We follow some rules to convert active voice to passive voice. They are:
The sentence must have objects (transitive verb). If there is no object then there must be question word who asks the object.
Object active sentence became the subject of passive sentences.
Subject or active sentences into passive sentences that preceded the object word “by”.
The verb used is verb III (past participle) which preceded by to be.
The adjusted sentence structure by tenses.
There are some pronouns which changes in passive voice:
|
Active voice |
Passive voice |
|
I |
me |
|
We |
us |
|
You |
you |
|
he |
him |
|
she |
her |
|
it |
it |
|
they |
them |
Use of auxiliary verbs:
1. Simple Present Tense:
Active Voice: She writes a letter.
Passive Voice: A letter is written by her.
2.Present Indefinite Tense:
Active Voice: They are eating oranges.
Passive Voice: Oranges are being eaten by them.
3. Present Perfect Tense:
Active Voice: Has she completed the work?
Passive Voice: Has the work been completed by her?
4.Simple Past Tense:
Active Voice: He did not buy a book.
Passive Voice: A book was not bought by him.
5.Past Indefinite Tense:
Active Voice: She was washing a shirt.
Passive Voice: A shirt was being washed by her.
6.Past Perfect Tense:
Active Voice: They had won the match.
Passive Voice: The match had been won by them.
7.Simple Future Tense:
Active Voice: She will write a poem.
Passive Voice: A poem will be written by her.
8.Future Perfect Tense:
Active Voice: He will have received the letter.
Passive Voice: The letter will have been received by him.
"We cant make passive voices of Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Future Continuous or Future Perfect Continuous."
