0Verbs in different Voices :.
Active and Passive Voice is that form of verb which shows whether what is denoted by the subject does something or has something done to it.
1. The boy kicks the football.
2. The football is kicked by the boy. In sentence
#1, the form of the verb shows that the person denoted by the subject does something. The verb 'kicks' is said to be in the active voice. In sentence #2, the form of the verb shows that something is done to the person denoted by the subject. The verb ‘kicked’ is said to be in the passive voice. Active Voice Active voice is one of two voices in English that is a direct form of expression where the subject executes the verb. A verb is in the active voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject does something or acts.
1. The child broke the plate.
2. My father wrote a letter.
3. The students did the work.
4. Someone solved the problem.
Passive voice is one of two voices in English that is an indirect form of expression in which the subject entertains the action. A verb is in the passive voice when its form shows that something is done to the person or thing denoted by the subject. The person or thing is not active but passive.
1. The plate was broken by the child.
2. A letter was written by my father.
3. The work was done by the students.
4. The problem has been solved.
Points to Remember while Changing Voices Active to Passive The object of the transitive verb in the active voice becomes the subject of the verb in the passive voice. Only transitive verb can be used in the passive voice because an intransitive verb has no object. The active voice is used when the agent (doer of action) is to be made prominent; the passive, when the person of thing acted upon is to be made prominent. The passive therefore generally preferred when the action form would involve the use of an indefinite or vague pronoun or noun (somebody, they, people, someone, we, etc.) as subject.
Present Simple Tense Active Voice→→→→→→Passive Voice She sings a song.→→→→→A song is sung by her. She does not sing a song.→→A song is not sung by her. Does she sing a song? →→→Is a song sung by her?
Present Continuous
I am writing a letter.→→→→A letter is being written by me.
I am not writing a letter.→→A letter is not being written by me.
Am I writing a letter? →→→Is a letter being written by me? P
Perfect Tense
He has finished his work. →→→His work has been finished by him.
He has finished his work. →→His work has not been finished by him.
Has he finished his work? →→→Has his work been finished by him?
Past Simple Tense
I killed a snake.→→→→→A snake was killed by me. I did not kill a snake. →→→A snake was not killed by me. Did I kill a snake?→→→→Was a snake killed by me?
Past Continuous Tense
He was driving a car. →→→A car was being driven by him.
He was not driving a car. →A car was not being driven by him.
Was he driving a car? →→Was a car being driven by him?
Past Perfect Tense
They had completed the work.→→The work had been completed by them. T
had not completed the work→The work had not been complete by them. H
they completed the work?→→Had the work been completed by them?
Future Simple Tense
She will buy a car.→→→A car will be bought by her. She will not buy a car. →A car will not be bought by her. Will she buy a car? →→Will a car be bought by her?
Future Perfect Tense
You will have started the job. →→The job will have been started by you.
You will have not started the job. →The job will not have been started by you.
Will you have started the job? →→Will the job have been started by you?
Readt the following to feel how active voice and passive voice differ.
Then say the sentences out loud.
1. The mirror has been broken.
Passivee 2. Somebody broke the mirror.Active
3. The problem has been solved.Passive
4. They solved the problem.Active
