Ans. I was welcomed by them.
Mina wrote a letter. Ans. A letter was written by Mina.
Mohan did not not sing a song. Ans. A song was not sung by Mohan.
Radha did not drink coffee. Ans. Coffee was not drunk by Radha.
Harish did not paint a picture. Ans. A picture was not painted by Harish.
Did the boys fly kites? Ans. Were the kites flown by the boys?
Did you close the door? Ans. Was the door closed by you?
Did Kavita help you? Ans. Were you helped by Kavita?
The Prime Minister honoured Sachin Tendulkar. Ans. Sachin Tendulkar was honoured by the Prime Minister.

3. Future Indefinite Tense:

Activity # 8. Change the active voice of the following sentences to passive voice:

Manohar will solve the sums. Ans. The sums will be sold by Manohar.
You will miss your bus. Ans. Your bus will be missed by you.
The teacher will punish the boys. Ans. The boys will be punished by the teacher.
The doctor will examine the patient. Ans. The patient will be examined by the doctor.
The children will enjoy this game. Ans. This game will be enjoyed by the children.
You will join the party. Ans. The party will be joined by you.
He will not cook the food. Ans. The food will not be cooked by him.
She will not wash the clothes. Ans. The clothes will not be washed by her.
Will they elect the President? Ans. Will the President be elected by them?
Will she speak the truth? Ans. Will the truth be spoken by her?

4. Present Continuous Tense:

Activity # 6. Change the active voice of the following sentences to passive voice:

The leader is making a speech. Ans. A speech is being made by the leader.
They are playing hockey. Ans. Hockey is being played by them.
Sudhir is telling a story. Ans. A story is being told by Sudhir.
Randhir is cleaning his kitchen. Ans. His kitchen is being cleaned by Randhir.
The girls are making chairs. Ans. Chairs are being made by the girls.
The workers are not repairing the road. Ans. The road is not being repaired by the workers.
We are not taking orders. Ans. Orders are not being taken by us.
I am not favouring you. Ans. You are not being favored by me.
Are they knocking at the door? Ans. Is the door being knocked at by them?
Is he serving his country? Ans. Is his country being served by him?

5. Past Continuous Tense:

Activity # 7. Change the active voice of the following sentences to passive voice:

They were chasing the thief. Ans. The thief was being chased by them.
The boys were making a noise. Ans. A noise was being made by the boys.
I was preparing my lesson. Ans. My lesson was being prepared by me.
We were helping the poor. Ans. The poor were being helped by us.
She purchased a book named 'The Patriot'. Ans. A book named 'The Patriot' was purchased by her.
The children were not reading books. Ans. Books were not being read by the children.
He was not closing his shop. Ans. His shop was not being closed by him.
The servant was not cleaning the room. Ans. The room was not being cleaned by the servant.
They were stealing our books. Ans. Our books were being stolen by them.
Who was insulting the beggar? Ans. By whom was the beggar being insulted?

6. Present Perfect Tense:

Activity # 8 Change the active voice of the following sentences to passive voice:

She has torn my book. Ans. My book has been torn by her.
You have cheated everybody. Ans. Everybody has been cheated by you.
We have said our prayers. Ans. Our prayers have been said by us.
Seema has written a poem. Ans. A poem has been written by Seema.
Kavita has missed the bus. Ans. The bus has been missed by Kavita.
She has not stolen my camera. Ans. My camera has not been stolen by her.
The teacher has not scolded us. Ans. We have not been scolded by the teacher.
I have not told the entire story. Ans. The entire story has not been told by me.
Have you seen a zoo? Ans. Has a zoo been seen by you?
Has the teacher marked you absent? Ans. Have you been marked absent by the teacher?

7. Past Perfect Tense:

Activity # 9. Change the active voice of the following sentences to passive voice:

Abdul has lost his bag. Ans. His bag had been lost by Abdul.
He had posted the letter. Ans. The letter had been posted by him.
She had made a frock. Ans. A frock had been made by her.
I had learnt my lesson. Ans. My lesson had been learnt by me.
The gardener had watered the plants. Ans. The plants had been watered by the gardener.
We had not plucked the flowers. Ans. The flowers had not been plucked by us.
He had not killed the snake. Ans. The snake had not been killed by him.
I had nor seen a lion before. Ans. A lion had not been seen before by me.
Had you hidden on the books? Ans. Had the books hidden by you?
Had our team won the match? Ans. Had the match been won by our team?

8. Future Perfect Tense:

Activity # 10. Change the voice:

Radha will have said her prayers. Ans. Her prayers will have been set by Radha.
You will have bought a new house. Ans. A new house will have been bought by you.
Gurpreet will have painted the doors. Ans. The doors will have been painted by Gurpreet.
They will have caught the train. Ans. The train will have been caught by them.
Nobody will have betrayed you. Ans. You will have been betrayed by nobody.
The tiger will not have killed the deer. Ans. The deer will not have been killed by the tiger.
I shall have taken my lunch. . Ans. My lunch will have been taken by me.
Will the letter have been posted by him? Ans. Will he have posted the letter?
Will they have checked the accounts? Ans. Will the accounts have been checked by them?
Will you have received the money? Ans. Will the money have been received by you?

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📌 Worksheet:

1. Mohan sings a song.

2. Uncle Podger hangs a picture.

3. Tigers do not eat grass.

4. Did he watch this serial?

5. We fly kites.

6. Is she making coffee?

7. Has he written the letter?

8. Can you sing a song?

9. Why did you cut down the tree?

10. Kapil Dev broke the record.