Active Voice, Passive Voice

The voice of a verb has to do with whether or not the subject of a sentence acts upon something else or whether the subject is acted upon.

1. Active voice
2. Passive voice

A verb is in the active voice when its subject acts_when the subject does something(to its object).

active	subject	verb	object
		>
	I	write	a application.

A verb is in the passive voice when its subject is acted on.

passive	subject	verb	object
	<
	A application	is written	by me.

The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb:

	subject	verb	object
active	Able leaders	guide	the country well.
passive	The country is	guided well	by able leaders.

Now we'll look at the passive voice in more detail »

Active voice and passive voice

Active and passive voice practice

online active and passive voice practice

1. I have eaten apple.
Apple by me.

2. She took my books into the school.
My books into the school by her.

3. The boys are washing the clothes.
The clothes by the boys.

4. Waheed had seen the drama before.
The drama by Waheed before.

5. I was cooking biryani.
Biryani by me.

6. We should find another T.V.
Another T.V by us.

7. Nadia will have finished the work before next week.
The work by Nadia before next week.

8. Peter Kuhlmann had stolen the tablet.
The tablet by Peter Kuhlmann.

9. You should have fixed your computer.
Your computer by you.

10. Johanna must have broken the cup.
The cup by Johanna.

Quiz Active or Passive Voice

Active or Passive Voice

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1. Waheed ___ by the terrible accident yesterday.
   shocked
   was shocked
   Answer was shocked
2. Mr. waseem ___ at the University since 1947.
   has been teaching
   has been taught
   Answer has been teaching
3. A new newspaper ___ by Zia next month.
   will publish
   will be published
   Answer will be published
4. He ___ the school name now.
   remembers
   is remembered
   Answer remembers
5. The class ___ to her new teacher yesterday.
   introduced
   was introduced
   Answer was introduced
6. Nadeem___ responsible for the accident. was holding was held Answer was held

7.The car ___ to whoever solves this math equation.
will be giving
will be given
Answer will be given

8. When the police arrived, the problem ___ .
had already been solved.
had already solved.
Answer had already been solved

Future Perfect Tense passive quiz

Future Perfect Tense passive

Future Perfect Tense passive	subject+Helping verb + Have + Been + verb3+by+Object
Question Form	Helping verb+ subject+have + been + verb3+by+object +?

Active :I will have passed my exams.
Passive: My exams will have been passed by me.

Active : You will have studied the history of Christianity.
Passive: The history of Christianity will have been studied by you.

quiz

Put the following sentences into passive voice. (Future perfect passive)

1.I shall have published a new book.
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2. we shall have inflicted a decisive attack on them.
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3. Angela will have packed her luggage.
.

4. I shall have forgiven my enemy.
.

5. The children will have enjoyed the picnic.
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6. She'll have stood by me in my crisis.

7. She'll have given me your gun.
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Past Continuous Passive exercise grammar quiz

Past Continuous Passive exercise grammar worksheets

Past Continuous Passive	Subject + H.verb+ being + verb3+by+object
Question Form	H.verb +subject + being + verb3+by+object?

Something was being done by someone at sometime in the past for a while.

Active :He was astonishing her.
Passive: She was being astonished by him.

Active :What were you being asked by them?
Passive: What were you being asked by them?

Active : Wasn't Seema giving you her books?
Passive: Were not you being given her books by seema?

Active : The teacher was solving the sums.
Passive: The sums were being solved by the teacher.

Quick Exercise

Put the following sentences into passive voice. (past continuous)

1.The servant wasn't opening the door.
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2.Sheraz wasn't reading the given book.
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3. They were not carrying a bag with them.
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4. She was not accepting his proposal.
.

5.The peon was not ringing the bell in time.

6.The police wasn't arresting the culprits.

7. They were not hiding the truth.

Correctness =
Correct answers: