In English grammar, the present indefinite tense (also known as the simple present tense) can be changed from active voice to passive voice. Certainly! Here’s a guide on how to change sentences from active to passive voice in the Present Indefinite Tense:
Structure 1:
Positive Form
Active Voice Structure:
Subject + Present form of verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have).
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
Subject form of the Object (Active Voice) + am/is/are + past participle form of the verb + by + object form of the subject (Active Voice) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)
Example:
- Active Voice: You read a book.
Passive Voice: A book is read by you.
- Active Voice: We want money for buying some foods.
Passive Voice: Money is wanted by us for buying some foods.
Structure 2:
Negative Form
Active Voice Structure:
Subject + don’t/doesn’t + Present form of verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have).
Note: “Does not” is used on Third person singular such as He, She, It or Someone Name or things)
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
Subject form of the Object (Active Voice) + aren’t/isn’t/are not/am not + past participle form of the verb + by + object form of the subject (Active Voice) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)
Example:
- Active Voice: I don’t like tea.
Passive Voice: Tea is not liked by me.
- Active Voice: He does not like this shirt.
Passive Voice: This shirt is not liked by him.
Structure 3:
Active Voice Structure:
Do/Does/Don’t/Doesn’t + subject + Present form of verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have)?
Note: “Does/Does not” is used on Third person singular such as He, She, It or Someone Name or things)
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
Am/are/is/am not/are not/is not + Subject form of the Object (Active Voice) + past participle form of the verb + by + object form of the subject (Active Voice) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)?
Example:
- Active Voice: Do you finish the work?
Passive Voice: Is the work finished by you?
- Active Voice: Does not he complete the project?
Passive Voice: Is not the project completed by him?
- Active Voice: Do they invite us?
Passive Voice: Are we invited by them?
- Active Voice: I don’t like coffee.
Passive Voice: Coffee is not liked by me.
- Active Voice: He does not complete the work.
Passive Voice: The work is not completed by him.
Structure 4:
Active Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/Which etc.) + do/does/don’t/doesn’t + subject + Present form of verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have)?
Note: “Does/Does not” is used on Third person singular such as He, She, It or Someone Name or things)
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/Which etc.) + am/are/is/am not/are not/is not + Subject form of the Object (Active Voice) + past participle form of the verb + by + object form of the subject (Active Voice) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)?
Example:
- Active Voice: How do they accept it?
Passive Voice: How is it accepted by them?
- Active Voice: What does he give me?
Passive Voice: What am I given by him?
- Active Voice: Why don’t they accept the offer letter?
Passive Voice: Why is not the offer letter accepted by them?
- Active Voice: What does not he perform it?
Passive Voice: What is not it performed by him?
Structure 5:
Active Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/Which etc.) + Noun + Preposition + Noun + do/does/don’t/doesn’t + subject + Present form of verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have)?
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/Which etc.) + Noun + Preposition + Noun + am/are/is/am not/are not/is not + Subject form of the Object (Active Voice) + past participle form of the verb + by + object form of the subject (Active Voice) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)?
Example:
- Active Voice: What kind of birds do you like?
Passive Voice: What kind of birds are liked by you?
- Active Voice: What types of foods do you eat?
Passive Voice: What types of foods are eaten by you?
- Active Voice: Which types of foods does not he eat?
Passive Voice: Which types of foods is not eaten by him?
Structure 6:
Active Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/How etc.) + present form of verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have)?
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
By + whom (What/Who/How etc.) + past participle form of the verb + object form of the subject (Active Voice) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)?
Example:
- Active Voice: Who performs this event?
Passive Voice: By whom performed this event?
- Active Voice: Who do this project?
Passive Voice: By whom done this project?
- Active Voice: Who does not complete this project?
Passive Voice: By whom is not completed this project?
Structure 7:
Active Voice Structure:
Wh Word (Whom) + do/does + Object + present form of verb + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have)?
Note: “Does/Does not” is used on Third person singular such as He, She, It or Someone Name or things)
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
Who + am/is/are + past participle form of the verb + object form of the subject (Active Voice) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)?
Example:
- Active Voice: Whom do you read?
Passive Voice: Who is read by you?
- Active Voice: Whom do they want?
Passive Voice: Who are read by them?
- Active Voice: Whom does not he love?
Passive Voice: Who is not loved by him?
We hope this structure will be helpful to change the voice from active to passive voice in present indefinite tense. To improve your skill, you must practice it to change this type of voice.