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1️⃣ Present Simple (Do/Does → Is/Am/Are)

🔹 Active Structure:

Do/Does + Subject + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive Structure:

Is/Am/Are + Object + V3 + by + Subject ?

📌 Rule:

  • Helping Verb = is / am / are
  • Main Verb = V3 (Past Participle)
  • Do/Does हट जाएगा

 

  1. Active: Does he teach English?
    Passive: Is English taught by him?
  2. Active: Do they watch TV?
    Passive: Is TV watched by them?
  3. Active: Does she clean the house?
    Passive: Is the house cleaned by her?
  4. Active: Do you like coffee?
    Passive: Is coffee liked by you?
  5. Active: Does Ram drive a car?
    Passive: Is a car driven by Ram?
  6. Active: Do students read books?
    Passive: Are books read by students?
  7. Active: Does she sing songs?
    Passive: Are songs sung by her?
  8. Active: Do we respect elders?
    Passive: Are elders respected by us?
  9. Active: Does he open the door?
    Passive: Is the door opened by him?
  10. Active: Do they play football?
    Passive: Is football played by them?

2️⃣ Past Simple (Did → Was/Were)

🔹 Active:

Did + Subject + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Was/Were + Object + V3 + by + Subject ?

📌 Rule:

  • Did हटेगा
  • Was/Were लगेगा (Object के अनुसार)
  1. Active: Did she cook food?
    Passive: Was food cooked by her?
  2. Active: Did they finish the work?
    Passive: Was the work finished by them?
  3. Active: Did he buy a bike?
    Passive: Was a bike bought by him?
  4. Active: Did you write a poem?
    Passive: Was a poem written by you?
  5. Active: Did Ram repair the car?
    Passive: Was the car repaired by Ram?
  6. Active: Did she wash clothes?
    Passive: Were clothes washed by her?
  7. Active: Did they build a house?
    Passive: Was a house built by them?
  8. Active: Did he break the chair?
    Passive: Was the chair broken by him?
  9. Active: Did you solve the problem?
    Passive: Was the problem solved by you?
  10. Active: Did she draw a picture?
    Passive: Was a picture drawn by her?

3️⃣ Future Simple (Will → Will be)

🔹 Active:

Will + Subject + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Will + Object + be + V3 + by + Subject ?

📌 Rule:

  • Will रहेगा
  • V1 हटकर V3
  • बीच में “be” आएगा
  1. Active: Will she invite us?
    Passive: Will we be invited by her?
  2. Active: Will they complete the task?
    Passive: Will the task be completed by them?
  3. Active: Will he buy a laptop?
    Passive: Will a laptop be bought by him?
  4. Active: Will you help me?
    Passive: Will I be helped by you?
  5. Active: Will Ram teach math?
    Passive: Will math be taught by Ram?
  6. Active: Will she send the email?
    Passive: Will the email be sent by her?
  7. Active: Will they arrange the meeting?
    Passive: Will the meeting be arranged by them?
  8. Active: Will he repair the phone?
    Passive: Will the phone be repaired by him?
  9. Active: Will you clean the room?
    Passive: Will the room be cleaned by you?
  10. Active: Will she sing the song?
    Passive: Will the song be sung by her?

4️⃣ Present Continuous (Is/Am/Are → Is/Am/Are + being)

🔹 Active:

Is/Am/Are + Subject + V1+ing + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Is/Am/Are + Object + being + V3 + by + Subject ?

📌 Rule:

  • being + V3 लगेगा

  1. Active: Is he reading a book?
    Passive: Is a book being read by him?
  2. Active: Are they playing cricket?
    Passive: Is cricket being played by them?
  3. Active: Is she making tea?
    Passive: Is tea being made by her?
  4. Active: Are you writing a letter?
    Passive: Is a letter being written by you?
  5. Active: Is Ram painting the wall?
    Passive: Is the wall being painted by Ram?
  6. Active: Are they cleaning the park?
    Passive: Is the park being cleaned by them?
  7. Active: Is she teaching students?
    Passive: Are students being taught by her?
  8. Active: Are you watching a movie?
    Passive: Is a movie being watched by you?
  9. Active: Is he fixing the car?
    Passive: Is the car being fixed by him?
  10. Active: Are they building a bridge?
    Passive: Is a bridge being built by them?

 

5️⃣ Past Continuous (Was/Were → Was/Were + being)

🔹 Active:

Was/Were + Subject + V1+ing + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Was/Were + Object + being + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Was he reading a book?
    Passive: Was a book being read by him?
  2. Active: Were they playing football?
    Passive: Was football being played by them?
  3. Active: Was she cooking dinner?
    Passive: Was dinner being cooked by her?
  4. Active: Were you writing a letter?
    Passive: Was a letter being written by you?
  5. Active: Was Ram painting the house?
    Passive: Was the house being painted by Ram?
  6. Active: Were they cleaning the road?
    Passive: Was the road being cleaned by them?
  7. Active: Was she teaching English?
    Passive: Was English being taught by her?
  8. Active: Were you solving the problem?
    Passive: Was the problem being solved by you?
  9. Active: Was he repairing the bike?
    Passive: Was the bike being repaired by him?
  10. Active: Were they building a school?
    Passive: Was a school being built by them?
See also  Active Passive

6️⃣ Present Perfect (Has/Have → Has/Have + been)

🔹 Active:

Has/Have + Subject + V3 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Has/Have + Object + been + V3 + by + Subject ?

📌 Rule:

  • been + V3

  1. Active: Has she completed the work?
    Passive: Has the work been completed by her?
  2. Active: Have they won the match?
    Passive: Has the match been won by them?
  3. Active: Has he written a story?
    Passive: Has a story been written by him?
  4. Active: Have you opened the door?
    Passive: Has the door been opened by you?
  5. Active: Has Ram bought a car?
    Passive: Has a car been bought by Ram?
  6. Active: Have they cleaned the room?
    Passive: Has the room been cleaned by them?
  7. Active: Has she prepared food?
    Passive: Has food been prepared by her?
  8. Active: Have you finished homework?
    Passive: Has homework been finished by you?
  9. Active: Has he repaired the phone?
    Passive: Has the phone been repaired by him?
  10. Active: Have they planted trees?
    Passive: Have trees been planted by them?

7️⃣ Past Perfect (Had → Had been)

🔹 Active:

Had + Subject + V3 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Had + Object + been + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Had she finished the task?
    Passive: Had the task been finished by her?
  2. Active: Had they completed the project?
    Passive: Had the project been completed by them?
  3. Active: Had he cleaned the car?
    Passive: Had the car been cleaned by him?
  4. Active: Had you written the letter?
    Passive: Had the letter been written by you?
  5. Active: Had Ram solved the problem?
    Passive: Had the problem been solved by Ram?
  6. Active: Had she cooked food?
    Passive: Had food been cooked by her?
  7. Active: Had they built the bridge?
    Passive: Had the bridge been built by them?
  8. Active: Had he broken the glass?
    Passive: Had the glass been broken by him?
  9. Active: Had you washed clothes?
    Passive: Had clothes been washed by you?
  10. Active: Had she drawn a picture?
    Passive: Had a picture been drawn by her?

8️⃣ Future Perfect (Will have → Will have been)

🔹 Active:

Will have + Subject + V3 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Will have + Object + been + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Will she have completed the work?
    Passive: Will the work have been completed by her?
  2. Active: Will they have finished the task?
    Passive: Will the task have been finished by them?
  3. Active: Will he have written the letter?
    Passive: Will the letter have been written by him?
  4. Active: Will you have solved the problem?
    Passive: Will the problem have been solved by you?
  5. Active: Will Ram have built the house?
    Passive: Will the house have been built by Ram?
  6. Active: Will she have prepared dinner?
    Passive: Will dinner have been prepared by her?
  7. Active: Will they have cleaned the room?
    Passive: Will the room have been cleaned by them?
  8. Active: Will he have repaired the car?
    Passive: Will the car have been repaired by him?
  9. Active: Will you have completed homework?
    Passive: Will homework have been completed by you?
  10. Active: Will she have sung the song?
    Passive: Will the song have been sung by her?

  1. 9️⃣ “Who” Questions (Who → By whom)

🔹 Active:

Who + V2 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

By whom + Was/Were + Object + V3 ?

📌 Rule:

  • Who → By whom

  1. Active: Who wrote the letter?
    Passive: By whom was the letter written?

  2. Active: Who broke the window?
    Passive: By whom was the window broken?

  3. Active: Who cleaned the room?
    Passive: By whom was the room cleaned?

  4. Active: Who solved the problem?
    Passive: By whom was the problem solved?

  5. Active: Who opened the door?
    Passive: By whom was the door opened?

  6. Active: Who painted the wall?
    Passive: By whom was the wall painted?

  7. Active: Who built the bridge?
    Passive: By whom was the bridge built?

  8. Active: Who cooked the food?
    Passive: By whom was the food cooked?

  9. Active: Who repaired the car?
    Passive: By whom was the car repaired?

  10. Active: Who invited them?
    Passive: By whom were they invited?


🔟 “Whom” Questions (Whom → Who)

🔟 “Whom” Questions

🔹 Active:

Whom + Did + Subject + V1 ?

🔹 Passive:

Who + Was/Were + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Whom did you help?
    Passive: Who was helped by you?

  2. Active: Whom did she call?
    Passive: Who was called by her?

  3. Active: Whom did they invite?
    Passive: Who was invited by them?

  4. Active: Whom did he teach?
    Passive: Who was taught by him?

  5. Active: Whom did Ram meet?
    Passive: Who was met by Ram?

  6. Active: Whom did you blame?
    Passive: Who was blamed by you?

  7. Active: Whom did she punish?
    Passive: Who was punished by her?

  8. Active: Whom did they inform?
    Passive: Who was informed by them?

  9. Active: Whom did he support?
    Passive: Who was supported by him?

  10. Active: Whom did you trust?
    Passive: Who was trusted by you?

See also  The Complete Active-Passive Voice Guide

 

1️⃣1️⃣ “Why” Questions

🔹 Active:

Why + Do/Does + Subject + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Why + Is/Am/Are + Object + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Why do you waste time?
    Passive: Why is time wasted by you?

  2. Active: Why does he break the rules?
    Passive: Why are the rules broken by him?

  3. Active: Why do they make noise?
    Passive: Why is noise made by them?

  4. Active: Why does she ignore advice?
    Passive: Why is advice ignored by her?

  5. Active: Why do students disturb the class?
    Passive: Why is the class disturbed by students?

  6. Active: Why does Ram tell lies?
    Passive: Why are lies told by Ram?

  7. Active: Why do you hurt me?
    Passive: Why am I hurt by you?

  8. Active: Why does he waste money?
    Passive: Why is money wasted by him?

  9. Active: Why do they delay the work?
    Passive: Why is the work delayed by them?

  10. Active: Why does she forget promises?
    Passive: Why are promises forgotten by her?


1️⃣2️⃣ “Where” Questions

🔹 Active:

Where + Did + Subject + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Where + Was/Were + Object + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Where did he find the keys?
    Passive: Where were the keys found by him?

  2. Active: Where did she buy the dress?
    Passive: Where was the dress bought by her?

  3. Active: Where did they build the house?
    Passive: Where was the house built by them?

  4. Active: Where did you keep the book?
    Passive: Where was the book kept by you?

  5. Active: Where did Ram park the car?
    Passive: Where was the car parked by Ram?

  6. Active: Where did she send the letter?
    Passive: Where was the letter sent by her?

  7. Active: Where did they plant trees?
    Passive: Where were trees planted by them?

  8. Active: Where did he hide the money?
    Passive: Where was the money hidden by him?

  9. Active: Where did you write the story?
    Passive: Where was the story written by you?

  10. Active: Where did she cook the food?
    Passive: Where was the food cooked by her?


1️⃣3️⃣ “How” Questions

🔹 Active:

How + Do/Does + Subject + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

How + Is/Am/Are + Object + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: How does she solve sums?
    Passive: How are sums solved by her?

  2. Active: How do they complete the task?
    Passive: How is the task completed by them?

  3. Active: How does he repair the car?
    Passive: How is the car repaired by him?

  4. Active: How do you learn English?
    Passive: How is English learned by you?

  5. Active: How does Ram win matches?
    Passive: How are matches won by Ram?

  6. Active: How do they clean the room?
    Passive: How is the room cleaned by them?

  7. Active: How does she cook food?
    Passive: How is food cooked by her?

  8. Active: How do you prepare tea?
    Passive: How is tea prepared by you?

  9. Active: How does he draw pictures?
    Passive: How are pictures drawn by him?

  10. Active: How do they organize events?
    Passive: How are events organized by them?


1️⃣4️⃣ Modals (Can → Can be)

🔹 Active:

Can + Subject + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Can + Object + be + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Can you lift the box?
    Passive: Can the box be lifted by you?

  2. Active: Can she solve the problem?
    Passive: Can the problem be solved by her?

  3. Active: Can they repair the bike?
    Passive: Can the bike be repaired by them?

  4. Active: Can he teach English?
    Passive: Can English be taught by him?

  5. Active: Can Ram drive the car?
    Passive: Can the car be driven by Ram?

  6. Active: Can you finish the work?
    Passive: Can the work be finished by you?

  7. Active: Can she draw a picture?
    Passive: Can a picture be drawn by her?

  8. Active: Can they clean the house?
    Passive: Can the house be cleaned by them?

  9. Active: Can he break the record?
    Passive: Can the record be broken by him?

  10. Active: Can you open the door?
    Passive: Can the door be opened by you?


1️⃣5️⃣ Modals (Should → Should be)

🔹 Active:

Should + Subject + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Should + Object + be + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Should we inform them?
    Passive: Should they be informed by us?

  2. Active: Should you complete the work?
    Passive: Should the work be completed by you?

  3. Active: Should she follow the rules?
    Passive: Should the rules be followed by her?

  4. Active: Should they obey teachers?
    Passive: Should teachers be obeyed by them?

  5. Active: Should he respect elders?
    Passive: Should elders be respected by him?

  6. Active: Should Ram help the poor?
    Passive: Should the poor be helped by Ram?

  7. Active: Should you clean the room?
    Passive: Should the room be cleaned by you?

  8. Active: Should she write the letter?
    Passive: Should the letter be written by her?

  9. Active: Should they plant trees?
    Passive: Should trees be planted by them?

  10. Active: Should he repair the car?
    Passive: Should the car be repaired by him?

See also  Change of Pronoun – Active & Passive Voice

1️⃣6️⃣ Negative Interrogative (Present)

🔹 Active:

Do/Does + Subject + not + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Is/Am/Are + Object + not + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Does he not like milk?
    Passive: Is milk not liked by him?

  2. Active: Do they not play cricket?
    Passive: Is cricket not played by them?

  3. Active: Does she not cook food?
    Passive: Is food not cooked by her?

  4. Active: Do you not help me?
    Passive: Am I not helped by you?

  5. Active: Does Ram not drive the car?
    Passive: Is the car not driven by Ram?

  6. Active: Do they not respect teachers?
    Passive: Are teachers not respected by them?

  7. Active: Does he not open the door?
    Passive: Is the door not opened by him?

  8. Active: Do you not watch TV?
    Passive: Is TV not watched by you?

  9. Active: Does she not sing songs?
    Passive: Are songs not sung by her?

  10. Active: Do they not clean the room?
    Passive: Is the room not cleaned by them?


1️⃣7️⃣ Negative Interrogative (Past)

🔹 Active:

Did + Subject + not + V1 + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Was/Were + Object + not + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Did he not finish the work?
    Passive: Was the work not finished by him?

  2. Active: Did she not write a letter?
    Passive: Was a letter not written by her?

  3. Active: Did they not build a house?
    Passive: Was a house not built by them?

  4. Active: Did you not tell the truth?
    Passive: Was the truth not told by you?

  5. Active: Did Ram not repair the car?
    Passive: Was the car not repaired by Ram?

  6. Active: Did she not cook dinner?
    Passive: Was dinner not cooked by her?

  7. Active: Did they not clean the park?
    Passive: Was the park not cleaned by them?

  8. Active: Did he not break the glass?
    Passive: Was the glass not broken by him?

  9. Active: Did you not solve the problem?
    Passive: Was the problem not solved by you?

  10. Active: Did she not draw a picture?
    Passive: Was a picture not drawn by her?


1️⃣8️⃣ “Which” Questions

1️⃣8️⃣ “Which” Questions

🔹 Active:

Which + Object + Do/Does/Did + Subject + V1 ?

🔹 Passive:

Which + Object + Is/Was + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Which book do you read?
    Passive: Which book is read by you?

  2. Active: Which game does he play?
    Passive: Which game is played by him?

  3. Active: Which movie did they watch?
    Passive: Which movie was watched by them?

  4. Active: Which car did Ram buy?
    Passive: Which car was bought by Ram?

  5. Active: Which letter did she write?
    Passive: Which letter was written by her?

  6. Active: Which subject do you like?
    Passive: Which subject is liked by you?

  7. Active: Which house did they build?
    Passive: Which house was built by them?

  8. Active: Which song does she sing?
    Passive: Which song is sung by her?

  9. Active: Which problem did he solve?
    Passive: Which problem was solved by him?

  10. Active: Which story did you tell?
    Passive: Which story was told by you?


1️⃣9️⃣ Present Perfect with “Wh-word”

🔹 Active:

Wh-word + Has/Have + Subject + V3 ?

🔹 Passive:

Wh-word + Has/Have + been + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: What has she done?
    Passive: What has been done by her?

  2. Active: What have they completed?
    Passive: What has been completed by them?

  3. Active: What has he written?
    Passive: What has been written by him?

  4. Active: What have you finished?
    Passive: What has been finished by you?

  5. Active: Which work has Ram done?
    Passive: Which work has been done by Ram?

  6. Active: What has she prepared?
    Passive: What has been prepared by her?

  7. Active: What have they repaired?
    Passive: What has been repaired by them?

  8. Active: What has he broken?
    Passive: What has been broken by him?

  9. Active: What have you solved?
    Passive: What has been solved by you?

  10. Active: What has she bought?
    Passive: What has been bought by her?


2️⃣0️⃣ Past Continuous with “Wh-word”

🔹 Active:

Wh-word + Was/Were + Subject + V1+ing + Object ?

🔹 Passive:

Wh-word + Was/Were + Object + being + V3 + by + Subject ?

  1. Active: Why were you calling him?
    Passive: Why was he being called by you?

  2. Active: Why was she scolding the child?
    Passive: Why was the child being scolded by her?

  3. Active: Why were they repairing the car?
    Passive: Why was the car being repaired by them?

  4. Active: Why was he cleaning the room?
    Passive: Why was the room being cleaned by him?

  5. Active: Why were you helping her?
    Passive: Why was she being helped by you?

  6. Active: Why was Ram teaching students?
    Passive: Why were students being taught by Ram?

  7. Active: Why were they building the house?
    Passive: Why was the house being built by them?

  8. Active: Why was she writing the letter?
    Passive: Why was the letter being written by her?

  9. Active: Why were you watching the movie?
    Passive: Why was the movie being watched by you?

  10. Active: Why was he fixing the bike?
    Passive: Why was the bike being fixed by him?

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