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Active/Passive Voice

English Language & Comprehension — Paper-I · Official 2026 Coverage

Useful for: SSC CGL

Overview

Tier-II 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

Read the full sentence or passage first.
Apply the exact grammar or vocabulary rule.
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

Choose the correct passive form of: “The analyst approved the survey at the Pune office before noon.”
1. The survey has approved by the analyst before noon.
2. The survey approved by the analyst before noon.
3. The analyst was approved the survey before noon.
4. The survey was approved by the analyst before noon.
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Answer: (d) The survey was approved by the analyst before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The analyst approved the survey at the Jaipur office before noon.”
1. The analyst was approved the survey before noon.
2. The survey has approved by the analyst before noon.
3. The survey approved by the analyst before noon.
4. The survey was approved by the analyst before noon.
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Answer: (d) The survey was approved by the analyst before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The researcher submitted the proposal at the Surat office before noon.”
1. The researcher was submitted the proposal before noon.
2. The proposal has submitted by the researcher before noon.
3. The proposal was submitted by the researcher before noon.
4. The proposal submitted by the researcher before noon.
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Answer: (c) The proposal was submitted by the researcher before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The researcher submitted the proposal at the Indore office before noon.”
1. The researcher was submitted the proposal before noon.
2. The proposal has submitted by the researcher before noon.
3. The proposal submitted by the researcher before noon.
4. The proposal was submitted by the researcher before noon.
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Answer: (d) The proposal was submitted by the researcher before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The clerk printed the register at the Mysuru office before noon.”
1. The clerk was printed the register before noon.
2. The register has printed by the clerk before noon.
3. The register printed by the clerk before noon.
4. The register was printed by the clerk before noon.
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Answer: (d) The register was printed by the clerk before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The coach verified the statement at the Mysuru office before noon.”
1. The statement has verified by the coach before noon.
2. The statement verified by the coach before noon.
3. The statement was verified by the coach before noon.
4. The coach was verified the statement before noon.
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Answer: (c) The statement was verified by the coach before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The teacher signed the invoice at the Nagpur office before noon.”
1. The teacher was signed the invoice before noon.
2. The invoice has signed by the teacher before noon.
3. The invoice signed by the teacher before noon.
4. The invoice was signed by the teacher before noon.
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Answer: (d) The invoice was signed by the teacher before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The manager updated the summary at the Indore office before noon.”
1. The manager was updated the summary before noon.
2. The summary has updated by the manager before noon.
3. The summary updated by the manager before noon.
4. The summary was updated by the manager before noon.
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Answer: (d) The summary was updated by the manager before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The teacher signed the invoice at the Lucknow office before noon.”
1. The invoice was signed by the teacher before noon.
2. The invoice has signed by the teacher before noon.
3. The invoice signed by the teacher before noon.
4. The teacher was signed the invoice before noon.
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Answer: (a) The invoice was signed by the teacher before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The librarian checked the report at the Surat office before noon.”
1. The report has checked by the librarian before noon.
2. The librarian was checked the report before noon.
3. The report was checked by the librarian before noon.
4. The report checked by the librarian before noon.
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Answer: (c) The report was checked by the librarian before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The analyst approved the survey at the Lucknow office before noon.”
1. The survey was approved by the analyst before noon.
2. The survey has approved by the analyst before noon.
3. The survey approved by the analyst before noon.
4. The analyst was approved the survey before noon.
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Answer: (a) The survey was approved by the analyst before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The auditor prepared the application at the Jaipur office before noon.”
1. The application has prepared by the auditor before noon.
2. The application was prepared by the auditor before noon.
3. The application prepared by the auditor before noon.
4. The auditor was prepared the application before noon.
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Answer: (b) The application was prepared by the auditor before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The teacher signed the invoice at the Jaipur office before noon.”
1. The invoice has signed by the teacher before noon.
2. The teacher was signed the invoice before noon.
3. The invoice was signed by the teacher before noon.
4. The invoice signed by the teacher before noon.
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Answer: (c) The invoice was signed by the teacher before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The engineer completed the schedule at the Jaipur office before noon.”
1. The schedule has completed by the engineer before noon.
2. The engineer was completed the schedule before noon.
3. The schedule was completed by the engineer before noon.
4. The schedule completed by the engineer before noon.
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Answer: (c) The schedule was completed by the engineer before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of: “The clerk printed the register at the Jaipur office before noon.”
1. The register printed by the clerk before noon.
2. The clerk was printed the register before noon.
3. The register was printed by the clerk before noon.
4. The register has printed by the clerk before noon.
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Answer: (c) The register was printed by the clerk before noon.. Past simple passive = was/were + past participle.