Voice Change
Voice changes are two types – Active voice and Passive voice.
| Subject | Object |
| I | Me |
| We | Us |
| You | You |
| He | Him |
| She | Her |
| They | Them |
| It | it |
| Assertive Sentence |
| Active Voice | Passive voice |
| I buy a pen. | A pen is bought by me. |
| She writes a letter. | A letter is written by her. |
| You are doing the job. | The job is being done be you. |
| We are digging the hole. | The hole is being dug by him. |
| He has seen a bird. | A bird has been seen by him. |
| We have eaten rice. | Rice has been eaten by us. |
| The hunter killed a tiger. | A tiger was killed by the hunter. |
| He is buying books from the fair. | Books were being made by her. |
| They were throwing the stones. | Stones were being thorn by them. |
| I shall catch a fish. | A fish will be caught by me. |
| You will drive a car. | A car will be driven by you. |
| Interrogative Sentence |
| Do you read book? | Is a book read by you? |
| Is he doing the job? | Is the job being done by him? |
| Did you do it? | Was it done by you? |
| Shall I buy a pen? | Will a pen be bought by me? |
| Does he buy a car? | Is a car bought by him? |
| Are you taking tea? | Is tea being taken by you? |
| Have you told it? | Has it been told by you? |
| Who buys the pen? | By whom is the pen bought? |
| How did he do it? | How was it done by him? |
| Where did you see the cat? | Where was the cat seen by you? |
| Which pencil do you want? | Which pencil is wanted by you? |
| When did you get it? | When was it got by you? |
| Imperative sentence |
| Do it at once. | Let it be done at once. |
| Open the door. | Let the door be opened. |
| Clean the floor. | Let the floor be cleaned. |
| Please give me a glass of water. | You are requested to give me a glass of water. |
| Kindly write your name. | You are requested to write your name. |
| Close the door. | Let the door be closed.
|
Modal Auxiliary |
| You may do it. | It may be done by you. |
| I can compose a poem. | A poem can be composed by me. |
| He could do it easily. | It could be done by him easily. |
| We should respect the seniors. | The seniors should be respected by us. |
| You must finish the work. | The work must be finished by you. |
| Retained Object |
| The cow gives us milk. | Milk is given us by the cow.
We are given milk by the cow. |
| He gave me a story book. | A story book was given me by him.
I was given a story book by him. |
| Passive voice without ‘By’ |
| I have lost the pen. | The pen has been lost. |
| I did. | It was done. |
| They built the house. | The house was built. |
| One should keep one’s promise. | Promises should be kept. |
| They elected him president. | He was elected president. |
| Someone has stolen my wallet. | My wallet has been stolen. |
