PREPARED BY ID NO_ 1. Natalina Melaku UGR/2621/16 2. Ruhama Getahun UGR/0617/16 3. Saron Genene UGR/8955/16 4. Sisay Engdaw UGR/5807/16
Submitted To: Dr.Zeleke
June 12,2024 Acknowledgment we would like to express our sincere gratitude to for assigning us the task of learning about active and passive voice. The lessons and exercises provided have been instrumental in enhancing our understanding of grammar and sentence structure. Your dedication to our learning and commitment to helping us improve our writing skills are truly appreciated.
Thank you for challenging us with this assignment and for equipping us with the knowledge and skills needed to master the concepts of active and passive voice. Your efforts have made a significant impact on our learning journey, and we are fortunate to have you as our teacher.
With heartfelt thanks,
What is active and passive voice ? Active sentences are about what people (or things) do, while passive sentences are about what happens to people (or things)the subject performs the action the subject receives the action . The passive voice is formed by using a form of the auxiliary verb “be” (be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been) followed by the past participle of the main verb. He loves me. I am loved.
Active voice As we’ve learned, in the active voice, the sentence’s subject performs the action. Here are two examples of sentences in the active voice:
Shira likes birdwatching.
She loves twilight.
No matter what verb you use, structuring your sentence so the subject performs the verb is writing in the active voice.
The active voice has a direct, clear tone. Use it when you want the reader to focus on the subject of your sentence and the action it is doing rather than on the action’s target.
Passive voice In the passive voice, the action’s target is the focus, and the verb acts upon the subject. Or, to put it in the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb. Every sentence in the passive voice contains two verbs:
A conjugated form of “to be”
The main verb’s past participle Active and Passive Voice Rules for All Tenses Here, we are listing out the Active and Passive Voice Rules for all tenses. You will come to know how an auxiliary verb is used to change a sentence from Active to Passive voice. Active and Passive Voice Rules for Present Simple Tense Here in this table, we are elaborating Rules of Active and Passive Voice with examples for Present Simple. Active Voice passive Voice (Auxiliary Verb – is/am/are)
Subject + V1+s/es+ object Object+ is/am/are+ V3+ by + subject
Subject + Do/does+ not + V1 + Object Object + is/am/are+ not + V3+ by Subject Does+ Subject+ V1+Object+? Is/am/are + Object+ V3+ by subject +?
Active and Passive Voice Example with Answers of Present Simple Tense
Active: He reads a novel.
Passive: A novel is read. Active: He does not cook food. Passive: Food is not cooked by him. Active: Does he purchase books? Passive: Are books purchased by him? Active: They grow plants. Passive: Plants are grown by them. Active: She teaches me. Passive: I am taught by her. Active and Passive Voice Rules for Present Continuous Tense Below we will explain the Rules of Active and Passive Voice with examples for Present Continuous tense. Active Voice passive Voice (Auxiliary Verb – is/am/are+being)
Subject + is/am/are+ v1+ ing + object Object+ is/am/are+ being+ V3+ by + subject Subject + is/am/are+ not+ v1+ ing+ Object + is/am/are+ not + being+V3+ by object Subject Is/am/are+ subject+v1+ing + object+? Is/am/are + Object+ V3+ by subject +?
Active and Passive Voice Exercises of Present Continuous Tense
Active: Esha is singing a song. Passive: A song is being sung by Esha. Active: Kritika is not chopping vegetables. Passive: Vegetables are not being chopped by Kritika. Active: Is Ritika buying a table? Passive: Is a table being bought by Ritika? Active: They are serving poor people. Passive: Poor people are being served by them. Active: She is disturbing Dinesh. Passive: Dinesh is being disturbed by her. Active and Passive Voice Rules for Present Perfect Tense You can understand passive voice for present perfect tense from the list which are given below.
Subject + has/have+ not+ v3+ object Object + has/have+ not + been+V3+ by Subject Has/have+ subject+ v3 + object+? Has/Have + Object+ been+V3+ by subject +?
Active and Passive Voice Example with Answers of Present Perfect Tense Active: Nitesh has challenged her. Passive: She has been challenged by Nitesh. Active: Radhika has not written an article. Passive: An article has not been written by Radhika. Active: Have they left the apartment? Passive: Has apartment been left by them? Active: She has created this masterpiece. Passive: This masterpiece has been created by her. Active: I have read the newspaper. Passive: The newspaper has been read by me. Active and Passive Voice Rules for Past Simple Tense Here in the below table, you can check Active and Passive Voice Rules for past simple tense.
Active Voice passive Voice
(Auxiliary Verb – was/were)
Subject + V2+ object Object+ was/were V3+ by + subject
Subject +did+ not+v1+ object Object + was/were+ not +V3+ by Subject Did+ subject+V1+ object+? Was/were + Object+ V3+ by subject +?
Active and Passive Voice Exercises of Past Simple Tense
Active: Reema cleaned the floor.
Passive: The floor was cleaned by Reema. Active: Aisha bought a bicycle. Passive: A bicycle was bought by Aisha. Active: Naman called my friends. Passive: My friends were called by Naman. Active: I saved him. Passive: He was saved by me. Active: Miraya paid the bills. Passive: The bills were paid by Miraya. Active and Passive Voice Rules for Past Continuous Tense We can easily convert sentences from Active to Passive Voice according to given rules below.
Active and Passive Voice Examples with Answers of Past Continuous
Tense Active: Nitika was painting the wall. Passive: The wall was being painted by Nitika. Active: Manish was repairing the car. Passive: The car was being repaired by Manish. Active: Were you reciting the poem? Passive: Was the poem being recited? Active: She was baking the cake. Passive: The cake was being baked by her. Active: She was watching me. Passive: I was being watched by her. Active and Passive Voice Rules for Past Perfect Tense There are certain Active and Passive Voice Rules for Past perfect tense, with these only you can convert any sentence in Passive Voice.
Active Voice passive Voice
(Auxiliary Verb – had+been)
Subject + had + v3+ object Object+ had+been +V3+ by + subject
Subject +had+ not+v3+ object Object + had+ not +been+V3+ by Subject Had+ Subject + V3+ object+? Had + Object+ been+v3+ by+ subject+?
Active and Passive Voice Exercises of Past Perfect Tense
Active: Misha had cleaned the floor. Passive: The floor had been cleaned by Misha. Active: Vidhi had not received the parcel. Passive: The parcel had not been received by Vidhi. Active: Vishal had solved the doubt. Passive: The doubt had been solved. Active: Had they caught the thief? Passive: Had the thief been caught by them? Active: I had paid fifty thousand. Passive: Fifty thousand had been paid by me. Active and Passive Voice Rules for Future Simple Tense You can check Active Voice and Passive Voice Rules chart for future simple tense. Active Voice passive Voice (Auxiliary Verb – will+be)
Subject + will+ v1+ object. Object+ will+ be +V3+ by + subject
Subject +will + not+ V1+object Object + will+ not +be+V3+ by Subject Will+ Subject + V1+ object+? Will + Object+ be +v3+ by+ subject+?
We can better understand Rules of Active and Passive Voice with examples for future simple tense. Active and Passive Voice Examples with Answers of Future Simple Tense Active: Kriya will sew the bag. Passive: The bag will be sewed by Kriya. Active: Disha will not arrange the things. Passive: The things will not be arranged by Disha. Active: Will you mop the floor? Passive: Will the floor be mopped by you? Active: They will post the letter. Passive: The letter will be posted. Active: Reena will save money. Passive: Money will be saved by Reena. Active and Passive Voice Rules for Future Perfect Tense Here, we are sharing the Active Voice and Passive Voice Rules chart for future perfect tense. Active Voice passive Voice Subject + will+ have +v3+ object. Object + will+ have +not+been+v3+ subject Subject + will+ have +not+v3+ object. Object+ will+ have+ been +V3+ by + subject Will+ Subject+have+v3+ object+? Will + object+have+been+v3+by +subject+?
Active and Passive Voice Exercises of Future Perfect Tense
Active: They will have brought the toy. Passive: The toy will have been brought by them. Active: Nimesh will not have changed the table cover. Passive: The table cover will not have been changed by Nimesh. Active: Will she have written the notes. Passive: Will the notes have been written by her? Active: They will have won the match. Passive: The match will have been won by them. Active: Vijay will have washed a shirt. Passive: A shirt will have been washed by Vijay. There is no Passive Voice formation for these tenses- 1.) Present Perfect Continuous Tense 2.) Past Perfect Continuous Tense 3.) Future Perfect Continuous Tense 4.) Future Continuous Tense
The reason why there is no passive voice formation for the Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Future Perfect Continuous, and Future Continuous tenses is that these tenses already convey a sense of ongoing or continuous action, which is not easily expressed in the passive voice. The passive voice is typically used to focus on the recipient of the action rather than the doer of the action, and it is more commonly used with simple tenses.
In the case of continuous tenses, the emphasis is on the ongoing
nature of the action, making it difficult to express the same meaning in the passive voice. Additionally, the passive voice often requires a direct object to receive the action, and continuous tenses may not always have a clear or specific direct object.
For example, in the sentence "I have been writing a novel," it would be challenging to construct a passive voice equivalent that conveys the same sense of ongoing action and the lack of a clear direct object. SUMMARY Active Voice: - In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action. - The structure of active voice sentences is usually "Subject + Verb + Object." - Example: "The cat (subject) chased (verb) the mouse (object)."
Passive Voice: - In passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action. - The structure of passive voice sentences is usually "Object + Verb (past participle) + Subject." - Example: "The mouse (subject) was chased (verb) by the cat (object)."
Key Points: - Active voice is often used to emphasize the doer of the action and make the sentence more direct and concise. - Passive voice is used when the focus is on the receiver of the action or when the doer of the action is unknown or less important. - Both active and passive voice have their own uses in writing, and understanding when to use each can improve the clarity and effectiveness of your communication.
