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ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE

BY :VIKHYAT CHAUHAN

CLASS: X

ROLL NO. : 46

INDEX

DEFFINATION RULES EXAMPLES

DEFFINATION

It will be seen that these sentences express the same meaning

: A verb is in the active voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject does something

: A verb is in the passive voice when its form shows that something is done to the person or thing denoted by the subject.

RULES

SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT PREFECT SIMPLE PAST PAST CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT SIMPLE FUTURE CAN/MAY/ MUST,ETC.+BASE

SIMPLE PRESENT

ACTIVE VOICE

:Take

:Taken

PASSIVE VOISE

:Am taken

:Is taken

:Are taken

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

ACTIVE VOICE

:Am taking

:Is taking

:Are taking

PASSIVE VOICE

:Am being taken

:Is being taken

:Are being taken

Present perfect

ACTIVE VOICE

:Has taken

:Have taken

PASSIVE VOICE

:Has been taken

:have been taken

SIMPLE PAST

ACTIVE VOICE

:Took

PASSIVE VOICE

:Was taken

:Were taken

Past continuous

ACTIVE VOICE

:Was taking

:Were taking

PASSIVE VOICE

:Was being taken

:Were being taken

SIMPLE FUTURE

ACTIVE VOICE

:Will take

:Shall take

PASSIVE VOICE

:Will be taken

:Shall be taken

CAN /MAY /MUST ,ETC.+BASE

ACTIVE VOICE

:Can take

:Must take

PASSIVE VOICE

:Can be taken

:Must be taken

EXAMPLES

ACTIVE VOICE

1. Sita love savitri

2. The peon opened the gate

3. Who did this?

PASSIVE VOICE

1.Savitri is loved by sita

2.The gate was opened by the peon

3.By whom was this done?

Some more examples

The mason is building the wall.

Some boys were helping the wounded man.

He will finish the work in a fortnight.

The wall is being built by the mason.

The wounded man was being helped by some boys.

The work will be finished by him in fortnight.

Why did your brother write such a letter?

Why was such a letter written by your brother?