Passive Voice Verb Structure = Helping Verb + Past Participle
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| 1. I keep the garden clean. | The garden is kept clean. |
| 2. Doctors heal the sick. | The sick are healed by doctors. |
| 3. We paint our house annually. | Our house is painted annually. |
| 4. Nina cleans her room everyday. | Nina’s room is cleaned by her everyday. |
| 5. We usually cook rice and curry for breakfast. | Rice and curry is usually cooked for breakfast. |
| 6. Do you feed your pets at least once a day? | Are your pets fed at least once a day? |
| 7. I do not cut my hair often. | My hair is not cut often. |
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| 8. She washed the dishes. | The dishes were washed by her. |
| 9. The boy kicked the ball. | The ball was kicked by the boy. |
| 10. He did not submit the progress report last week. | The progress report was not submitted last week. |
| 11. Did the manager send his feedback before the due date ? | Was the feedback sent before the due date? |
| 12. He told me a lie. | I was told a lie. A lie was told to me. |
| 13. Kelly compiled the final report. | The final report was compiled by Kelly. |
| 14. The Central Bank requested the commercial banks to carry out the essential banking services. | The commercial banks were requested to carry out the essential banking services. |
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| 15. They will name her the Presenter of the Month. | She will be named the Presenter of the Month. |
| 16. The organizers will not give him a valuable gift. | He will not be given a valuable gift by the organizers. |
| 17. Will he appreciate her? | Will she be appreciated? |
| 18. They will take adequate measures to keep the customers informed. | Adequate measures will be taken to keep the customers informed. |
| 19. Eligible borrowers will request for concessions. | Concessions will be requested by the eligible borrowers. |
| 20. He will tell the boss everything by tomorrow. | The boss will be told everything by tomorrow. |
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| 21. He is driving the car carefully. | The car is being driven carefully. |
| 22. Mr. Joseph is teaching English to my kids. | My kids are being taught English by Mr Joseph. |
| 23. They are not responding to the customer inquiries expeditiously. | The customer inquiries are not being responded expeditiously. |
| 24. Is Rani playing the piano now? | Is the piano being played by Rani now? |
| 25. They are cutting down the old tree. | The old tree is being cut down. |
| 26. Nobody is cleaning the classroom right now. | The classroom is not being cleaned by anyone. |
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| 27. Tina was writing the report. | The report was being written by Tina. |
| 28. Tony and Lily were painting the fence. | The fence was being painted by Tony and Lily. |
| 29. The carpenter was not making a table. | A table was not being made by the carpenter. |
| 30. He was helping the man whose hand was broken. | The man whose hand was broken was being helped by him. |
| 31. Were they repairing the building? | Was the building being repaired by them? |
| 32. The soldiers were carrying the injured civilians off the battlefield. | The injured civilians were being carried off the battlefield by the soldiers. |
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| They have invited me to the party. | I have been invited to the party. |
| The employer has shortlisted both male and female candidates. | Both male and female candidates have been shortlisted by the employer. |
| They have vaccinated not only the executives but also the labourers. | Not only the executives but also the labourers have been vaccinated. |
| The teacher has not appreciated your hard work. | Your hardwork has not been appreciated by the teacher. |
| Has she rated the programme excellent? | Has the programme been rated excellent? |
| Have they appointed him the director ? | Has he been appointed the director? |
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| The employer had reduced her monthly payment. | Her monthly payment had been reduced by the employer. |
| The people had seen the elephants in the streets. | The elephants had been seen in the streets. |
| The servant had not cleaned the room before the guests arrived. | The room had not been cleaned by the servant before the guests arrived. |
| Had the committee invited her? | Had she been invited by the committee? |
| The Central Bank had increased the interest rates. | The interest rates had been increased by the Central Bank. |
| The manager had recommended the proposal. | The proposal had been recommended by the manager. |
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| They will have transferred him to a rural branch by next week. | He will have been transferred to a rural branch by next week. |
| They will have taken the injured child to the hospital without delay. | The injured child will have been taken to the hospital without delay. |
| They will have resolved the problem before the boss returns. | The problem will have been resolved before the boss returns. |
| The occupants will have furnished the house beautifully before the new year. | The house will have been furnished beautifully by the occupants. |
| The caretaker will have kept the souvenirs neatly by the time the visitors arrive. | The souvenirs will have been kept neatly by the time the visitors arrive. |
| The students will have learnt the required skills by the time they leave school. | The required skills will have been learnt by the students by the time they leave school. |
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