If one decides to master the voices, it will enhance their English speaking and reading skills. This blog article will give you ample Active Passive Voice Exercises to practice along with their correct answers for reference.
It is important that students have a complete understanding of the tenses in English before they start working out exercises on active and passive voice. This is only because it would make it easier for students to comprehend it.
Active Passive Voice Exercises:
Exercise-1
The following sentences are given in active voice, and you have to rewrite them in passive voice.
Present Indefinite Tense
1. I like apples.
2. Bees make honey.
3. They sing sweet songs.
4. They play hockey.
5. I do not abuse you.
6. We do not play cricket.
7. He does not make a noise.
8. Do you take medicine?
9. Do you run a race?
10. Does Ravi take tea?
Answers:
Here are the passive-voice versions of the sentences for your reference:
1. Apples are liked by me.
2. Honey is made by bees.
3. Sweet songs are sung by them.
4. Hockey is played by them.
5. You are not abused by me.
6. Cricket is not played by us.
7. A noise is not made by him.
8. Is medicine taken by you?
9. Is a race run by you?
10. Is tea taken by Ravi?
Exercise-2
Past Indefinite Tense
Rewrite these sentences in passive voice using past indefinite tense:
1. I sang a song.
2. She drove a car.
3. He broke my slate.
4. We saw a match.
5. They did not respect me.
6. She did not read the book.
7. She posted the letter.
8. Did you win the match?
9. Did he not beat you?
10. Did he write an essay?
Answers-
1. A song was sung by me.
2. A car was driven by her.
3. My slate was broken by him.
4. A match was seen by us.
5. I was not respected by them.
6. The book was not read by her.
7. The letter was posted by her.
8. Was the match won by you?
9. Were you not beaten by him?
10. Was an essay written by him?
Exercise-3
Future Indefinite Tense
Rewrite these sentences in passive voice using future indefinite tense.
1. She will help me.
2. Sahil will abuse me.
3. I will learn a poem.
4. They will plan a picnic.
5. Monu will fly a kite.
6. You will not beat her.
7. She will not take the rest.
8. I will not clean the kitchen.
9. Will you speak the truth?
10. Will she eat a cake?
Answers-
1. I will be helped by her.
2. I will be abused by Sahil.
3. A poem will be learnt by me.
4. A picnic will be planned by them.
5. A kite will be flown by Monu.
6. She will not be beaten by you.
7. The test will not be taken by her.
8. The kitchen will not be cleaned by me.
9. Will the truth be spoken by you?
10. Will a cake be eaten by her?
Exercise-4
Present Continuous Tense
Rewrite these sentences in passive voice using the present continuous tense.
1. He is fixing the car.
2. You are wasting your time.
3. Sahil is painting a picture.
4. She is not sweeping the floor.
5. We are not digging a ditch.
6. The peon is not ringing the bell.
7. They are not eating their lunch.
8. Are they flying a kite?
9. Is he not breaking the sticks?
10. Are they discussing the project?
Answers:
1. The car is being fixed by him.
2. Your time is being wasted by you.
3. A picture is being painted by Sahil.
4. The floor is not being swept by her.
5. A ditch is not being dug by us.
6. The bell is not being rung by the peon.
7. Their lunch is not being eaten by them.
8. Is a kite being flown by them?
9. Are the sticks not being broken by him?
10. Is the project being discussed by them?
Exercise-5
Past Continuous Tense
Rewrite these sentences in passive voice using past continuous tense.
1. Rohit was taking tea.
2. He was beating the thief.
3. He was calling the roll.
4. We were revising our courses.
5. They were making a noise.
6. She was not helping us.
7. Teena was not copying the answers.
8. Was Neha cooking the food?
9. Was the teacher teaching the class?
10. Was the young man freeing all the birds?
Answers:
1. Tea was being taken by Rohit.
2. The thief was being beaten by him.
3. The roll was being called by him.
4. Our courses were being revised by us.
5. A noise was being made by them.
6. We were not being helped by her.
7. The answers were not being copied by Teena.
8. Was the food being cooked by Neha?
9. Was the class being taught by the teacher?
10. Were all the birds being freed by the young man?
Exercise-6
Present Perfect Tense
Rewrite these sentences in passive voice using the present perfect tense.
1. She has stolen my book.
2. I have kept my promise.
3. The team has won the game.
4. He has broken my slate.
5. I have bought a new phone.
6. We have not sold our books.
7. I have not watered the plants.
8. Have you called me?
9. Have you drawn this painting?
10. Has he seen these animals before?
Answers:
1. My book has been stolen by her.
2. My promise has been kept by me.
3.The game has been won by the team.
4. My slate has been broken by him.
5. A new phone has been bought by me.
6. Our books have not been sold by us.
7. The plants have not been watered by me.
8. Have I been called by you?
9. Has this painting been drawn by you?
10. Have these animals been seen by him before?
Exercise-7
Past Perfect Tense
Rewrite these sentences in passive voice using past perfect tense.
1. He had eaten a mango.
2. The baby had taken milk.
3. You had taken my bag.
4. The servant had posted the letter.
5. I had written an amazing song.
6. She had not spoken the truth.
7. The train had not left the station.
8. Had he not done his work?
9. Had you cleaned the room?
10. Had she made a picnic plan?
Answers:
1. A mango had been eaten by him.
2. Milk had been taken by the baby.
3. My bag had been taken by you.
4. The letter had been posted by the servant.
5. An amazing song had been written by me.
6. The truth had not been spoken by her.
7. The station had not been left by the train.
8. Had his work not been done by him?
9. Had the room been cleaned by you?
10. Had a picnic plan been made by her?
Exercise-8
Future Perfect Tense
Rewrite these sentences in passive voice using the future perfect tense.
1. He will have milked the cow.
2. We will have done our work.
3. She will have taught the class.
4. I will have taken the test.
5. You will have solved the sums.
6. They will not have written the report.
7. He will not have received the letter.
8. Will they have won the match?
9. Will you have bought a new book?
10. Will she have washed the dirty clothes?
Answers:
1. The cow will have been milked by him.
2. Our work will have been done by us.
3. The class will have been taught by her.
4. The test will have been taken by me.
5. The sums will have been solved by you.
6. The report will not have been written by them.
7. The letter will not have been received by him.
8. Will the match have been won by them?
9. Will a new book have been bought by you?
10. Will the dirty clothes have been washed by her?
Exercise-9
Interrogative Sentences with Wh family words
(a)Rewrite these sentences in passive voice.
1. What does she eat?
2. Why did you join this?
3. Why does she beat the boys?
4. Where do you read your book?
5. Where have you sent the parcel?
6. Where did he meet you?
7. When have they provided this?
8. How many books have you bought?
Answers:
1. What is eaten by her?
2. Why was this joined by you?
3. Why are the boys beaten by her?
4. Where is your book read by you?
5. Where has the parcel been sent by you?
6. Where were you met by him?
7. When has this been provided by them?
8. How many books have been bought by you?
Exercise-10
(b)Rewrite them in passive voice-
1. Who called you?
2. Who makes a noise?
3. Who killed the dog?
4. Who inaugurated the fair?
5. Who taught you English?
Answers:
1. By whom were you called?
2. By whom is a noise made?
3. By whom was the dog killed?
4. By whom was the fair inaugurated?
5. By whom were you taught English?/
Who were you taught English by?
In summary, active passive voice exercises train you to write with clarity and correctness.
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