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RULES TO CONVERT ACTIVE VOICE (STATEMENTS) INTO PASSIVEVOICE

Tense Active voice Passive voice

Simple present Sub + first form of the verb + obj. Sub + is/are + third form of theI play cricket. verb + obj

Cricket is played by me.

Present continuous Sub + am/is/are + verb + ing + obj. Sub + is/are + being + thirdI am playing cricket. form of the verb

Cricket is being played by me.

Present perfect Sub + have/has + third form of Sub + have/has + been + third the verb + obj. form of the verbI have played cricket Cricket has been played by me.

Present perfect continuous Sub + have/has + been + verb + ing + obj.

I have been playing cricket from/since morning.

Simple past Sub + second form of the verb + obj. Sub + was/were + third form of I played cricket. the verb + obj

Cricket was played by me.

Past continuous Sub + was/were + verb + ing + obj. Sub + was/were + being + thirdI was playing cricket. form of the verb + obj

Cricket was being played by me

Past perfect Sub + had + third form of the verb + obj.Sub + had + been + third formI had played cricket. of the verb

Cricket had been played by me.

Past perfect continuous Sub + had + been + verb +ing + obj. I had been playing cricket frommorning to afternoon before I started this work.

Simple future Sub + will + first form of the verb + obj. Sub + will be + third form ofI will play cricket. the verb + obj.

Cricket will be played by me.

Future continuous Sub + will + be + verb + ing + obj.

I will be playing cricket by this time tomorrow.

Future perfect Sub + will + have + third form of the verb + obj. Sub + will + have + been + I will have played cricket by this time tomorrow. third form of the verb.Cricket will have been played by me by this time tomorrow.

Future perfect continuous Sub + will + have been + verb + ing + obj.I will have been playing cricket.

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Which of the below sentences is the passive form of the sentence given:

1. I clean the house on Sundays.

a) The house cleaned by me on Sundays.

b) The house is cleaned by me on Sundays.

c) The house was cleaned by me on Sundays.

d) The house has cleaned by me on Sundays.

Answer : (b)

2. I am writing a story.

a) A story is written by me. b) A story is writing by me.

c) A story is being written by me. d) A story is being wrote by me.

Answer : (c)

3. We have solved the problem.

a) The problem have been solved by us.

b) The problem had been solved by us.

c) The problem has been solved by us.

d) The problem has solved by us.

Answer : (c)

4. You made a mistake.

a) A mistake was made by you. b) A mistake is made by you.

c) A mistake had been made by you. d) A mistake has been made by you.

Answer : (a)

5. He was scolding them.

a) They had been scolded by him b) They have been scolded by him.

c) They were being scolded by him. d) They were scolding by him.

Answer : (c)

6. She had kidnapped the child.

a) The child is kidnapped by her.

b) The child kidnapped by her.

c) The child had kidnapped by her.

d) The child had been kidnapped by her.

Answer : (d)

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7. They will inform you later.

a) You will be informed by them later. b) You informed by them later.

c) You will informed by them later. d)You may be informed by them later.

Answer : (a)

8. Do you repair cars?

a) Are cars being repaired by you? b) Are cars repaired by you?

c) Will the cars be repaired by you? d) Do the cars repaired by you?

Answer : (b)

9. Does he take tuitions?

a) Are tuitions taken by him? b) Are tuitions being taken by him?

c) Do tuitions be taken by him? d) Will the tuitions be taken by him?

Answer : (a)

10. Am I troubling you?

a) Are you troubled by me? b) Do you be troubled by me?

c) Are you being troubled by me? d) Will you be troubling by me?

Answer : (c)

11. Is she preparing curry?

a) Is the curry being prepared by her?

b) Will the curry being prepared by her?

c) Has the curry being prepared by her?

d) Was the curry being prepared by her?

Answer : (a)

12. Have I done it well?

a) Is it done by me well? b) Did it done by me well?

c) Has it been done well by me? d) Was it done by me well?

Answer : (c)

13. Has he completed the work?

a) Is the work completed by him? b) Has the work been completed by him?

c) Did the work completed by him? d) Was the work been completed by him?

Answer : (b)

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14. Did you appreciate her?

a) Was she appreciated by you? b) Was she being appreciated by you?

c) Has she appreciated by you? d) Has she been appreciated by you?

Answer : (a)

15. Were you reading a book?

a) Is the book being read by you? b) Was the book read by you?

c) Was the book being read by you? d) Has the book been read by you?

Answer : (c)

Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks

1. He is _______ Ramesh.

a) a b) the c) an d) none

Ans: none

2. His father is ______ farmer.


Ans: a

3. ________ Taj Mahal is in Agra.


Ans: the

4. Rani invited _________ for her party.

a) I b) me c) mine d) myself

Ans: me

5. She is _______ famous.


Ans: none

6. He speaks _________.

a) well b) good c) best d) better

Ans: well

7. She is a _______ dancer.

a) well b) good c) better d) best

Ans: good

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8. He is going _______ home.

a) to b) for c) at d) none

Ans: none

9. He _________ the next Chief Minister.

a) will become b) will be become

c) will becomes d) will being become

Ans: will become

10. He is _______ honest person.


Ans: an

11. NTR __________ a famous person those days.

a) is b) was c) had d) has

Ans: was

12. I _________ free in the evening.

a) will b) will be c) may d) will have

Ans: will be

13. They _______writing exam when it happened.

a) are b) were c) was d) will be

Ans: were

14. I ______ sleeping by this time tomorrow.

a) am b) was c) will be d) will

Ans: will be

15. She isn't __________.

a) come b) coming c) came d) camed

Ans: coming

16. No one __________ at the park.

a) isn't b) is c) weren't d) none

Ans: is

17. The manager _____________ available tomorrow.

a) will be not b) will not be c) will not d) won't

Ans: will not be

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18. Mahatma Gandhi _____ born in Ahmedabad.

a) is b) had c) was d) none

Ans: was

19. She _________ studying at that time.

a) weren't b) wasn't c) isn't d) hasn't

Ans: wasn't

20. _______________ a software engineer?

a) Will he be b) Will be he c) Will he d) Will he been

Ans: Will he be

21. ________ you going to office when it happened?

a) Are b) Were c) Was d) Had

Ans: Were

22. ______________ available in that shop?

a) Won't it b) Won't it be c) Won't be it d) Won't it been

Ans: Won't it be

23. I ____________ to Guntur.

a) belong b) belongs c) am belong d) am belonging

Ans: belong

24. I _____________ daily in the morning.

a) exercises b) am exercising

c) exercise d) have been exercising

Ans: exercise

25. I ______ completed my work yesterday.

a) has b) was c) have d) none

Ans: none

26. I ________ working here from 2001.

a) am b) was c) have been d) had been

Ans: have been

27. I _______ selected for that job.

a) have b) had c) was d) none

Ans: was

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28. I __________ completed the work before the boss came.

a) was b) am c) have d) had

Ans: had

29. I __________ there from 1999 to 2003 before I came to Chennai

a) have been living b) am living

c) had been living d) had been lived

Ans: had been living

30. I __________ come tomorrow definitely.

a) will be b) will c) will have d) will have been

Ans: will

31. Ravi generally _________ drink coffee.

a) won't b) don't c) can't d) doesn't

Ans: doesn't

32. They __________ go there yesterday.

a) haven't b) didn't c) hasn't d) weren't

Ans: didn't

33. Neither Ravi nor Kiran _________.

a) isn't eating b) aren't eating c) is eating d) are eating

Ans: is eating

34. Meera ___________ to the park yesterday.

a) wasn't go b) didn't go c) didn't went d) hasn't gone

Ans: didn't go

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