PASSIVE VOICE FOR ALL TENSES RULES

The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice. 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice. Auxiliary verbs for each tense are given below in the table.

Present Simple Tense (passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: am/is/are Active He sings a voice: song. Passive A A song is sung song is not sung by by voice: him. him.

He does not sing a song.Does he sing a song?

Is a song sung by him?

Present Continuous Tense (passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: am being/is being/are being Active I I am am not writing writing a a voice: Passive letter A letter. A letter is letter is being written not being written by by voice: me. me.

Am I writing a letter?

Is a letter being written by me?

Present Perfect Tense (passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: has been/have been Active She She has has not finished finished his her voice: Passive work Her work. Her work has work has not been finished been finished by by voice: her. her.

Has she finished her work?

Has her work been finished by her?

Past Simple Tense (passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: was/were Active I I did killed not kill a a voice: Passive snake A snake. A snake was killed snake was not killed by by voice: me. me.

Did I kill a snake?

Was a snake killed by me?

Past Continuous Tense (Passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: was being/were being

Active He He was was not driving driving a a

voice: Passive car. A car. A car was car was not being driven being driven by by

voice: him. him.

Was he driving a car?

Was a car being driven by him?

Past Perfect Tense (Passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: had been Active They had completed the voice: Passive assignment. The assignment had been completed by voice: them.

They had not completed the assignment. The assignment had not been complete by them. Had they completed the assignment? Had the assignment been completed by them?

Future Simple Tense (Passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: will be Active She She will will not buy buy a a voice: Passive car. A car. A car will car will not be bought be bought by by voice: her. her.

Will she buy a car?

Will a car be bought by her?

Future Perfect Tense (passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: will have been Active You You will will have have not started started the the voice: Passive job. The job. The job will job will have not have been started been started by by voice: you. you.

Will you have started the job?

Will the job have been started by you?

Note: The following tenses cannot be changed into passive voice. 1. 2. 3. 4. Present perfect continuous tense Past perfect continuous tense Future continuous tense Future perfect continuous tense

5. Sentence having Intransitive verbs

Fundamental Rules

The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice. 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.

Auxiliary verbs for each tense are given below in the table.