Engliah Grammar For Class 1 to 10 passive and active

a file to learn some english pronouns

1. 1
Active & Passive
Active Voice Form
•Subject of a sentence does the action
•e.g. A man is cutting down a tree.
‘A man’ = subject –“does the action” --cutting -

2. 2
Active & Passive
Passive Voice Form
•Object receives the action
e.g. A tree is being cut down by a man.
‘A tree’ = cut down. Passive

3. 3
Active-Passive Voice –example 1
The boy is carryingthe girl.Active Voice
The boy = subject
the girl = object of the verb
Who is doing the action of carrying? = The boy

4. Active-Passive Voice –
example 2
•The girl is being carriedby the boy.Passive Voice
The girl = subject
is being carried = verb
the boy = object of the preposition ‘by’
Who is RECEIVING the action of carrying? = The girl
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5. Active-Passive Voice –
changes 1
•Johnreads a book every day. Active Voice
A book is read every day by John. Passive Voice
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Active-Passive Voice –changes 3
John reads a bookevery day. Active Voice
A bookis read every day by John. Passive voice

7. Active-Passive Voice –note 1
He cooks food. Active Voice
‘food’ singular
Foodis cooked by him. Passive Voice
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8. Active-Passive Voice –note
2
He carried some books.Active Voice
‘some books’ –Plural
Some bookswerecarried by him. Passive Voice
‘were carried’
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Active-Passive Voice--note 3
•Shehassigned ten letters. Active Voice
‘She’ –subject;singular
Ten letters havebeen signed by her. Passive Voice
‘Ten letters’ –plural

10. Active-Passive Voice –Tense Change1
•She bakescakes. Active
‘bakes’ –verb –
Simple Present Tense
Cakes are bakedby her. Passive Voice
‘are baked’ –verb –
Simple Present Tense
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11. Active-Passive –Tense Change 2
•He is buildinga sand castle.
‘is building’ –verb –
present continues tense –
ACTIVE VOICE FORM
A sand castle is being builtby him.
‘is being built’ –verb
PASSIVE VOICE FORM
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12. Active-Passive --Tense Change 3
•He has drawna picture.
‘has drawn’ –verb –
present perfect tense
ACTIVE VOICE
A picture has been drawnby him.
‘has been drawn’ –verb –
present perfect tense
PASSIVE VOICE
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Active-Passive Voice –
Tense Change 5
•She toldme a secret. Active Voice
‘told’ –verb –simple past tense
A secret was told(to) me by her.
Passive Voice
‘was told’ –verb –simple past tense

14. Active-Passive Voice –
Tense Change 6
•The postman was deliveringthe post.
ACTIVE VOICE FORM
The post was being deliveredby the postman.
PASSIVE VOICE FORM
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Active-Passive Voice –Tense Change 9
They will givethe beggar some money.
‘will give’ --Active
The beggar will be givensome money by them.
‘will be given’ --Passive

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Active-Passive Voice–Tense Change 13
The Modal Auxiliary (helping) Verbs in
Passive Voice Form take ‘be’:
e.g.He will giveyou a book. Active Voice
You will begivena book by him. Passive
e.g. They can pick a number. Active Voice
A number can bepickedby them. Passive
e.g.We must finishthis job. Active Voice
This job must befinishedby us. Passive

17. ACTIVE INTO PASSIVE
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