Voices

D.Ravi Kumar, Ida Scudder School, D.Ravi Kumar, Ida Scudder School, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaVellore, Tamil Nadu, India

VoicesActive Voice

&

Passive Voice


Be verb

Quick Revision


Present TenseI + be I amHe + be He isShe + be She isThou + be Thou artYou + be You areWe + be We areThey + be They are


Past TenseI + be I wasHe + be He wasShe + be She wasThou + be Thou wertYou + be You wereWe + be We wereThey + be They were


Be + Ving = Continuous Tense.

Verb in continuous form

How is Continuous Tense formed?

Example: We are learning voices now.


Be + V3 = Passive Voice

How is Passive Voice formed?


What is V3?

Arise Arose Arisen

Bind

Blow

ClingComeGrind

Bound

Blew

Clung

Came

Ground

Bound

BlownClung

Come

Ground

Present Past Past Participle

V1 V2 V3


Be + V3 = Passive Voice

I am writing a letter (be + Ving)

A letter is written by me. (be + V3)


Compare these two

sentences:

1.The hunter killed the tiger.

2.The tiger was killed by

the hunter.Both the sentences mean the same

thing.

Then what is the difference between

them?

V2

V3


The hunter killed the tiger.

The tiger was killed by the

hunter.


We consider David intelligent.

Subject direct object objective compliment

PASSIVE

David is considered intelligent by us.

Subject doer of action in “by” prepositional phrase

ACTIVE


ACTIVE: Moses gave David a pen.

Subject indirect object direct object

PASSIVE: A pen was given to David by Moses.

Subject doer of action in “by” prepositional phrase.


Exercises


Simple Present Tense

Cats catch mice.

Mice are caught by cats.

Do children love animals?

Are animals loved by children?


Present Continuous Tense

They are playing football.

Football is being played by them.

Is the teacher marking the notebooks?Are notebooks being marked by the teacher?


Present Perfect Tense

Ashok has written this letter.

This letter has been written by Ashok.

Has Kiran plucked these flowers?Have these flowers been plucked by Kiran?


Simple Past Tense

Balan stole my book.

My book was stolen by Balan.

Did you answer all the questions?Were all the questions answered by you?


Past Continuous Tense

The postman was delivering the letters.The letters were being delivered by the postman.

Was the gardener watering the flowers?Were the flowers being watered by the gardener?


Past Perfect Tense

The boys had eaten all the cakes before the party began.

All the cakes had been eaten by the boys before the party began.

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