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Active & Passive Voice

English Language

Useful for: OSSC RHT — Regular High School Teacher, OSEPA Primary Teacher / JT Category-I, OSEPA Upper Primary — Arts, OSEPA Upper Primary — Science, OSSC English, OSSSC Govt Physical Education Teacher (PET), OSSSC Govt TGT Arts, OSSSC Govt TGT Science — CBZ

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Overview

Voice questions include continuous, perfect, modal, imperative and interrogative forms.

Key points

  • Present continuous: is/are being + V3; past continuous: was/were being + V3.
  • Perfect: has/have/had been + V3.
  • Modals: can/should/must + be + V3.
  • Imperative: "Let + object + be + V3"; requests use "You are requested to…".
  • Questions: "Who wrote it?" → "By whom was it written?"

Explanation

  • Future perfect: will have been + V3.
  • Verbs with two objects can make two passives.
  • Intransitive verbs have no passive.
  • Agent "by people/someone" is often omitted.

Step by step

  1. Read the full sentence or passage first.
  2. Apply the exact grammar or vocabulary rule.
  3. Re-read the final answer in context.

Examples

  • "They had completed the work." → "The work had been completed by them."
  • "You must obey the rules." → "The rules must be obeyed by you."
  • "Who broke the window?" → "By whom was the window broken?"

Traps and advanced points

  • Trap: Omitting "being" or "been".
  • Trap: Changing the tense.
  • Trap: Keeping question word order wrong.

Quick revision

  • Being for continuous, been for perfect.
  • Modal + be + V3.
  • By whom … ?

Practice MCQs

  1. Choose the correct passive form of: “The researcher submitted the proposal at the Jaipur office before noon.”

    1. The proposal was submitted by the researcher before noon.
    2. The researcher was submitted the proposal before noon.
    3. The proposal submitted by the researcher before noon.
    4. The proposal has submitted by the researcher before noon.

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    Answer: (a) The proposal was submitted by the researcher before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.

  2. Choose the correct passive form of: “The designer reviewed the manual at the Jaipur office before noon.”

    1. The manual has reviewed by the designer before noon.
    2. The designer was reviewed the manual before noon.
    3. The manual reviewed by the designer before noon.
    4. The manual was reviewed by the designer before noon.

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    Answer: (d) The manual was reviewed by the designer before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.

  3. Choose the correct passive form of: “The coach verified the statement at the Jaipur office before noon.”

    1. The statement verified by the coach before noon.
    2. The coach was verified the statement before noon.
    3. The statement has verified by the coach before noon.
    4. The statement was verified by the coach before noon.

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    Answer: (d) The statement was verified by the coach before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.

  4. Choose the correct passive form of: “The engineer completed the schedule at the Mysuru office before noon.”

    1. The schedule was completed by the engineer before noon.
    2. The schedule completed by the engineer before noon.
    3. The engineer was completed the schedule before noon.
    4. The schedule has completed by the engineer before noon.

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    Answer: (a) The schedule was completed by the engineer before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.

  5. "They are painting the wall." →

    1. The wall is being painted by them.
    2. The wall was painted by them.
    3. The wall has been painted.
    4. The wall is painted by them.

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    Answer: (a) The wall is being painted by them.. is being + V3.

  6. "She was writing a letter." →

    1. A letter was being written by her.
    2. A letter is being written.
    3. A letter has been written.
    4. A letter was written by her.

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    Answer: (a) A letter was being written by her.. was being + V3.

  7. "He has completed the task." →

    1. The task was completed.
    2. The task is completed by him.
    3. The task has been completed by him.
    4. The task had been completed.

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    Answer: (c) The task has been completed by him.. has been + V3.

  8. "You must obey the rules." →

    1. The rules must obeyed.
    2. The rules must be obeyed by you.
    3. The rules are obeyed.
    4. The rules should obey.

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    Answer: (b) The rules must be obeyed by you.. must be + V3.

  9. "Open the door." →

    1. Door be open.
    2. Let the door be opened.
    3. The door is opened.
    4. The door was opened.

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    Answer: (b) Let the door be opened.. Let + object + be + V3.

  10. "Who wrote this poem?" →

    1. By whom was this poem written?
    2. Who was this poem written?
    3. By whom this poem was written?
    4. Whom wrote this poem?

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    Answer: (a) By whom was this poem written?. By whom + was + V3.

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