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Active and Passive Voice

ICSE · Class 5 · Essentials of English Grammar and Composition

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1

Understanding Active and Passive Voice

  • In active voice, the subject performs the action.
  • In passive voice, the subject receives the action.
  • The object in active voice becomes the subject in passive voice.
2

Tense-wise Conversion Rules

  • Each tense has a specific structure for passive voice.
  • The helping verb in passive voice changes according to the tense.
  • The main verb is always in past participle form (third form of verb).
3

When to Use Passive Voice

  • When the doer is unknown: 'My bike was stolen.'
  • When the doer is obvious: 'The chief guest was welcomed.'
  • When the action is more important than who did it: 'The match was won.'

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A sentence is in the activeA sentence is in the passiveThe passive voice is formed usingEach tense has a specific passive

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