Active to Passive Voice
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Assertive Sentence
01. Simple Present Tense:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I eat rice.
(b) Active: Kazal draws a picture.
(c) Active: God loves us.
(d) Active: He likes you.
(e) Active: People in Asia eat rice.
(f) Active: Fortune favours the brave.
(g) Active: Cats kill mice.
(h) Active: He looks after the orphan.
(i) Active: We fish some fish.
(j) Active: Walking in the morning gives us freshness.
(k) Active: I know him.
(l) Active: Nobody knows him here.
m) Active: Fortune favours the brave.
(n) Active: The cat kills mice.
(g) Active: His behaviour annoys me sometimes.
(p) Active: Ali annoys the bull.
(q) Active: His conduct annoys me.
(r) Active: I know the boy.
(s) Active: He pleases us.
02. Simple Past Tense:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I ate rice.
(b) Active: My mother cooked rice.
(c) Active: We called you.
(d) Active: The teacher did the sums.
(e) Active: The teacher saw the students.
(f) Active: He walked ten miles.
(g) Active: He did a lot of things for me.
(h) Active: The cup contains tea.
(i) Active: They pleased us all.
(j) Active: The boy pleased us all.
(k) Active: His behaviour surprised me.
(l) Active: Panic seized the writer.
(m) Active: His performance satisfied the teacher.
(n) Active: His work did not satisfy me.
(o) Active: We had a camera.
(p) Active: They pleased us all.
(q) Active: The motor car ran over the dog.
(r) Active: The Lilliputians made Gulliver prisoner.
(s) Active: He slept a sound sleep.
(t) Active: The boy beat the dog.
(u) Active: She hurt her brother.
03. Continuous Tenses:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I am eating rice.
(b) Active: I am writing a letter.
(c) Active: They are flying kites.
(d) Active: I was reading English.
(e) Active: The fishermen were catching fish.
(f) Active: The teacher will be teaching us.
(g) Active: Fishermen will be catching fish.
(h) Active: Mini was plucking flowers.
(i) Active: He was writing a letter.
(j) Active: He is reading a novel.
(k) Active: The rich man was building a house.
(l) Active: He is writing a letter.
(m) Active: She is weaving a sari.
04. Perfect Tenses:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I have eaten rice.
(b) Active: He has done the sums.
(c) Active: I have learnt my lesson.
(d) Active: We had seen him earlier.
(e) Active: They will have wanted the book.
(f) Active: You will have heard my name.
(g) Active: I have lost my pen.
(h) Active: He has cut his finger.
(i) Active: You have written a good letter.
(j) Active: You should have done it.
05. Modal Verbs
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I shall eat rice.
(b) Active: I shall help the poor.
(c) Active: They will write a poem.
(d) Active: Cats can catch rats.
(e) Active: We should respect our teachers.
(f) Active: I would take exercise in my youth.
(g) Active: You must wear a cap.
(h) Active: We must listen to his words.
(i) Active: I will do my duty.
(j) Active: You should keep your promise.
(k) Active: I shall do the work. RB—1989
06. Be Going To:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I am going to do sums.
(b) Active: Father is going to set up a school soon.
(c) Active: They are going to open a shop.
(d) Active: I am going to open a bank account.
(e) Active: They are going to open a shop.
(f) Active: Mr. Khan is going to open an account.
(g) Active: He is going to do marketing.
(h) Active: He is going to setup a school.
(i) Active: Our teacher is going to give me a prize.
(j) Active: They are going to start a business.
(k) Active: He is going to give me a prize.
(l) Active: He is going to start a business.
07. Have To + Verb
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: You have to follow my order.
(b) Active: She has to help us.
(c) Active: I have to do the work.
(d) Active: He has to do the work.
(e) Active: I have to do it.
08. Double Object
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: Father gave me a watch.
(b) Active: She showed me the photo.
(c) Active: Mr. Ahmed teaches us English.
(d) Active: Mr. Rahman teaches us English.
(e) Active: I offered him a chair.
(f) Active: He gave me the book.
(g) Active: Mother showed me a picture.
09. Objective Complement
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: People call him a fool.
(b) Active: We elected her our captain.
(c) Active: We elected him chairman.
10. Dative of Interest
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: Jesmin plucked me a flower.
(b) Active: Father bought me a pen.
11. Reflexive Objects
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: She fans herself.
(b) Active: He killed himself.
(c) Active: She hurt herself.
(d) Active: She fans herself.
(e) Active: The ladies fan themselves.
(f) Active: She fans herself.
12. Clause Adjuncts
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I saw the boys playing in the field.
(b) Active: He did many unnecessary things for me.
(c) Active: He advised me to take rest.
(d) Active: People think him to be an honest man.
(e) Active: I saw the boy crying.
(f) Active: I saw him going across the road.
(g) Active: I saw him going towards your house.
(h) Active: I saw a beggar begging from door to door.
(i) Active: The teacher saw the students playing in the field.
(j) Active: I saw the boy crying.
(k) Active: I know him well.
(l) Active: He caught me by the hand.
(m) Active: I saw a man carrying some books.
13. Bare Infinitive
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: The albatross made the wind blow.
(b) Active: Teachers help us learn.
(c) Active: I heard my sister sing a song.
(d) Active: He made me do the work.
(e) Active: The teacher made me do the sum.
(f) Active: We heard her sing.
(g) Active: He made me drive his car.
14. Quasi-passive Verb
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: The book reads well.
(b) Active: Honey tastes sweet.
(c) Active: My pen writes well.
(d) Active: The green mangoes did not taste sweet.
(e) Active: The book reads well.
(f) Active: Honey tastes sweet.
(g) Active: The book is printing.
(h) Active: The mangoes do not taste sweet.
(i) Active: The book reads easy.
(j) Active: This mango tastes sweet.
15. Infinitive as Object
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: He wants to help the country.
(b) Active: We agreed to go there.
(c) Active: I like to take fresh milk.
(d) Active: He decided to sell the house.
16. Double Passive
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: He said that he knew me.
(b) Active: We must endure what we cannot cure.
(c) Active: We know that the earth is round.
17. Passive to Active
Change the following sentences into active.
(a) Passive: Rice is eaten by me.
(b) Passive: Rice is being eaten by me.
(c) Passive: Rice has been eaten by me.
(d) Passive: A song was sung by Salma.
(e) Passive: The boy is known to me.
(f) Passive: My pen has been lost.
(g) Passive: My watch has been stolen.
(h) Passive: Rome was not built in a day.
(i) Passive: English is spoken all over the world.
(j) Passive: What cannot be cured must be endured.
(k) Passive: Rice is mainly eaten in Asia.
(l) Passive: What is lotted cannot be blotted.
(m) Passive: I was compelled to do it.
(n) Passive: The lion is said to be the king of beasts.
(o) Passive: A lot of trees have been uprooted.
(p) Passive: You are requested not to smoke.
(q) Passive: Promises should be kept.
(r) Passive: The book exhibition was opened by the Education Minister.
(s) Passive: You will be helped by me.
(t) Passive: That the work is hard is known to me.
(u) Passive: My watch has been repaired by the watch maker.
(v) Passive: He was made prisoner by us.
18. Passive to Active without Objects
(a) Passive: We shall be blamed.
(b) Passive: Rice is eaten mainly in Asia.
(c) Passive: The telegraph wires have been cut.
(d) Passive: He is thought to be a poet.
(e) Passive: The Padma has been dredged.
(f) Passive: He is known to be an honest man.
(g) Passive: My pocket has been picked.
(h) Passive: My watch was stolen.
(i) Passive: The pill is bitter when it is tasted.
Assertive Sentence
01. Simple Present Tense:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I eat rice.
Passive: Rice is eaten by me.
(b) Active: Kazal draws a picture.
Passive: A picture is drawn by Kazal.
(c) Active: God loves us.
Passive: We are loved by God.
(d) Active: He likes you.
Passive: You are liked by him.
(e) Active: People in Asia eat rice.
Passive: Rice is eaten by people in Asia.
(f) Active: Fortune favours the brave.
Passive: The brave are favoured by fortune.
(g) Active: Cats kill mice.
Passive: Mice are killed by cats.
(h) Active: He looks after the orphan.
Passive: The orphan is looked after by him.
(i) Active: We fish some fish.
Passive: Some fish is fished by us.
(j) Active: Walking in the morning gives us freshness.
Passive: We are given freshness by walking in the morning.
(k) Active: I know him.
Passive: He is known to me.
(l) Active: Nobody knows him here.
Passive: He is known to nobody here.
m) Active: Fortune favours the brave.
Passive: The brave are favoured by fortune.
(n) Active: The cat kills mice.
Passive: Mice are killed by the cat.
(g) Active: His behaviour annoys me sometimes.
Passive: Sometimes I am annoyed at his behaviour.
(p) Active: Ali annoys the bull.
Passive: The bull is annoyed with Ali.
(q) Active: His conduct annoys me.
Passive: I am annoyed at his conduct.
(r) Active: I know the boy.
Passive: The boy is known to me.
(s) Active: He pleases us.
Passive: We are pleased with him.
02. Simple Past Tense:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I ate rice.
Passive: Rice was eaten by me.
(b) Active: My mother cooked rice.
Passive: Rice was cooked by my mother.
(c) Active: We called you.
Passive: You were called by us.
(d) Active: The teacher did the sums.
Passive: The sums were done by the teacher.
(e) Active: The teacher saw the students.
Passive: The students were seen by the teacher.
(f) Active: He walked ten miles.
Passive: Ten miles was walked by him.
(g) Active: He did a lot of things for me.
Passive: A lot of things were done for me by him.
(h) Active: The cup contains tea.
Passive: Tea is contained in the cup.
(i) Active: They pleased us all.
Passive: We all were pleased with them.
(j) Active: The boy pleased us all.
Passive: We all were pleased with the boy.
(k) Active: His behaviour surprised me.
Passive: I was surprised at his behavior.
(l) Active: Panic seized the writer.
Passive: The writer was seized with panic.
(m) Active: His performance satisfied the teacher.
Passive: The teacher was satisfied with his performance.
(n) Active: His work did not satisfy me.
Passive: I was not satisfied with his work.
(o) Active: We had a camera.
Passive: A camera was had by us.
(p) Active: They pleased us all.
Passive: We all were pleased with them.
(q) Active: The motor car ran over the dog.
Passive: The dog was run over by the motor car.
(r) Active: The Lilliputians made Gulliver prisoner.
Passive: Gulliver was made prisoner by the Lilliputians.
(s) Active: He slept a sound sleep.
Passive: A sound sleep was slept by him.
(t) Active: The boy beat the dog.
Passive: The dog was beaten by the boy.
(u) Active: She hurt her brother.
Passive: Her brother was hurt by her.
03. Continuous Tenses:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I am eating rice.
Passive: Rice is being eaten by me.
(b) Active: I am writing a letter.
Passive: A letter is being written by me.
(c) Active: They are flying kites.
Passive: Kites are being flown by them.
(d) Active: I was reading English.
Passive: English was being read by me.
(e) Active: The fishermen were catching fish.
Passive: Fish was being caught by the fishermen.
(f) Active: The teacher will be teaching us.
Passive: We shall be being taught by the teacher.
(g) Active: Fishermen will be catching fish.
Passive: Fish will be being caught by fishermen.
(h) Active: Mini was plucking flowers.
Passive: Flowers were being plucked by Mini.
(i) Active: He was writing a letter.
Passive: A letter was being written by him.
(j) Active: He is reading a novel.
Passive: A novel is being read by him.
(k) Active: The rich man was building a house.
Passive: A house was being built by the rich man.
(l) Active: He is writing a letter.
Passive: A letter is being written by him.
(m) Active: She is weaving a sari.
Passive: A sari is being woven by her.
04. Perfect Tenses:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I have eaten rice.
Passive: Rice has been eaten by me.
(b) Active: He has done the sums.
Passive: The sums have been done by Him.
(c) Active: I have learnt my lesson.
Passive: My lesson has been learnt by me.
(d) Active: We had seen him earlier.
Passive: He had been seen earlier by us.
(e) Active: They will have wanted the book.
Passive: The book will have been wanted by them.
(f) Active: You will have heard my name.
Passive: My name will have been heard by you.
(g) Active: I have lost my pen.
Passive: My pen has been lost by me.
(h) Active: He has cut his finger.
Passive: His finger has been cut by him.
(i) Active: You have written a good letter.
Passive: A good letter has been written by you.
(j) Active: You should have done it.
Passive: It should have been done by you.
05. Modal Verbs
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I shall eat rice.
Passive: Rice will be eaten by me.
(b) Active: I shall help the poor.
Passive: The poor will be helped by me.
(c) Active: They will write a poem.
Passive: A poem will be written by them.
(d) Active: Cats can catch rats.
Passive: Rats can be caught by cats.
(e) Active: We should respect our teachers.
Passive: Our teachers should be respected by us.
(f) Active: I would take exercise in my youth.
Passive: Exercise would be taken in my youth by me.
(g) Active: You must wear a cap.
Passive: A cap must be worn by you.
(h) Active: We must listen to his words.
Passive: His words must be listened to.
(i) Active: I will do my duty.
Passive: My duty will be done by me.
(j) Active: You should keep your promise.
Passive: Your promise should be kept by you.
(k) Active: I shall do the work. RB—1989
Passive: The work will be done by me.
06. Be Going To:
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I am going to do sums.
Passive: Sums are going to be done by me.
(b) Active: Father is going to set up a school soon.
Passive: A school is going to be set up soon by father.
(c) Active: They are going to open a shop.
Passive: A shop is going to be opened by them.
(d) Active: I am going to open a bank account.
Passive: A bank account is going to be opened by me.
(e) Active: They are going to open a shop.
Passive: A shop is going to be opened by them.
(f) Active: Mr. Khan is going to open an account.
Passive: An account is going to be opened by Mr. Khan.
(g) Active: He is going to do marketing.
Passive: Marketing is going to be done by him.
(h) Active: He is going to setup a school.
Passive: A school is going to be set up by him.
(i) Active: Our teacher is going to give me a prize.
Passive: I am going to be given a prize by our teacher.
Passive: A prize is going to be given me by our teacher.
(j) Active: They are going to start a business.
Passive: A business is going to be started by them.
(k) Active: He is going to give me a prize.
Passive: I am going to be given a prize by him.
Passive: A prize is going to be given me by him.
(l) Active: He is going to start a business.
Passive: A business is going to be started by him.
07. Have To + Verb
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: You have to follow my order.
Passive:My order has to be followed by you.
(b) Active: She has to help us.
Passive:We have to be helped by her.
(c) Active: I have to do the work.
Passive: The work has to be done by me.
(d) Active: He has to do the work.
Passive: The work has to be done by him.
(e) Active: I have to do it.
Passive: It has to be done by me.
08. Double Object
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: Father gave me a watch.
Passive: I was given a watch by father.
Passive: A watch was given me by father.
(b) Active: She showed me the photo.
Passive: I was showed the photo by her.
Passive: The photo was showed me by her.
(c) Active: Mr. Ahmed teaches us English.
Passive: We are taught English by Mr. Ahmed.
Passive: English is taught us by Mr. Ahmed.
(d) Active: Mr. Rahman teaches us English.
Passive: We are taught English by Mr. Rahman.
Passive: English is taught us by Mr. Rahman.
(e) Active: I offered him a chair.
Passive: He was offered a chair by me.
Passive: A chair was offered him by me.
(f) Active: He gave me the book.
Passive: I was given a book by him.
Passive: A book was given me by him.
(g) Active: Mother showed me a picture.
Passive: I was showed a picture by mother.
Passive: A picture was showed me by mother.
09. Objective Complement
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: People call him a fool.
Passive: He is called a fool by people.
(b) Active: We elected her our captain.
Passive: She was elected our captain by us.
(c) Active: We elected him chairman.
Passive: He was elected chairman by us.
10. Dative of Interest
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: Jesmin plucked me a flower.
Passive: A flower was plucked for me by Jesmin.
(b) Active: Father bought me a pen.
Passive: A pen was bought for me by father.
11. Reflexive Objects
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: She fans herself.
Passive: She is fanned by herself.
(b) Active: He killed himself.
Passive: He was killed by himself.
(c) Active: She hurt herself.
Passive: She was hurt by herself.
(d) Active: She fans herself.
Passive: She is fanned by herself.
(e) Active: The ladies fan themselves.
Passive: The ladies are fanned by themselves.
(f) Active: She fans herself.
Passive: She is fanned by herself.
12. Clause Adjuncts
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: I saw the boys playing in the field.
Passive: The boys were seen playing in the field by me.
(b) Active: He did many unnecessary things for me.
Passive: Many unnecessary things were done for me by him.
(c) Active: He advised me to take rest.
Passive: I was advised to take rest by him.
(d) Active: People think him to be an honest man.
Passive: He is thought to be an honest man.
(e) Active: I saw the boy crying.
Passive: The boy was seen crying by me.
(f) Active: I saw him going across the road.
Passive: He was seen going across the road by me.
(g) Active: I saw him going towards your house.
Passive: He was seen going towards your house by me.
(h) Active: I saw a beggar begging from door to door.
Passive: A beggar was seen begging from door to door by me.
(i) Active: The teacher saw the students playing in the field.
Passive: The students were seen playing in the field by the teacher.
(j) Active: I saw the boy crying. DB—1989
Passive: The boy was seen crying by me.
(k) Active: I know him well.
Passive: He is well known to me.
(l) Active: He caught me by the hand. JB—1991
Passive: I was caught by the hand by him.
(m) Active: I saw a man carrying some books. JB—1990
Passive: A man was seen carrying some books by me.
13. Bare Infinitive
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: The albatross made the wind blow.
Passive: The wind was made to blow by the albatross.
(b) Active: Teachers help us learn.
(c) Active: I heard my sister sing a song.
Passive: My sister was heard to sing a song by me.
(d) Active: He made me do the work.
Passive: I was made to do the work by him.
(e) Active: The teacher made me do the sum.
Passive: I was made to do the sum by the teacher.
(f) Active: We heard her sing.
Passive: She was heard to sing by us.
(g) Active: He made me drive his car.
Passive: I was made to drive his car by him.
14. Quasi-passive Verb
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: The book reads well.
Passive: The book is well when it is read.
Passive: The book is read well.
(b) Active: Honey tastes sweet.
Passive: Honey is sweet when it is tasted.
Passive: Honey is tasted sweet.
(c) Active: My pen writes well.
Passive: My pen is well when it is written with*.
(d) Active: The green mangoes did not taste sweet.
Passive: The green mangoes were not sweet when they were tasted.
Passive: The green mangoes were not tasted sweet.
(e) Active: The book reads well.
Passive: The book is well when it is read.
Passive: The book is read well.
(f) Active: Honey tastes sweet.
Passive: Honey is sweet when it is tasted.
Passive: Honey is tasted sweet.
(g) Active: The book is printing.
Passive: The book is being printed.
Passive: The book is being printed.
(h) Active: The mangoes do not taste sweet.
Passive: The mangoes are not sweet when they are tasted.
Passive: The mangoes are not tasted sweet.
(i) Active: The book reads easy.
Passive: The book is easy when it is read.
Passive: The book is read easy.
(j) Active: This mango tastes sweet.
Passive: The mango is sweet when it is tasted.
Passive: The mango is tasted sweet.
15. Infinitive as Object
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: He wants to help the country.
Passive: It is wanted by him to help the country.
(b) Active: We agreed to go there.
Passive: It was agreed by us to go there.
(c) Active: I like to take fresh milk.
Passive: It is liked by me to take fresh milk.
(d) Active: He decided to sell the house.
Passive: It was decided by him to sell the house.
16. Double Passive
Change the following sentences into passive.
(a) Active: He said that he knew me.
Passive: It was said by him that I was known to him.
Passive: That I was known to him was said by him.
(b) Active: We must endure what we cannot cure.
Passive: What cannot be cured must be endured.
(c) Active: We know that the earth is round.
Passive: It is known to us that the earth is round.
Passive: That the earth is round is known to us.
17. Passive to Active
Change the following sentences into active.
(a) Passive: Rice is eaten by me.
Passive: I eat rice.
(b) Passive: Rice is being eaten by me.
Active: I am eating rice.
(c) Passive: Rice has been eaten by me.
Active: I have eaten rice.
(d) Passive: A song was sung by Salma.
Active: Salma sang a song.
(e) Passive: The boy is known to me.
Active: I know the boy.
(f) Passive: My pen has been lost.
Active: I have lost my pen.
(g) Passive: My watch has been stolen.
Active: Someone has stolen my watch.
(h) Passive: Rome was not built in a day.
Active: People did not build Rome in a day.
Active: The Romans did not build Rome in a day.
(i) Passive: English is spoken all over the world.
Active: People speak English all over the world.
(j) Passive: What cannot be cured must be endured.
Active: We must endure what we cannot cure.
(k) Passive: Rice is mainly eaten in Asia.
Active: People eat rice mainly in Asia.
(l) Passive: What is lotted cannot be blotted.
Active: We cannot blot what we lot.
(m) Passive: I was compelled to do it.
Active: They compelled me to do it.
(n) Passive: The lion is said to be the king of beasts.
Active: We say the lion to be the king of beasts.
(o) Passive: A lot of trees have been uprooted.
Active: The cyclone has uprooted a lot of trees.
(p) Passive: You are requested not to smoke.
Active: Please do not smoke.
(q) Passive: Promises should be kept.
Active: We should keep our promise.
(r) Passive: The book exhibition was opened by the Education Minister.
Active: The Education Minister opened the book exhibition.
(s) Passive: You will be helped by me.
Active: I shall help you.
(t) Passive: That the work is hard is known to me.
Active: I know that the work is hard.
(u) Passive: My watch has been repaired by the watch maker.
Active: The watch maker has repaired my watch.
(v) Passive: He was made prisoner by us.
Active: We made him prisoner.
18. Passive to Active without Objects
(a) Passive: We shall be blamed.
Active: They will blame us.
(b) Passive: Rice is eaten mainly in Asia.
Active: People eat rice mainly in Asia.
(c) Passive: The telegraph wires have been cut.
Active: Someone has cut the telegraph wires.
(d) Passive: He is thought to be a poet.
Active: People think him to be a poet.
(e) Passive: The Padma has been dredged.
Active: They have dredged the Padma.
(f) Passive: He is known to be an honest man.
Active: We know him to be an honest man.
(g) Passive: My pocket has been picked.
Active: Someone has picked my pocket.
(h) Passive: My watch was stolen.
Active: Someone stole my watch.
(i) Passive: The pill is bitter when it is tasted.
Active: The pill tastes bitter.