In English grammar, the present perfect 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 Perfect Tense:
Structure 1:
Positive Form
Active Voice Structure:
Subject + have/has + adverb (if have) + past participle form of the verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have).
(“Has” is used in third person singular such he, she, it or someone name)
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) + have/has + been + 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 have eaten rice.
Passive Voice: Rice has been eaten by me.
- Active Voice: They have arranged a meeting.
Passive Voice: A meeting has been arranged by them.
- Active Voice: I have already finished the work.
Passive Voice: The work has already finished by me.
Structure 2:
Negative Form
Active Voice Structure:
Subject + have/has + not + past participle form of the verb + Object + adverb + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have).
(“Has” is used in third person singular such he, she, it or someone name)
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) + has/have not + been + past participle form of the verb + by + object form of the subject (Active Voice) + adverb (if have) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)
Example:
- Active Voice: I have not completed the work yet.
Passive Voice: The work has not been completed by me yet.
- Active Voice: He has not received the invitation yet.
Passive Voice: The invitation has not been received by him yet.
Structure 3:
Active Voice Structure:
Have/Has/Have not/Has not + subject + adverb (if have) + past participle form of verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have)?
(Note: Has is used in third person such as he, she, it, things or someone name)
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
Have/Has not + Subject form of the Object (Active Voice) + been + adverb (if have) + past participle form of the verb + by + object form of the subject (Active Voice) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)?
(Note: Has is used in third person such as he, she, it, things or someone name. Sometime adverb is used in the end of the negative sentence)
Example:
- Active Voice: Have you finished the work?
Passive Voice: Has the work been finished by you?
- Active Voice: Has he already completed this project?
Passive Voice: Has this project already been completed by him?
- Active Voice: Have not they received the invitation yet?
Passive Voice: Has not the invitation been received by them yet?
- Active Voice: Has not he do this?
Passive Voice: Has this been done by him?
Structure 4:
Active Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/Which etc.) + have/has/have not/has not + subject + adverb (if have) + past participle form of the verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have)?
(Note: Has is used in third person such as he, she, it, things or someone name. Sometime adverb is used in the end of the negative sentence)
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/Which etc.) + have/has/have not/has not + Subject form of the Object (Active Voice) + been + 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 have they accepted this proposal?
Passive Voice: How is this proposal being accepted by them?
- Active Voice: When have they completed this project?
Passive Voice: What has this project been completed by them?
- Active Voice: Why have not you received this project yet?
Passive Voice: Why has not this project been received by you yet?
- Active Voice: What have not they got the point?
Passive Voice: What has not the point been got by them?
Structure 5:
Active Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/Which etc.) + Noun + Preposition + Noun + have/has/have not/has not + subject + verb + past participle form of the verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have)?
(Note: Has is used in third person such as he, she, it, things or someone name. Sometime adverb is used in the end of the negative sentence)
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 + have/has/have not/has not + adverb + 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: Which kind of tools have you selected?
Passive Voice: What kind of tools have been selected by you?
- Active Voice: What types of foods have you bought?
Passive Voice: What types of foods have been bought by you?
- Active Voice: Which types of foods has not he bought yet?
Passive Voice: Which types of foods has not been bought by him yet?
Structure 6:
Active Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/Which etc.) + have/has/have not/has not + past participle form of the verb + Object + Remaining Part of the sentence (If have)?
(Note: Has is used in third person such as he, she, it, things or someone name. Sometime adverb is used in the end of the negative sentence)
To change the voice from active to passive voice, structure of passive voice should be,
Passive Voice Structure:
By whom + have/has/have not/has not + Subject form of the Object (Active Voice) + been + past participle form of the verb + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)?
Example:
- Active Voice: Who has done this project?
Passive Voice: By whom has this project been done?
- Active Voice: Who have completed this construction?
Passive Voice: By whom has this construction been completed?
- Active Voice: Who have not got this pen?
Passive Voice: By whom have not this pen been got?
Structure 7:
Active Voice Structure:
Wh Word (What/Who/Which etc.) + have/has/have not/has not + object + past participle form of verb + 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:
Who + have/has/have not/has not + been + past participle form of the verb + by + Subject form of the Object (Active Voice) + Remaining part of the sentence (if have)?
Example:
- Active Voice: Whom has John invited?
Passive Voice: Who has been invited by John?
- Active Voice: Whom have they taught?
Passive Voice: Who has been taught by them?
- Active Voice: Whom has not she requested for a job?
Passive Voice: Who has not been requested by her for a job?
We hope this structure will be helpful to change the voice from active to passive voice in present perfect tense. To improve your skill, you must practice it to change this type of voice.
