Active and Passive Voice Tenses
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Which sentence correctly transforms the active voice sentence 'The chef is preparing the meal' into passive voice?

  • The meal has been prepared by the chef.
  • The meal will be prepared by the chef.
  • The meal was prepared by the chef.
  • The meal is being prepared by the chef. (correct)

Identify the sentence that correctly converts the active voice sentence "The gardener will plant the flowers" into passive voice.

  • The flowers are planted by the gardener.
  • The flowers will have been planted by the gardener.
  • The flowers will be planted by the gardener. (correct)
  • The flowers were planted by the gardener.

Which of the following sentences correctly converts the active voice sentence: 'The students must complete the assignment' into passive voice?

  • The assignment must be completed by the students. (correct)
  • The assignment had to be completed by the students.
  • The assignment must have been completed by the students.
  • The assignment must be being completed by the students.

Select the option that accurately changes the following sentence from active to passive voice: 'The company has launched a new product.'

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Which sentence demonstrates the correct transformation of the active voice sentence 'She is going to write a novel' into the passive voice?

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Active Voice

The subject performs the action. Focus is on 'who' does something.

Passive Voice

The subject receives the action. Focus is on the action itself, not who performed it.

Passive form of Present Simple

is/are delivered (present form of 'to be' + past participle)

Passive form of Past Simple

was/were delivered (past form of 'to be' + past participle)

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Passive form of Future Simple

will be delivered ('will be' + past participle)

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Study Notes

Active and Passive Voice

  • Different tenses are used in both active and passive voice to describe actions.

Tenses

  • Present Simple (Active): She delivers the letters
  • Present Simple (Passive): The letters are delivered.
  • Past Simple (Active): She delivered the letters.
  • Past Simple (Passive): The letters were delivered.
  • Future Simple (Active): She will deliver the letters.
  • Future Simple (Passive): The letters will be delivered.
  • Present Continuous (Active): She is delivering the letters.
  • Present Continuous (Passive): The letters are being delivered.
  • Past Continuous (Active): She was delivering the letters.
  • Past Continuous (Passive): The letters were being delivered.
  • Going To (Active): She is going to deliver the letters.
  • Going To (Passive): The letters are going to be delivered.
  • Present Perfect (Active): She has delivered the letters.
  • Present Perfect (Passive): The letters have been delivered.
  • Past Perfect (Active): She had delivered the letters.
  • Past Perfect (Passive): The letters had been delivered.
  • Infinitive (Active): She has to deliver the letters.
  • Infinitive (Passive): The letters have to be delivered.
  • Modals (Active): She must deliver the letters.
  • Modals (Passive): The letters must be delivered.

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Explanation of active and passive voice with examples. Different tenses are used in both active and passive voice to describe actions. Includes present simple, past simple and future simple.

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