Active and Passive Voice: Tense-wise Rules
Simple future tense
will,shall+be+3rd verb | |
Active Voice | Passive Voice |
My uncle will pay my tuition fee. | My tuition fee will be paid by my uncle. |
My uncle will not pay my tuition fee. | My tuition fee will not be paid by my uncle. |
Will my uncle pay my tuition fee? | Will my tuition fee be paid by my uncle? |
Simple Future Tense
Active: Subject + will/shall + first form of the verb + object
Passive: Object of the active sentence + will/shall + be + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence
Passive: Object of the active sentence + will/shall + be + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence
Active: I will write a letter.
Passive: A letter will be written by me.
Active: She will help me.
Passive: I will be helped by her.
Active: John will learn the lesson.
Passive: The lesson will be learnt by John.
Active: She will help me.
Passive: I will be helped by her.
Active: John will learn the lesson.
Passive: The lesson will be learnt by John.
Changing a negative sentence into the passive
Active: She will not help us.
Passive: We will not be helped by her.
Active: We will not visit the hill station this year.
Passive: The hill station will not be visited by us this year.
Active: We shall not betray our country.
Passive: Our country shall not be betrayed by us.
Passive: We will not be helped by her.
Active: We will not visit the hill station this year.
Passive: The hill station will not be visited by us this year.
Active: We shall not betray our country.
Passive: Our country shall not be betrayed by us.
Changing an Interrogative sentence into the passive
Active: Will you help him?
Passive: Will he be helped by you?
Active: Will you not help me?
Passive: Shall I not be helped by you?
Active: Will they accept our invitation?
Passive: Will our invitation be accepted by them?
Passive: Will he be helped by you?
Active: Will you not help me?
Passive: Shall I not be helped by you?
Active: Will they accept our invitation?
Passive: Will our invitation be accepted by them?
Future perfect tense
Active: Subject + will/shall + have + past participle form of the verb + object
Passive: Object of the active sentence + will/shall + have + been + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence
Passive: Object of the active sentence + will/shall + have + been + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence
Active: We shall not have accepted the invitation.
Passive: The invitation shall not have been accepted by us.
Active: She will have finished her work.
Passive: Her work will have been finished by her.
Active: They will have elected him their leader.
Passive: He will have been elected their leader (by them).
Passive: The invitation shall not have been accepted by us.
Active: She will have finished her work.
Passive: Her work will have been finished by her.
Active: They will have elected him their leader.
Passive: He will have been elected their leader (by them).
Changing an interrogative sentence into the passive
Active: Will she have cooked the food?
Passive: Will the food have been cooked by her?
Active: Will they have received our letter?
Passive: Will our letter have been received by them?
Active: Will they have caught the train?
Passive: Will the train have been caught by them?
Active: Who will have opposed you?
Passive: By whom will you have been opposed?
Passive: Will the food have been cooked by her?
Active: Will they have received our letter?
Passive: Will our letter have been received by them?
Active: Will they have caught the train?
Passive: Will the train have been caught by them?
Active: Who will have opposed you?
Passive: By whom will you have been opposed?
Notes
Active sentences in the future continuous and future perfect continuous tenses cannot be changed to the passive.
General rules for active voice and passive voice
What Is Voice? What are the Types of Voice?
What Is the Active Voice and Passive Voice?
Active and passive voice Rule with tenses,
Active and passive voice with Imperative Sentences
Active and passive voice Rule with modals
Active and Passive Voice rules - Simple Present tense
Active and Passive Voice – Present Continuous Tense
Active and Passive Voice rules – Present Perfect Tense
Active and Passive Voice rules – Past Indefinite Tense
Active and Passive Voice rules – Past continuous tense
Active and Passive Voice rules – Past perfect tense
Active and Passive Voice rules - Simple future tense
Active and Passive Voice rules Future perfect Tense
How to convert active voice sentence
How to form passive forms of verbs?
Rules for changing Active Voice into Passive Voice:
Changing Passive Voice to Active Voice.
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