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English Grammar›Ch 4: Active & Passive Voice›Active to Passive Conversion
Master the Object-Verb-Subject swap and tense-wise be + V3 rules.
Active voice focuses on the subject, while passive voice shifts focus to the object. The subject and object swap places, and the main verb always changes to V3 preceded by a suitable form of be.
Smart Memory Hooks
| Tense | Active Form | Passive Formula |
|---|---|---|
| Present Indefinite | V1 / V1+s/es | is/am/are + V3 |
| Present Continuous | is/am/are + V1+ing | is/am/are + being + V3 |
| Past Indefinite | V2 | was/were + V3 |
| Future Indefinite | will/shall + V1 | will/shall + be + V3 |
Imperative
(Command sentences)
Command sentences
Let the door be shut.
Interrogative
(Question format)
Question format
Is tea liked by you?
Two Objects
(Direct & Indirect)
Direct & Indirect
A book was given to me.
Intransitive
(No passive voice)
No passive voice
He sleeps. (No passive)
He was slept on the bed.He slept on the bed.
Sleep is intransitive; it has no passive voice.
Tea is drinking by him.Tea is drunk by him.
Passive voice always requires V3, never V1+ing.
Who was broken this chair?By whom was this chair broken?
Who changes to By whom in interrogative passive.
Q1.Choose the correct passive form: 'The police arrested the thief.'
Q2.Convert to passive: 'Open the door.'