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Passive Voice for all Tenses - Rules

There are tw o basic rules f or converting sentences f rom Active Voice into Passive Voice, w hich are
common f or all tenses.

1. The places of subject and object w ill be interchanged in the sentence.

2. Only 3rd f orm of the verb or Past Participle (e.g. w ritten) w ill be used as a main verb in Passive
Voice.

The rules f or using ‘Auxiliary Verb’ in a sentence are dif f erent f or each tense, as f ollow s:

Pre s e nt Sim ple Te ns e

Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Is /are /am
Active Voice s Pas s ive Voice s
He w rites a letter. A letter is w ritten by him.
He does not w rite a letter. A letter is not w ritten by him.
Does he w rite a letter? Is a letter w ritten by him?
They sell books. Books are sold by them.
She helps me. I am helped by her.

Pre s e nt Progre s s ive Te ns e

Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Is be ing / Are be ing / Am be ing
Active Voice s Pas s ive Voice s
She is singing a song. A song is being sung by her.
She is not singing a song. A song is not being sung by her.
Is she singing a song? Is a song being sung by her?
They are eating apples. Apples are being eaten by them.
You are disturbing me. I am being disturbed by you.

Pre s e nt Pe rfe ct Te ns e
Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Has be e n / Have be e n
Active Voice s Pas s ive Voice s
He has completed the w ork. The w ork has be e n completed by him.
He has not completed the w ork. The w ork has not be e n completed by him.
Has he completed the w ork? Has the w ork be e n completed by him.
She has w ritten f ive poems. Five poems have be e n w ritten by her.
I have made some cakes. Some cakes have be e n made by me.

Pas t Sim ple Te ns e

Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Was / We re
Active Voice s Pas s ive Voice s
He bought a car. A car w as bought by him.
He did not buy a car. A car w as not bought by him.
Did he buy a car? Was a car bought by him?

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She decorated the w alls. The w alls w e re decorated by her.

I helped them. They w e re helped by me.

Pas t Progre s s ive Te ns e

Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Was be ing / We re be ing
Active Voice s Pas s ive Voice s
She w as w ashing a shirt. A shirt w as be ing w ashed by her.
She w as not w ashing a shirt. A shirt w as not be ing w ashed by her.
Was she w ashing a shirt? Was a shirt be ing w ashed by her?
Boys w ere singing songs. Songs w e re be ing sung by boys.

Pas t Pe rfe ct Te ns e
Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Had be e n
Active Voice s Pas s ive Voice s
They had w on the game. The game had be e n w on by them.
They had not w on the game. The game had not been w on by them.
Had they w on the game? Had the game be e n w on by them?
He had collected coins. Coins had be e n collected by him.

Future Sim ple Te ns e

Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Will be
Active Voice s Pas s ive Voice s
She w ill w rite a poem. A poem w ill be w ritten by her.
She w ill not w rite a poem. A poem w ill not be w ritten by her.
Will she w rite a poem? Will a poem be w ritten by her?
You w ill receive the letter. The letter w ill be received by you.
They w ill arrange the money. The money w ill be arranged by them.
Future Pe rfe ct Te ns e
Auxiliary verbs used in Passive Voice: Will have be e n
Active Voice s Pas s ive Voice s
He w ill have received the letter. The letter w ill have be e n received by him.
He w ill not have received the letter. The letter w ill not have be e n received by him.
Will he have received the letter? Will the letter have be e n received by him?

Note : The sentences of f ollow ing tenses can’t be changed to Passive Voices.

1. Present Perf ect Continuous (or Progressive) Tense

2. Past Perf ect Continuous (or Progressive) Tense
3. Future Perf ect Continuous (or Progressive) Tense
4. Future Continuous (or Progressive) Tense
5. Sentences having Intransitive verbs

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