Active and Passive Voice in English Grammar
Active and Passive Voice in English Grammar
Active Voice āĻāĻŦāĻ Passive Voice English grammar-āĻāϰ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ topicāĨ¤ Active Voice-āĻ subject āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§, āĻāϰ Passive Voice-āĻ subject āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ subject-āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤ Bengali learnersāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ voice āĻļā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ exam, writing, formal English, report writing āĻāĻŦāĻ sentence transformation-āĻ active-passive voice āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ lesson-āĻ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ active voice, passive voice, structure, tense-wise passive rules, object-subject change, by phrase, pronoun change, common mistakes, practice āĻāĻŦāĻ quiz āϏāĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŦā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻ Lesson-āĻ āϝāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŦā§āύ
Grammar Series Navigation
āĻāĻ lessonāĻāĻŋ tense support series, Grammar homepage āĻāĻŦāĻ next grammar lesson-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ connected āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϞā§āĨ¤
Active Voice āĻāĻŦāĻ Passive Voice āĻā§?
Voice shows whether the subject does the action or receives the action.
Tense Series-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ Connection
Passive Voice āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ tense āĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ passive sentence-āĻ be verb tense āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ change āĻšā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ tense series complete āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠Active and Passive Voice āĻļā§āĻāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ logical next step.
Active Voice
Active Voice-āĻ subject āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Meaning: āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Passive Voice
Passive Voice-āĻ subject āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
āϏāĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ: Active sentence-āĻ âāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻā§â āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ important. Passive sentence-āĻ âāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§â āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ important.
Passive: English is taught by the teacher.
Active: My mother cooked rice.
Passive: Rice was cooked by my mother.
When Do We Use Passive Voice?
āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ card-āĻā§āϞā§āϤ⧠click āĻāϰāϞ⧠passive voice-āĻāϰ use āϏāĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Action is Important
The road was repaired.
Doer is Unknown
My phone was stolen.
Formal Writing
The report was submitted.
Doer Not Important
The room was cleaned.
Process Description
Water is heated.
Exam Grammar
Active to Passive.
Active to Passive Voice Structure
Passive voice āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϞ formula āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻšāĻ: Object āĻāĻā§ āĻāϏā§, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ be verb + V3 āĻšā§āĨ¤
Passive: Object + be verb + V3 + by + Subject
| Part | Active Sentence | Passive Sentence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rahim | by Rahim | Active subject passive-āĻ by phrase āĻšā§āĨ¤ |
| Verb | writes | is written | Passive-āĻ be verb + V3 āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āĨ¤ |
| Object | a letter | A letter | Active object passive subject āĻšā§āĨ¤ |
| Final Sentence | Rahim writes a letter. | A letter is written by Rahim. | Object āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§, be verb + V3, by + doer. |
Very Important Rule
Passive voice-āĻ main verb āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽā§ V3 / past participle āĻšā§āĨ¤ Verb-āĻāϰ tense passive-āĻ be verb-āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤
Active Voice āĻĨā§āĻā§ Passive Voice āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϰ 5āĻāĻŋ Step
āĻāĻ steps follow āĻāϰāϞ⧠active-passive transformation āĻ āύā§āĻ āϏāĻšāĻ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Step 1
Object āĻā§āĻāĻā§āύ
Step 2
Object āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻāύā§āύ
Step 3
Correct be verb āĻŦāϏāĻžāύ
Step 4
Main verb V3 āĻāϰā§āύ
Step 5
by + doer āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύ
Final
Passive sentence complete āĻāϰā§āύ
Active and Passive Voice Rules by Tense
Passive voice āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ tense-wise be verb change āĻāĻžāύāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ important.
| Tense | Active Structure | Passive Structure | Active Example | Passive Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Present | Subject + V1/V5 + Object | Object + am/is/are + V3 | He writes a letter. | A letter is written by him. |
| Present Continuous | Subject + am/is/are + V-ing + Object | Object + am/is/are being + V3 | He is writing a letter. | A letter is being written by him. |
| Present Perfect | Subject + has/have + V3 + Object | Object + has/have been + V3 | He has written a letter. | A letter has been written by him. |
| Simple Past | Subject + V2 + Object | Object + was/were + V3 | He wrote a letter. | A letter was written by him. |
| Past Continuous | Subject + was/were + V-ing + Object | Object + was/were being + V3 | He was writing a letter. | A letter was being written by him. |
| Past Perfect | Subject + had + V3 + Object | Object + had been + V3 | He had written a letter. | A letter had been written by him. |
| Simple Future | Subject + will + V1 + Object | Object + will be + V3 | He will write a letter. | A letter will be written by him. |
| Future Perfect | Subject + will have + V3 + Object | Object + will have been + V3 | He will have written a letter. | A letter will have been written by him. |
| Modal Verb | Subject + modal + V1 + Object | Object + modal + be + V3 | You should complete the work. | The work should be completed by you. |
Note for Beginners
Future Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous āĻāĻŦāĻ Future Perfect Continuous-āĻāϰ passive form āĻā§āĻŦ uncommon āĻŦāĻž awkward āĻšā§āĨ¤ Beginner learnersāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ common passive structures āĻāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ useful.
Important Active Passive Voice Rules
āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ tabs āĻĨā§āĻā§ active-passive-āĻāϰ important rules āϏāĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āύāĨ¤
Object Rule
āϝ⧠active sentence-āĻ object āĻāĻā§, āϏā§āĻ sentence passive āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤ Object passive sentence-āĻāϰ subject āĻšā§āĨ¤
Passive: A book is read by her.
Be Verb Rule
Passive sentence-āĻ tense āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ be verb change āĻšā§āĨ¤ āϝā§āĻŽāύ is, are, was, were, been, being, be.
V3 Rule
Passive voice-āĻ main verb āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽā§ V3 āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ important rule.
make â made
break â broken
teach â taught
Pronoun Change Rule
Active subject passive-āĻ by phrase āĻšāϞ⧠pronoun object form āĻšā§āĨ¤
We â us
He â him
She â her
They â them
By Rule
By + doer āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ āϝāĻāύ doer important āĻšā§āĨ¤ Doer unknown āĻŦāĻž unimportant āĻšāϞ⧠by phrase āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
The window was broken. = doer not important
No Passive Rule
āϝ⧠verb-āĻāϰ object āύā§āĻ, āϏā§āĻ sentence āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ passive āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
She laughs. â Passive possible āύā§
They arrived. â Passive possible āύā§
Active Passive Voice Pronoun Change Chart
Active subject passive sentence-āĻ by phrase āĻšāϞ⧠pronoun change āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤
| Active Subject | Passive by Phrase | Active Example | Passive Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | by me | I wrote the letter. | The letter was written by me. |
| We | by us | We cleaned the room. | The room was cleaned by us. |
| You | by you | You completed the work. | The work was completed by you. |
| He | by him | He broke the glass. | The glass was broken by him. |
| She | by her | She cooked rice. | Rice was cooked by her. |
| They | by them | They made a mistake. | A mistake was made by them. |
Bengali LearnersāĻĻā§āϰ Common Active Passive Mistakes
Passive voice-āĻ learnersāϰāĻž be verb, V3, by phrase āĻāĻŦāĻ object āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āϞ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
A letter written by him. â
A letter is written by him. â
Passive voice-āĻ be verb āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
A letter is write by him. â
A letter is written by him. â
Passive voice-āĻ main verb V3 āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
The work completed by me. â
The work was completed by me. â
Simple Past passive: was/were + V3.
The room is cleaning by her. â
The room is cleaned by her. â
Simple Present passive: is/am/are + V3.
The book was written by he. â
The book was written by him. â
By phrase-āĻ pronoun object form āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
He sleeps. â He is slept. â
He sleeps. = Passive possible āύā§āĨ¤ â
Object āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ passive āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Active and Passive Voice Practice
āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ exercises āĻāϰ⧠active-passive transformation practice āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
A. Change Active Voice into Passive Voice
B. Change Passive Voice into Active Voice
C. Quick Quiz
This Lesson Belongs to These Grammar Topics
Main Grammar homepage-āĻāϰ card/topic structure-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻ lesson connect āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϞā§āĨ¤
Voice
āĻāĻ lesson voice category-āĻāϰ main lesson.
Sentence Transformation
Active āĻĨā§āĻā§ passive āĻāĻŦāĻ passive āĻĨā§āĻā§ active change āĻļā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
Tense Connection
Passive voice tense āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ be verb change āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Exam Grammar
School, college āĻāĻŦāĻ admission exam-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ useful.
EngLrn Grammar Lesson Sequence
āĻāĻ lessonāĻāĻŋ Grammar Series-āĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļāϤāĻŽ main lesson āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ tracked āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϞā§āĨ¤
Lesson Complete?
āĻāĻ lesson complete āĻšāϞ⧠Grammar Lesson #29: Direct and Indirect Speech in English Grammar āĻĒā§ā§āύāĨ¤
Active and Passive Voice āύāĻŋā§ā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ
Beginner learnersāĻĻā§āϰ common questions-āĻāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰāĨ¤
Active Voice āĻā§?
Active Voice-āĻ subject āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ Example: Rahim writes a letter.
Passive Voice āĻā§?
Passive Voice-āĻ subject āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ subject-āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤ Example: A letter is written by Rahim.
Passive Voice-āĻāϰ basic structure āĻā§?
Basic structure āĻšāϞ⧠Object + be verb + V3 + by + Subject. Be verb tense āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ change āĻšā§āĨ¤
āϏāĻŦ sentence āĻāĻŋ passive āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§?
āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻļā§āϧ⧠transitive verb āĻŦāĻž object āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāύ sentence passive āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤ Object āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠passive āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
āĻāĻ lesson-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻā§āύ lesson āĻĒā§āĻŦ?
āĻāĻ lesson-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ Direct and Indirect Speech in English Grammar āĻĒā§āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ sentence transformation āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻŋ logical next topic.
Active and Passive Voice in English Grammar for Bengali Learners
āĻāĻ lesson-āĻ Bengali learnersāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ Active and Passive Voice in English Grammar āϏāĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ Active Voice-āĻ subject āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§, āĻāϰ Passive Voice-āĻ subject āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ Passive voice āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ tense, object, be verb, V3 āĻāĻŦāĻ by phrase āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻ post-āĻ active passive voice meaning, structure, rules, tense-wise passive chart, pronoun change, by phrase, transitive verb rule, common mistakes, practice exercises āĻāĻŦāĻ quiz āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ Learners āĻāĻ lesson āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠exam grammar, sentence transformation, spoken English āĻāĻŦāĻ writing accuracy improve āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āĨ¤
