Passive to Active Voice
To change passive voice into active, we do the following things:
(i) The agent (subject) comes before the active verb.
(ii) The Be Verb just before the past participle is omitted and the past participle takes the form of the be verb mentioned before.
(iii) The subject of the passive becomes the object of the active.
Structure of Passive Voice:
Object + be verb + past participle + by + subject
Structure of Active Voice:
Subject + Verb + Object
Present Simple:
Passive: Object + am/is/are + past participle + by + subject
Active: Subject + V1/Vs + Object
(a) Passive: Rice is eaten by me.
Passive: I eat rice.
(b) Passive: The boy is known to me.
Active: I know the boy.
(c) Passive: English is spoken all over the world.
Active: People speak English all over the world.
Past Simple:
Passive: Object + was/were + past participle + by + subject
Active: Subject + V2 + Object
(a) Passive: Rice was eaten by me.
Active: I ate rice.
(b) Passive: A song was sung by Salma.
Active: Salma sang a song.
(c) Passive: Rome was not built in a day.
Active: People did not build Rome in a day.
(d) Passive: I was compelled to do it.
Active: They compelled me to do it.
Continuous Tense:
(a) Passive: Rice is being eaten by me.
Active: I am eating rice.
Perfect Tense:
(a) Passive: Rice has been eaten by me.
Active: I have eaten rice.
(b) Passive: My pen has been lost.
Active: I have lost my pen.
(c) Passive: My watch has been stolen.
Active: Someone has stolen my watch.
Modal Verb:
(a) Passive: Rice will be eaten by me.
Active: I shall eat rice.
(b) Passive: What cannot be cured must be endured.
Active: We must endure what we cannot cure.
(c) Passive: What is lotted cannot be blotted.
Active: We cannot blot(খন্ডানো) what we lot.
(d) Passive: Promises should be kept.
Active: We should keep our promise.
1. Change the following passive sentences into active. (a) A song was sung by Salma. (b) The boy is known to me. (c) My pen has been lost. (d) My watch has been stolen. (e) Rome was not built in a day.
2. Change the following passive sentences into active. (a) English is spoken all over the world. (b) What cannot be cured must be endured. (c) Rice is mainly eaten in Asia. (d) What is lotted cannot be blotted. (e) I was compelled to do it.
3. Change the following passive sentences into active. (a) The lion is said to be the king of beasts. (b) A lot of trees have been uprooted. (c) You are requested not to smoke. (d) Promises should be kept. (e) The book exhibition was opened by the Education Minister.
4. Change the following passive sentences into active. (a) You will be helped by me. (b) That the work is hard is known to me. (c) My watch has been repaired by the watch maker. (d) He was made prisoner by us.
5. Change the following passive sentences into active. (a) We shall be blamed. (b) Rice is eaten mainly in Asia. (c) The telegraph wires have been cut. (d) He is thought to be a poet. (e) The Padma has been dredged.
6. Change the following passive sentences into active. (a) He is known to be an honest man. (b) My pocket has been picked. (c) My watch was stolen. (d) The pill is bitter when it is tasted.
7. Change the following passive sentences into active. (a) Let the liar be punished. (b) Let the game be finished. (c) Let not the ball be kicked.
8. Change the following passive sentences into active. (a) When was the station reached by you? (b) Will the window be opened by you? (c) By whom was the song being sung? (d) What is wanted by him?
9. Change the following passive sentences into active. (a) Is the picture being drawn by him? (b) Who has been taught English by him? (c) Who is wanted by you? (d) Was the criminal arrested last night? (e) By whom are you taught English?