Active to Passive Voice Tutorial<\/title>\n<\/head>\n<body style=\"background-color:#fff; color:#111; font-family:Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif; margin:0; padding:20px;\">\n\n <div style=\"max-width:720px; margin:auto; background:#f3f3f3; border-radius:8px; padding:32px; box-shadow:0 2px 16px #ddd;\">\n <h1 style=\"color:#111; border-bottom:2px solid #ccc; padding-bottom:8px; margin-bottom:20px;\">Active to Passive Voice \u2013 Quick Guide<\/h1>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222; margin-top:20px;\">1. What is Active and Passive Voice?<\/h2>\n <ul style=\"color:#222; background:#fafafa; border-left:4px solid #bbb; padding:10px 20px; margin-top:12px;\">\n <li><b>Active voice:<\/b> The subject does the action.<br><i>Example:<\/i> She writes a letter.<\/li>\n <li><b>Passive voice:<\/b> The subject receives the action.<br><i>Example:<\/i> A letter is written by her.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222; margin-top:28px;\">2. How to Change Active Voice to Passive<\/h2>\n <ol style=\"color:#222; margin-left:20px;\">\n <li>Move the object of the active sentence to the subject position.<\/li>\n <li>Change the verb to: <span style=\"color:#444; background:#e9e9e9; padding:2px 6px; border-radius:3px;\">be + past participle (V<sub>3<\/sub>)<\/span>.<\/li>\n <li>Move the subject to the end (after \u201cby\u201d), or omit if unimportant.<\/li>\n <li>Keep the verb tense consistent.<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222; margin-top:28px;\">3. Examples by Tense<\/h2>\n <table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; background:#fff; margin-bottom:20px;\">\n <tr style=\"background:#333; color:#fff;\">\n <th style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Tense<\/th>\n <th style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Active<\/th>\n <th style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Passive<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#f8f9fa;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Simple Present<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">She cooks food.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Food is cooked by her.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#efefef;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Present Continuous<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">They are building a house.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">A house is being built by them.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#f8f9fa;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Simple Past<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">He wrote a book.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">A book was written by him.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#efefef;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Present Perfect<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">I have finished the work.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">The work has been finished by me.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#f8f9fa;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Simple Future<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">They will close the shop.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">The shop will be closed by them.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#efefef;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Modal<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">You must follow the rules.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">The rules must be followed by you.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222;\">4. Structure Comparison<\/h2>\n <table style=\"width:60%; min-width:250px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#fff; margin-bottom:22px;\">\n <tr style=\"background:#222; color:#fff;\">\n <th style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Voice<\/th>\n <th style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Structure<\/th>\n <th style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Example<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#ededed;\">\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Active<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Subject + Verb + Object<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">The cat ate the mouse.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#fafafa;\">\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Passive<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Object + Be + V<sub>3<\/sub> + (by + Subject)<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">The mouse was eaten by the cat.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222;\">5. When to Use Passive Voice?<\/h2>\n <ul style=\"color:#222; background:#fafafa; border-left:4px solid #bbb; padding:10px 20px;\">\n <li><b>Doer unknown or unimportant:<\/b> English is spoken all over the world.<\/li>\n <li><b>Focus on action\/result:<\/b> The project was completed on time.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222;\">6. Quick Tips<\/h2>\n <ul style=\"color:#222; margin-bottom:0;\">\n <li>Not all verbs are used in passive (no passive for intransitive verbs like ‘sleep’).<\/li>\n <li>Use <b>‘by’<\/b> to introduce the agent (original subject), if needed.<\/li>\n <li>Match the verb tense with the active sentence.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222;\">7. Practice Converting \u2013 Try These!<\/h2>\n <div style=\"background:#fafafa; color:#111; border-left:5px solid #333; padding:12px 22px; border-radius:4px;\">\n <div style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"><b>People play cricket.<\/b> \u2192 <i>Cricket is played by people.<\/i><\/div>\n <div style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"><b>He is making tea.<\/b> \u2192 <i>Tea is being made by him.<\/i><\/div>\n <div><b>They have finished the project.<\/b> \u2192 <i>The project has been finished by them.<\/i><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active to Passive Voice Tutorial Active to Passive Voice \u2013 Quick Guide 1. What is Active and Passive Voice? Active voice: The subject does the action.Example: She writes a letter. Passive voice: The subject receives the action.Example: A letter is written by her. 2. How to Change Active Voice to Passive Move the object of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-active-passive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102,"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions\/102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

{"id":101,"date":"2025-07-28T11:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T06:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/?p=101"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T06:20:20","slug":"active-to-passive-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myschoolnow.in\/?p=101","title":{"rendered":"Active to Passive voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n Active to Passive Voice Tutorial<\/title>\n<\/head>\n<body style=\"background-color:#fff; color:#111; font-family:Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif; margin:0; padding:20px;\">\n\n <div style=\"max-width:720px; margin:auto; background:#f3f3f3; border-radius:8px; padding:32px; box-shadow:0 2px 16px #ddd;\">\n <h1 style=\"color:#111; border-bottom:2px solid #ccc; padding-bottom:8px; margin-bottom:20px;\">Active to Passive Voice \u2013 Quick Guide<\/h1>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222; margin-top:20px;\">1. 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Examples by Tense<\/h2>\n <table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; background:#fff; margin-bottom:20px;\">\n <tr style=\"background:#333; color:#fff;\">\n <th style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Tense<\/th>\n <th style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Active<\/th>\n <th style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Passive<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#f8f9fa;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Simple Present<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">She cooks food.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Food is cooked by her.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#efefef;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Present Continuous<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">They are building a house.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">A house is being built by them.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#f8f9fa;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Simple Past<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">He wrote a book.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">A book was written by him.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#efefef;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Present Perfect<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">I have finished the work.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">The work has been finished by me.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#f8f9fa;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Simple Future<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">They will close the shop.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">The shop will be closed by them.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#efefef;\">\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">Modal<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">You must follow the rules.<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:8px; border:1px solid #ddd;\">The rules must be followed by you.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222;\">4. Structure Comparison<\/h2>\n <table style=\"width:60%; min-width:250px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#fff; margin-bottom:22px;\">\n <tr style=\"background:#222; color:#fff;\">\n <th style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Voice<\/th>\n <th style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Structure<\/th>\n <th style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Example<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#ededed;\">\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Active<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Subject + Verb + Object<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">The cat ate the mouse.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr style=\"background:#fafafa;\">\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Passive<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">Object + Be + V<sub>3<\/sub> + (by + Subject)<\/td>\n <td style=\"padding:7px; border:1px solid #ccc;\">The mouse was eaten by the cat.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222;\">5. When to Use Passive Voice?<\/h2>\n <ul style=\"color:#222; background:#fafafa; border-left:4px solid #bbb; padding:10px 20px;\">\n <li><b>Doer unknown or unimportant:<\/b> English is spoken all over the world.<\/li>\n <li><b>Focus on action\/result:<\/b> The project was completed on time.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222;\">6. Quick Tips<\/h2>\n <ul style=\"color:#222; margin-bottom:0;\">\n <li>Not all verbs are used in passive (no passive for intransitive verbs like ‘sleep’).<\/li>\n <li>Use <b>‘by’<\/b> to introduce the agent (original subject), if needed.<\/li>\n <li>Match the verb tense with the active sentence.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2 style=\"color:#222;\">7. Practice Converting \u2013 Try These!<\/h2>\n <div style=\"background:#fafafa; color:#111; border-left:5px solid #333; padding:12px 22px; border-radius:4px;\">\n <div style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"><b>People play cricket.<\/b> \u2192 <i>Cricket is played by people.<\/i><\/div>\n <div style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"><b>He is making tea.<\/b> \u2192 <i>Tea is being made by him.<\/i><\/div>\n <div><b>They have finished the project.<\/b> \u2192 <i>The project has been finished by them.<\/i><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active to Passive Voice Tutorial Active to Passive Voice \u2013 Quick Guide 1. What is Active and Passive Voice? Active voice: The subject does the action.Example: She writes a letter. Passive voice: The subject receives the action.Example: A letter is written by her. 2. 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