1. Arunima blew out the candles on the cake.

2. The dog bit the girl.

3. Peter bought some sweets.
4. The mechanic repaired the washing machine.
The subjects in the above sentence are the ‘doer of the action’.
When the subject of the verb is the doer of an action, the verb is said to be
in the active voice.
Structure of an active voice sentence:
Subject + main verb (as per the tense) + direct object + adjunct
(additional, inessential words/phrases) OR
Doer of the action + action + receiver of the action + rest of the
sentence
1. The cupboard was locked up by my mother.
2. The deer was killed by the hunter.
3. The car is driven by Steve.
4. The assignment is completed by Satish.
Here, the subject is the ‘receiver of the action’.
In the above sentences, the subject does not do anything; it is not active.
Something is done to it, and that is why the verb is called passive. It uses a
helping verb.
Structure of a passive voice sentence:
Object + helping verb (‘be’ verb as per the tense) + V3 (third form of
the main verb i.e. past participle) + by + subject + adjunct
Receiver of the action + action + by + doer of the action + rest of the
sentence
NOTE : The change in the voice from active to passive can be done only for
verbs which are used transitively.
##The object in active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice.i.e.
The subject and the object exchange their positions.
##The Passive Voice always requires the auxillary ‘be’ verb
## In the Passive Voice, we generally use the preposition ‘by’ after the verb
and then mention the doer.
## Subject pronoun in the active voice becomes the object pronoun in the
passive voice. Eg: I write poems. (A) Poems are written by me (P)
##Object pronoun in the active voice becomes the subject pronoun in the
passive voice. Eg: The opponents defeated us. (A) We were defeated by the
opponents. (P)
## The verb agrees with the subject of the sentence.
Ex. Change the following sentences from active to passive:
Simple present tense
1. Mr. Sunil trains our football team.
2. Hardik performs many wonderful tricks.
3. Mr. Narang teaches us musical instruments at school.
Simple Past tense
4. The students elected Pradeep as the head boy.
5. My uncle gifted me a watch on my birthday.
6. The postman delivered the parcel on time.
Simple Future Tense
7. I will help you.
8. She will teach us English this year.
9. My mother will write a letter.
Present Continuous Tense
10. Two big horses are pulling the cart.
11. The girl is drawing pictures on the wall.
12. The students are reading books in the library.
Past Continuous Tense
13. The labourers were digging a well in the field.
14. The gardener was sweeping away the dry leaves.
15. The teacher was demonstrating an experiment.
Note : Verbs in the future continuous tense cannot be changed to Passive
voice.
Present Perfect Tense
16. The thief has stolen two bicycles.
17. My father has helped a lot of people.
18. The judges have disqualified Lily House from the competition.
Past Perfect Tense
19. Kailash had taken many woollens to the hill station.
20. He had boiled all the vegetables needed for making the soup.
21. They had informed him about his friend.
Future Perfect Tense
22. He will have consulted a doctor before 8 p.m.
23. They will have distributed the forms by Saturday.
24. They will have won the match.
Ex.1 Change the following sentences from active to passive:
1. The boy kicked the ball.
2. The thief stole all the jewellery and valuables.
3. My mom plays violin.
4. The children relished the strawberry pie.
5. She walked my dog home.
6. My parents take care of these kids.
7. Rahul cleans the dishes everyday.
8. John teaches wrestling at my school.
9. Most people like junk food.
10. She doesn’t treat you well.
11. Nobody helps them.
12. Interviewers ask anything these days.
13. They prepare food in the basement.
14. No one eats meat here.
15. We don’t use foul language in office.
16. People appreciate me a lot.
17. The maid cleans the floor twice a day.
18. The peon rang the bell.
19. I read a poetry everyday.
20. The farmers are ploughing the fields.
21. The magician knew wonderful tricks.
22. Trees give us oxygen.
23. Everybody is watching the movie.
24. The hunter killed the deer.
25. J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter series.
26. They are taking quizzes for different people.
27. I am not eating a burger.
28. My neighbour is washing the motorcycles.
29. The gardener was watering the plants.
30. The children were playing cricket yesterday.

Ex.2 Change the following from active to passive:

1. She had finished the project before the deadline came.
2. I shall make sandwiches in the evening.
3. The birds will have built the nest in the next few days.
4. When will they construct the bridge?
5. Were you painting the door?
6. The pilot flew the aircraft at a great height.
7. Why is she plucking the flowers?
8. Derek O’ Brien conducts a quiz for the children of our school once in every
month.
9. My father has helped a lot of people.
10. I have ordered food for everyone in the room.
11. The audience was laughing at the clown.
12. Was he writing the biography of Lata Mangeshkar?

Ex.3 Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:

1. The maids will clean the class after school.
2. Your father will give you a smart watch next year.
3. My parents will attend the seminar.
4. Who did this work?
5. Who broke the window?
6. Where can you hide this box?
7. Can you break the lock?
8. Do you see her everyday?
9. Some dangerous looking men were following me all the way to the station.
10. The workers are building a new fun-park in this area.
11. The boy picked up the wallet.
12. They are preparing some very important documents.
13. How do they make cake?
14. The surgeons were operating on the patient when the lights suddenly failed.
15. Why are you washing your cycle?
16. The company launched a new website.
17. Did the gardener regularly water the plants?
18. Did Hari open an account in the bank?
19. Is the carpenter not making the chairs?
20. He is not paying attention.
21. Have you eaten the apple?
22. Our company sponsors these awards.
23. They did not take necessary precautions.
24. Will he write poems?
25. Some volunteers were managing the traffic.
26. Had they declared the result?
27. My parents had never experienced such difficulty.