PASSIVE VOICE
Following changes are made when making Active Voice into Passive Voice
♦ Verb should be in Past Participle
♦ Object becomes subject
♦ Subject bcomes Object – as follows
SUBJECT I WE YOU THEY HE SHE IT
OBJECT ME US YOU THEM HIM HER IT
01. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
1 They play cricket everyday (Active)
S V O
♦ Cricket is played by them everyday (Passive)
O V S
( O +is/am/are +p.p.verb +by + compliment )
02. They do not play cricket everyday (Active)
S V O
♦ Cricket is not played by them everyday (Passive)
O V S
( O +is/am/are + not + p.p.verb +by + S + complimsnt )
03. Do they play cricket everyday? (Active)
S V O
♦ Is cricket played by them everyday ? (Passive )
O V S
(Is/Am/Are +O + p.p. verb +by + S +compliment )
4. Do they not play cricket everyday? (Active)
S V O
♦ Is cricket not played by them everyday ? (Passive )
O V S
(Is/Am/Are +O + not + p.p. verb +by + S +compliment )
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
01. They are playing cricket everyday (Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket is being played by them everyday (Passive )
O V S
( O+ is/am/are + being + p.p.Verb+by+ S + Compliment )
02. They are not playing cricket everyday (Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket is not being played by them everyday (Passive )
O V S
( O+ is/am/are+ not + being + p.p.Verb+by+ S + Complimen)
03. Are they playing cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Is cricket being played by them everyday ? (Passive)
O V S
(Is/Am/Are + O + being + p.p. verb + by + S +compliment )
04. Are they not playing cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Is cricket not being played by them everyday ? (Passive)
O V S
(Is/Am/Are + O + not + being + p.p. verb + by + S +compliment )
03. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
1. They have played cricket everyday (Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket has been played by them everyday (Passive )
O V S
( O + have/has + been + p.p. verb + by + S + compliment )
02. They have not played cricket everyday (Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket has not been played by them everyday ( Passive )
O V S
( O + have/has +not + been + p.p. verb + by + S + compliment)
03. Have they played cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Has cricket been played by them ? (Passive )
O V S
(Have/Has +O + been + p.p. Verb +by + S + Compliment )
04. Have they not played cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Has cricket not been played by them everyday ? (Passive )
O V S
(Have/Has +O +not + been + p.p. Verb +by + S + Compliment )
04. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1. They played cricket everyday (Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket was played by them everyday (Passive )
O V S
( O + was/were + p.p. Verb + by + S + Compliment )
02.They did not play cricket everyday ( Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket was not played by them everyday (Passive )
O V S
( O + was/were + not + p.p. Verb + by + S + Compliment )
03. Did they play cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Was cricket played by them everyday ? (Passive )
O V S
(Was/Were +O + p.p. Verb +by + S + Compliment )
2.Did they not play cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Was cricket not played by them everyday ? (Passive )
O V S
(Was/Were +O + not + p.p. Verb +by + S + Compliment )
05. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
1.They were playing cricket everyday ( Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket was being played by them everyday (Passive )
O V S
( O+ Was/Were + being + p.p.Verb+by+ S + Compliment )
02. They were not playing cricket everyday (Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket was not being played by them everyday (Passive )
O V S
( O+ was/were+ not + being + p.p.Verb+by+ S + Complimen)
03. Were they playing cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Was cricket being played by them everyday ? (Passive)
O V S
(Was/Were + O + being + p.p. verb + by + S +compliment )
04 Were they not playing cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Was cricket not being played by them everyday ? (Passive)
O V S
(Was/Were + O + not + being + p.p. verb + by + S +compliment )
06. PAST PERFECT TENSE
01 They had played cricket everyday (Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket had been played by them everyday (Passive )
O V S
( O + had + been + p.p. verb + by + S + compliment )
02. They had not played cricket everyday (Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket had not been played by them everyday ( Passive )
O V S
( O + had +not + been + p.p. verb + by + S + compliment)
03. Had they played cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Had cricket been played by them ? (Passive )
O V S
(Had +O + been + p.p. Verb +by + S + Compliment )
04. Have they not played cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Had cricket not been played by them everyday ? (Passive )
O V S
(Had +O +not + been + p.p. Verb +by + S + Compliment )
07. SIMPLE FUTURE TENCE
01. They will play cricket everyday ( Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket will be played by them everyday ( Passive )
O V S
( O + will be + p.p. Verb + by + S + Compliment )
02. They will not play cricket everyday ( Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket will not be played by them everyday ( Passive )
O V S
( O + will not be + p.p. Verb + by + S + Compliment )
03. Will they play cricket everyday ? ( Active )
S V O
♦ Will cricket be played by them everyday ? ( Passive )
O V S
( Will + O + be + p.p. Verb + by + S + Compliment )
04. Will they not play cricket everyday ? ( Active )
S V O
♦ Will cricket be not played by them everyday ? ( Passive )
O V S
( Will + O + be +not + p.p. Verb + by + S + Compliment )
08. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
01. They will have played cricket everyday (Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket will have been played by them everyday (Passive )
O V S
( O + will have been + p.p. Verb + by + S + Compliment )
02. They will have not played cricket everyday ( Active )
S V O
♦ Cricket will have not been played by them everyday Passive )
O V S
( O + will have not been + p.p. Verb + by + S + Compliment )
03. Will they have played cricket everyday ? ( Active )
S V O
♦ Will cricket have been played by them everyday ? ( Passive )
O V S
( Will + O + have been + p.p. Verb + by + S + Compliment )
04. Will they have not played cricket everyday ? (Active )
S V O
♦ Will cricket have not been played by them everyday ? ( Passive )
O V S
( Will + O + have not been + p.p. Verb +by + S + Compliment )
