Change of Voice
25 Questions
Practice Problems
Change of Voice Interview Questions
25 Questions
Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
Change to passive voice: 'She writes a letter.'
Answer: A letter is written by her. Simple present active becomes 'is/am/are + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'He is reading a book.'
Answer: A book is being read by him. Present continuous active becomes 'is/am/are + being + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'They have completed the project.'
Answer: The project has been completed by them. Present perfect active becomes 'has/have + been + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'She wrote a story.'
Answer: A story was written by her. Simple past active becomes 'was/were + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'He was painting the wall.'
Answer: The wall was being painted by him. Past continuous active becomes 'was/were + being + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'They had finished the work before I arrived.'
Answer: The work had been finished by them before I arrived. Past perfect active becomes 'had + been + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'She will complete the task tomorrow.'
Answer: The task will be completed by her tomorrow. Simple future active becomes 'will be + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'He will have finished the report by noon.'
Answer: The report will have been finished by him by noon. Future perfect active becomes 'will have been + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'Open the door.'
Answer: Let the door be opened. Imperative sentences (commands) use 'Let + object + be + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'Please close the window.'
Answer: You are requested to close the window. (or: Let the window be closed, please) Polite requests can be converted using 'You are requested to...'.
Change to passive voice: 'Do not waste your time.'
Answer: Let your time not be wasted. (or: You are advised not to waste your time.) Negative imperatives use 'Let + object + not + be + past participle'.
Change to passive voice: 'Can you solve this problem?'
Answer: Can this problem be solved by you? Questions with modal verbs place 'be + past participle' after the modal.
Change to passive voice: 'Who wrote this novel?'
Answer: By whom was this novel written? Wh-questions with 'who' as subject become 'by whom + was/were + past participle'.
Change to passive voice: 'She is going to buy a car.'
Answer: A car is going to be bought by her. 'Going to' future active becomes 'is/am/are + going to be + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'People speak English all over the world.'
Answer: English is spoken all over the world. When the subject is general (people, someone), it can be omitted in passive voice.
Change to passive voice: 'They are building a new bridge.'
Answer: A new bridge is being built by them. Present continuous active becomes 'is/am/are + being + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'I saw him crossing the road.'
Answer: He was seen crossing the road by me. Sentences with sensory verbs (saw, heard) retain the '-ing' form after the past participle.
Change to passive voice: 'You must submit the assignment by Friday.'
Answer: The assignment must be submitted by Friday. Modal verbs (must, can, should) are followed by 'be + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'Someone has stolen my wallet.'
Answer: My wallet has been stolen. When the doer is unknown ('someone'), the 'by' agent is usually dropped in passive voice.
Change to passive voice: 'The teacher is teaching the students.'
Answer: The students are being taught by the teacher. Present continuous active becomes 'is/am/are + being + past participle' in passive.
Change to passive voice: 'They elected him president.'
Answer: He was elected president by them. With factitive verbs (elect, appoint, name), the object complement remains after the past participle.
Change to passive voice: 'She gave me a gift.'
Answer: I was given a gift by her. (or: A gift was given to me by her.) With ditransitive verbs, either object can become the subject in passive voice.
Change to passive voice: 'How did you solve this puzzle?'
Answer: How was this puzzle solved by you? Wh-questions (other than 'who' as subject) retain the wh-word and add 'was/were + past participle'.
Change to passive voice: 'They will be watching the match tonight.'
Answer: The match will be being watched by them tonight. (commonly simplified to: The match will be watched by them tonight.) Future continuous passive is rarely used in natural speech; simple future passive is often preferred.
Change to passive voice: 'It is said that honesty is the best policy.'
Answer: Honesty is said to be the best policy. Impersonal passive constructions with 'It is said/believed that...' can be rephrased using 'subject + is said + to be'.