Active and Passive Voice – Rules with Examples:- Active Voice के वाक्यों में Subject जो कि क्रिया {Verb/Action} को करता है, उसका स्थान Verb {क्रिया} से पहले आता है और जिस Object पर उस क्रिया {Verb/Action} का प्रभाव पडता है, वो Verb {क्रिया} के बाद आता है। यानि, सबसे पहले क्रिया को करने वाला Subject, उसके बाद क्रिया और उसके बाद आखिर में Object. {Subject + Verb {Action} + Object}
Active and Passive Voice
Passive Voice के वाक्यों में ठीक इसका उल्टा होता है यानि सबसे पहले Object, उसके बाद क्रिया और फिर क्रिया को करने वाला Subject. जो Active Voice का Subject होता है, वो Passive Voice में सबसे आखिर में आता है, जबकि जो Active Voice का Object होता है, वो Passive Voice में सबसे पहले आता है। एक महत्वपूर्ण बात और कि Passive Voice के वाक्यों में हमेशा Verb की 3rd form का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
ActiveVoice to Passive Voice
No.-1. मुझे ये बात बतायी गयी है।
I have been told about this matter.
No.-2. आज केवल चार किताबें बिकी।
Only four books were sold today.
No.-3. ये घर तीस साल पहले बनाया गया था।
This house had been constructed/built thirty years ago.
No.-4. राहुल को मार्केट में देखा गया है।
Rahul has been seen in the market.
No.-5. उसे सिर्फ 2 दिन दिये जायेंगे।
We will be given only two days.
No.-6. हमें रोज़ खाली हाथ घर भेज दिया जाता है।
We are sent home empty-handed daily.
No.-7. ये मोबाइल ठीक किया जा सकता है।
This mobile can be repaired.
No.-8. हमसे ये प्रश्न क्यों पूछा जा रहा है?
Why are we being asked this question?
No.-9. ये कार खरीदी जा सकती है।
This car can be purchased./
This car could be purchased./
This car may be purchased./
This car might be purchased./
No.-10. रवि को जाने दिया जायेगा।
Ravi will be let go.
No.-11. ये मोबाइल रिपेयर होना है।
This mobile is to be repaired./
This mobile has to be repaired.
No.-12. मुझे खेलने दिया गया।
I was let play.
No.-13. रवि को ये प्रश्न पूछा जा रहा है।
Ravi is being asked this question
No.-14. रवि को सुबह से ये प्रश्न पूछा जा रहा है।
Ravi has been being asked this question since morning./
Ravi is being asked this question since morning.
No.-15. हमें जनवरी से अंग्रेज़ी सिखायी जा रही थी।
We had been being taught English since january./
We were being taught English since january.
No.-16. शाम को यहाँ क्रिकेट खेला जा रहा होगा।
Cricket will be being played here in the evening./
Cricket will be played here in the evening.
No.-17. तुम मुझे हँसा रहे हो।
You are making me laugh. / You are getting me to laugh.
No.-18. मुझे हँसाया जा रहा है।
I am being made to laugh.
No.-19. उसने मुझे ये कॉन्सेप्ट समझाया।
He made me understand this concept. / He got me to understand this concept.
No.-20. मुझे ये कॉन्सेप्ट समझाया गया।
I was made to understand this concept.
Passive of Modal Verbs
Tenses के “Active to Passive Voice” Conversions
ACTIVE VOICE:-She plays football. {Present Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Football is played by her.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She doesn’t play football . {Present Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: football is not played by her.
ACTIVE VOICE:-I play my Harmonium every day. {Present Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: My Harmonium is played by me every day.
ACTIVE VOICE:-Do I call you? {Present Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Are you called by me?
ACTIVE VOICE:-Do I know you? {Present Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Are you known by me?
ACTIVE VOICE:-Why do you eat strawberry? {Present Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Why is the strawberry eaten by you?
ACTIVE VOICE:-Madhu was singing a song. {Past Continuous}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: A song was being sung by Madhu.
ACTIVE VOICE:-Is Raman purchasing mobile right now? {Present Continuous}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Is the mobile being purchased by Raman right now?
ACTIVE VOICE:-They will inform you about it. {Future Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You will be informed about it by them.
ACTIVE VOICE:-I have watched this serial. {Present Perfect}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: This serial has been watched by me.
ACTIVE VOICE:-Have you met him? {Present Perfect}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Has he been met by you?
ACTIVE VOICE:-Why did he call you? {Past Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Why were you called by him?
ACTIVE VOICE:-He hit the football hard. {Past Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: The football was hit hard by him.
ACTIVE VOICE:-Did she tell you something? {Past Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Were you told something by her?
ACTIVE VOICE:-What did he drink today? {Past Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: What was drunk today by him?
ACTIVE VOICE:-How much does she love her sister? {Present Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: How much is her sister loved by her?
ACTIVE VOICE:-How much do you love your sister? {Present Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: How much is your sister loved by you?
ACTIVE VOICE:-Does Radha meet you at your home? {Present Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Are you met by Radha at your home?
ACTIVE VOICE:-Monika will have met Pooja by the evening. {Future Perfect}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Pooja will have been met by Monika by the evening.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She will have called you tomorrow. {Future Perfect}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You will have been called by her tomorrow.
ACTIVE VOICE:-I didn’t do it, trust me! {Past Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: It was not done by me, trust me!
ACTIVE VOICE:-Is he attending the class today? {Present Continuous}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Is the class being attended by him today?
ACTIVE VOICE:-They will consult the Physician. {Future Indefinite}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: The Physician will be consulted by them.
ACTIVE VOICE:-Why have you read this Newspaper? {Present Perfect}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Why has this Newspaper been read by you?
ACTIVE VOICE:-I have been asking you since morning. {Present Perfect Cont.}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You have been being asked by me since morning.
ACTIVE VOICE:-He had been reading that book for months. {Past Perfect Cont.}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: That book had been being read by him for months.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She will be opening the door at that moment. {Future Cont.}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: The door will be being opened by her at that moment.
Active to Passive Voice
ACTIVE VOICE:-She will have been watching cartoons since morning when you reach there. {Future Perfect Cont.}
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Cartoons will have been being watched by her since morning when you reach there.
Modals के “Active to Passive Voice” Conversions
जिन भी Modal Verbs के साथ Active Voice में Verb की First form का use होता है, उन सभी के साथ Passive Voice में BE का प्रयोग होता है और जिन भी Modal Verbs के साथ Active Voice में Verb की 3rd form का use होता है, उन सभी के साथ Passive Voice में BEEN का प्रयोग होता है। ऐसी कोई भी Modal Verb नहीं होती, जिसके साथ Verb की 2nd form का प्रयोग हो।
उदाहरण (Examples):
ACTIVE VOICE:-Can he do it?
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Can it be done by him?.
ACTIVE VOICE:-They couldn’t ask him.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: He couldn’t be asked by them.
ACTIVE VOICE:-We should never blame you for this mistake.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You should never be blamed by us for this mistake.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She may have to read this book.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: This book may have to be read by her.
ACTIVE VOICE:-He must attend the class.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: The class must be attended by him.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She can drive this car.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: This car can be driven by her.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She cannot drive this car.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: This car cannot be driven by her.
ACTIVE VOICE:-Can she drive this car?
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Can this car be driven by her?
ACTIVE VOICE:-We shouldn’t kill the animals.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: The animals shouldn’t be killed by us.
ACTIVE VOICE:-They ought to help the poor.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: The poor ought to be helped by them.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She must have passed the exam.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: The exam must have been passed by her.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She might call you next week.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You might be called by her next week.
ACTIVE VOICE:-Should I start a work?
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Should a work be started by me?
ACTIVE VOICE:-Should I have started a work?
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Should a work have been started by me?
“LET” मुख्य क्रिया के साथ “Active to Passive Voice” Conversions
ACTIVE VOICE:-Did you let him enter the shop?
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Was he let enter the shop by you?
ACTIVE VOICE:-He must let him go to temple.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: He must be let go to temple by him.
ACTIVE VOICE:-He lets me go wherever I want to.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: I am let go by him wherever I want to.
ACTIVE VOICE:-I will not let my sister know about it.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: My sister will not be let know about it by me.
ACTIVE VOICE:-Could you let me take this pen?
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Could I be let take this pen by you?
ACTIVE VOICE:-She lets me go.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: I am let go by her.
ACTIVE VOICE:-He doesn’t let me read the book.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: I am not let read the book by him.
ACTIVE VOICE:-I won’t let you do it.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You won’t be let do it by me.
ACTIVE VOICE:-You should let him go.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: He should be let go by you.
ACTIVE VOICE:-I can let you dance.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You can be let dance by me.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She should have let you do what you wanted to.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You should have been let do by her what you wanted to.
ACTIVE VOICE: She lets me go home.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: I am let go home by her.
ACTIVE VOICE:-He is not letting me study.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: I am not being let study by him.
ACTIVE VOICE:-They are letting Rajan work with Ramesh.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Rajan is being let work with Ramesh by them.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She shouldn’t have let you play all the time.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You shouldn’t have been let play all the time by her.
ACTIVE VOICE:-How often do you let him go to the Zoo?
PASSIVE VOICE:-: How often is he let go to the Zoo by you?
ACTIVE VOICE:-My brother never let me visit the Tajmahal.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: I am never let visit the Tajmahal by my brother.
ACTIVE VOICE:-Why do you not let him come home?
PASSIVE VOICE:-: Why is he not let come home by you?
Infinitives के “Active to Passive Voice” Conversions
ACTIVE VOICE:-There are two oranges to eat.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: There are two oranges to be eaten.
ACTIVE VOICE:-He have a bill to pay.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: He have a bill to be paid.
ACTIVE VOICE:-She has to meet me tomorrow.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: I have to be met by her tomorrow.
ACTIVE VOICE:-They seem to ask you this question.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: You seem to be asked this question by them.
ACTIVE VOICE:-He needs to finish the task today itself.
PASSIVE VOICE:-: The task needs to be finished by him today itself.
Few More Examples for Practice
Active: We have built this project themselves.
Passive: This project has been built by us themselves.
Active: The lawyer advised them to settle the matter.
Passive: They were advised by the lawyer to settle the matter.
Active: You are spending too much money on this matter.
Passive: Too much money is being spent by you on this matter.
Active: He will have advised her.
Passive: She will have been advised by him.
Active: That scientist discovered a new pellet to stimulate the appetite.
Passive: A new pellet was discovered by that scientist to stimulate the appetite.
Active: He is running a playground these days.
Passive: A playground is being run by him these days.
Active: You must do your work.
Passive: Your work must be done by you.
Active: No one ever taught me how to play the violin.
Passive: I was never taught by anyone how to play the violin.
Active: One must do one’s duty.
Passive: Duty must be done (by all).
Active: The woman could not climb the tree.
Passive: The tree could not be climbed by the woman.
Active: They have proved all his calculations wrong.
Passive: All his calculations have been proven wrong by them.
Active: Who is teasing you?
Passive: By whom are you being teased?
Active: I would have attended the marriage if it were possible.
Passive: The marriage would have been attended by me if it were possible.
Active: I have to do it very early in the morning.
Passive: It has to be done by me very early in the morning.
Active: He will have finished the paper by 2 o’clock.
Passive: The paper will have been finished by him by 2 o’clock.
Active: Has she made all the necessary arrangements?
Passive: Have all the necessary arrangements been made by her?
Active: You should switch off the main when changing a fuse.
Passive: The main should be switched off while changing a fuse.
Active: she asked me to wait there.
Passive: I was asked by her to wait there.
Active: She should have helped her relatives.
Passive: Her relatives should have been helped by her.
Active: You cannot expect him to understand this situation.
Passive: He can’t be expected to understand this situation.
Active: He will have closed his showroom by now.
Passive: His showroom will have been closed by him by now.
Active: You could have solved this problem.
Passive: This problem could have been solved by you.
Active: You should return the novel next week.
Passive: The novel should be returned by you next week.
Active: They can’t put you in lock-up.
Passive: You can’t be put in lock-up by them.
Active: The owner himself showed her the shop.
Passive: She was shown the shop by the owner himself.
Active: We ought to respect our teachers.
Passive: Our teachers ought to be respected by us.
Active: She always gives me gifts at Christmas.
Passive: I am always given gifts by her at Christmas.
Active: Did you paint these pictures in your school?
Passive: Were these pictures painted in your school?
Active: We should obey our elders.
Passive: Our elders should be obeyed by us.
Active: They rejected her proposal.
Passive: Her proposal was rejected by them.
Active: Let them do it now.
Passive: Let it be done by them now.
Active: He can help you.
Passive: You can be helped by him.
Active: They did not tell us anything about the situation.
Passive: We were not told anything about the situation.
Active: We might win the match.
Passive: The match might be won by us.
Active: Post this card.
Passive: Let this card be posted.
Active: Cut your hairs according to your requirement.
Passive: Let your hairs be cut according to your requirement.
Active Voice to Passive
Active: They have decided to increase the level.
Passive: It has been decided to increase level.
Active: Never tell a lie.
Passive: Let a lie never be told.
Active: He performed a dance for the first time last Sunday.
Passive: His dance was performed for the first time last Sunday.
Active: Do not pluck leaves.
Passive: Let leaves not be plucked.
Active: I will look after you.
Passive: You will be looked after by me.
Active: Tell her to go.
Passive: Let her be told to go.
Active: They promised Rajni a new phone on his birthday.
Passive: Rajni was promised a new phone on his birthday.
Active: Did they not tell you to be here by 10 o’clock?
Passive: Were you not told to be here by 10 o’clock?
Active: Have they carried out his parcel?
Passive: Have his parcel been carried out by them?
Active: she will have to amuse him with riddles.
Passive: He will have to be amused by her with riddles.
Active: Please sit here and wait till I come back.
Passive: You are requested to wait here till I come back.
Active: Rashi chose his words with care.
Passive: Words were chosen with care by Rashi.
Active: Is she running a race?
Passive: Is a race being run by her?
Active: Has someone told her about his result?
Passive: Has she been told about his result?
Active: It shocked me to hear that Nitin had bothered you.
Passive: I was shocked to hear that you had been bothered by Nitin.
Active: Everyone knows that he is a cricketer.
Passive: He is known to be a cricketer.
Active: Do they like my grandparents?
Passive: Are my grandparents liked by them?
Active: Work hard.
Passive: You are advised to work hard.
Active: Can you solve this sum?
Passive: Can this sum be solved by you?
Active: Let her sing a song.
Passive: Let a song be sung by her.
Active: Please shut the door.
Passive: You are requested to shut the door.
Active: Who teaches you English?
Passive: By whom are you taught English?
Active: Hurry up, please.
Passive: You are requested to hurry up.
Active: Did you grow tomato?
Passive: Were tomato grown by you?
Active: It is time to take a cup of tea.
Passive: It is time for a cup of tea to be taken.
Active: Did they win the match?
Passive: Was the match won by them?
Active: He ran fast to win the race.
Passive: He ran fast for the race to be won.
Active: This bottle contains milk.
Passive: Milk is contained in this bottle.
Active: Why do you blame me?
Passive: Why am I blamed by you?
Active: Does this guy sell fruit?
Passive: Is fruit sold by this guy?
Active: Her progress satisfied my parents.
Passive: Her parents were satisfied with my progress.
Active: Were they singing songs?
Passive: Were songs being sung by them?
Active: They know my mother.
Passive: My mother is known to them.
Active: Raman married Anita.
Passive: Anita was married to Raman.
Active: Jaggery tastes sweet.
Passive: Jaggery is sweet when tasted.
Active: It is now time to close the shop.
Passive: It is now time for the shop to be closed.
Active: She hopes to win a medal.
Passive: It is hoped that she will win a medal.
Active: His failure shocked us.
Passive: We were shocked at his failure.
Active: The flower smells great.
Passive: The flower is great when smelt.
Active: I want to buy a book.
Passive: I want a book to be bought.
Active: People take this Pizza all over the world.
Passive: This Pizza is taken by people all over the world.
Active: You cannot please her.
Passive: She cannot be pleased with you.
Active: The gardener is watering the plants.
Passive: The plants are being watered by the gardener.
Active: She has invited me.
Passive: I have been invited by her.
Active: The news of his departure shocked me.
Passive: I was shocked at the news of his departure.
Active: They have insulted me.
Passive: I have been insulted by them.
Active: I had never seen such a pretty girl before.
Passive: Such a pretty girl had never been seen by me before.
Active: I do not love her.
Passive: She is not loved by me.
Active: I had sold the old newspapers.
Passive: The old newspapers had been sold by me.
Active: They had prepared Pizza.
Passive: Pizza had been prepared by them.
Active: Did she consult you?
Passive: Were you consulted by her?
Active: He had not seen this area before.
Passive: This area had not been seen by him before.
Active: He will never forget your behavior.
Passive: Your behavior will never be forgotten by him.
Active: The lady had already cooked chapati.
Passive: chapati had already been cooked by the lady.
Active: I was expecting her.
Passive: She was being expected by me.
Active: The maid has done it.
Passive: It has been done by the maid.
Active: The issue is being looked into by the police.
Passive: The police is looking into the issue.
Active: I have painted the wall.
Passive: The wall have been painted by me.
Active: I have won the match.
Passive: The match has been won by me.
Active: The rich must help the poor.
Passive: The poor must be helped by the rich.
Active: My aunt helped me.
Passive: I was helped by my aunt.
Active: He will help me.
Passive: I will be helped by him.
Active: She wrote several letters.
Passive: Several letters were written by her.
Active: The doctor treats those patients well.
Passive: Those patients are treated well by the doctor.
Active: We do not understand this problem.
Passive: This problem is not understood by us.
Active: He writes novel.
Passive: Novels are written by him.
Active: She sang a song.
Passive: A song was sung by her.
Active: She will not disobey you.
Passive: You will not be disobeyed by her.
Active: The laborers will repair the shop.
Passive: The shop will be repaired by the laborers.
Active: The teacher corrected my notebooks.
Passive: My notebooks was corrected by the teacher.
Active: It is time to say prayers.
Passive: It is time for prayers to be said.
Active:They must follow the rules.
Passive: The rules must be followed.
Active: Somebody gave her something on her anniversary.
Passive: Something was given to her on her anniversary. / She was given something on her anniversary.
Active: Did he say something?
Passive: Was something said by him?
Active: He does not obey his parents.
Passive: His parents are not obeyed by him.
Active: It is necessary to write this stanza.
Passive: It is necessary for this stanza to be written.
Active: They are watching T.V.
Passive: T.V. is being watched by them.
Active: We should serve our country.
Passive: Our country should be served by us.
Active: Children like fast food.
Passive: fast food are liked by children.
Active: The boy is flying a kite.
Passive: A kite is being flown by the boy.
Active: She will teach a new lesson today.
Passive: A new lesson will be taught by her today.
Active: My grandmother was telling a story.
Passive: A story was being told by my grandmother.
Active: I can buy this suit but not that one.
Passive: This suit can be bought by me but not that one.
Active: People will remember her.
Passive: She will be remembered by people.
Active: I am not wasting time here.
Passive: Time is not being wasted by me here.
Active: The girls are drawing the pictures.
Passive: The pictures are being drawn by the girls.
Active: Get out of my home.
Passive: You are ordered to get out of my home.
Active: There is no money to waste.
Passive: There is no money to be wasted.
Active: An adult man cannot throw it.
Passive: It cannot be thrown by an adult man.
Active: He laughed at me.
Passive: I was laughed at by him.
Active: You might have heard his story.
Passive: His story might have been heard by you.
Active: She might do it.
Passive: It might be done by her.
Active: Who has broken the glass?
Passive: By whom has the glass been broken?
Active: Has he returned the books?
Passive: Have the books been returned by him?
Active: Will you have read the books by tomorrow?
Passive: Will the books have been read by you by tomorrow?
Active: Have they finished their project?
Passive: Have their project been finished by them?
Active: What have he made?
Passive: What has been made by him?
Active: They have built this machine themselves.
Passive: This machine has been built by them themselves.
Active: The lawyer advised them to settle the matter.
Passive: They were advised by the lawyer to settle the matter.
Active: He is spending too much time on this matter.
Passive: Too much time is being spent by him on this matter.
Active: She will have advised her.
Passive: She will have been advised by her.
Active: That scientist discovered a new drug to stimulate the appetite.
Passive: A new drug was discovered by that scientist to stimulate the appetite.
Active: He is running a ground these days.
Passive: A ground is being run by him these days.
Active: You must do your duty.
Passive: Your duty must be done by you.