Class 9 /10

    Active And Passive voice

अंग्रेजी भाषा में Voice दो प्रकार की होती है।

1-.     Active voice

2-      Passive voice

Active voice मे कर्ता स्वयं कार्य करता है। अर्थात कर्ता को प्रधानता दी जाती है ।

  Passive voice मैं कर्म को प्रधानता दी जाती है ।

  Active voice से  passive voice  बनाने के सामान्य नियम 

Rule 1-.  Active voice से passive voice बनाते समय object को Subject तथा Subject को Object के स्थान पर लिख देते हैं तथा Object के पहले  by लिख देते हैं ।

 Active: My mother cooks the food.

Passive: The food is cooked by my mother .

Rule 2- दिए हुए Verb का past participle बनाकर उसके पहले उसी tense का verb 'to be ' (am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being) का रूप लिख देते हैं ।

Subject यदि pronoun हो तो उसे निम्न प्रकार से बदल देते हैं --

         I      को    by  me

         We    को    by  us

         You    को   by  you

          He     को    by  him

         She    को     by    her

           It        को     by    it

            They   को     by  them

 1-       Present Indefinite Tense

Examples

1- I do my work. ( passive )

   My work is done by me .

2- She does not play carrom.(passive)

    Carrom is not played by her.

3- Does he not sing songs? (Passive)

  Are songs not sung by him?

4-Who helps you ?(passive)

 By whom are you helped?

5- Why do they beat him?( Passive)

 Why is he beaten by them?

2-.     Past Indefinite Tense

Examples

1-The little girls greeted the chief guest .  (Passive)

The chief guest was greeted by the little girls .

2- We did not like a notorious person.  (Passive)

A notorious person was not  liked by us.

3- Did she help us ? (Passive)

   Were we helped by her ?

4-  Who called the police ?(passive)

     By whom were the police called?

5- Did you not invite them? (Passive)

   Were they not invited by you ?

3-.    Future Indefinite Tense

Examples-

1- I shall assist him .(passive)

He will be assisted by me .

2-.  She will not pay the bill.(passive)

   The bill will not be paid by her.

3- Will the police arrest them.(passive)

   Will they not be arrested by the police ?

4-.    When will he buy a new car .?(passive)

 When will a new car be bought by him ?

5-  Shall we not play chess ? (Passive)

Will chess not be played by us ?

4- Present continuous Tense

Passive voice rules

Object+am,is,are+verb 3rd +by Sub.

Examples

1-  I am doing my work. (Passive)

  My work is being done by me.

2- You are not teasing her.(Passive)

She is not being teased by you .

3- Are they calling the servant ? (Passive)

Is the servant being called by them?

4- Who is insulting this gentle man ? (Passive)

By whom is this gentleman being insulted ?

5- Are the girls not playing Kho kho ? (Passive)

Is Kho kho not being played by the girls ?

5-   Past Continuous Tense

Passive Voice Rules

Object+was,were+being +verb 3rd + by +Subject 

Examples--

1-She was stealing my purse . (  (Passive)

My purse was being stolen by her .

2- I was not making kites . (Passive)

Kites were not being made by me.

3-Was he not praising the students ? (Passive)

Were the students not being praised by him ?

4-  Who was praising the criminal ? (Passive)

By whom was the criminal being praised ?

5-  Whom was he catching ? (Passive)

Who was being caught by him ?

6-.   Present Perfect Tense

Passive voice rules

Object+has been/have been +verb 3rd + by+ Subject .

Examples-

1- I have received your mail. (Passive)

Your mail has been received by me.

2-  She has not written the essay.(Passive)

The essay has not been written by her .

3- Has he deceived you ? (Passive)

Have you been deceived by him ?

4- Who has burnt  these papers ? (Passive)

By whom have these papers been burnt ?

5- What has she eaten today ?(Passive)

What has been eaten by her ?

7-.   Past perfect Tense

Passive voice rules

Object+had been+verb 3rd+by+ Subject

Examples-

1-He had taken food before I came.(Passive)

Food had been taken by him before I came .

2- The farmers had not thrashed the grain before it rained .(Passive)

The grain had not been thrashed by the farmers before It rained .

3-Who had saved the life of the swan ? (Passive)

By whom had the life of the swan been saved  ?

8-.       Future perfect Tense

Passive voice rules--

Object+will have been/shall have been+verb 3rd +by+subject+other words .

Examples--

1-I shall have completed the work by tomorrow . (Passive)

The work will have been completed by me by tomorrow .

2- She will not have written the essay before we suggest her . (Passive)

The essay will not have been written by her before we suggest her .

3- Who will have beaten the boys ? (Passive)

By whom will the boys have been beaten ?

         Note.--.  passive voice केवल Transitive verb की ही बनती है Intransitive verb की नही।

विशेष --१- Surprised, astonished, disappointed, distressed, displeased तथा alarmed के पश्चात् Passive Voice में 'at' का प्रयोग होता है।

Examples -

1- Your intelligence surprised me.(passive)

I was surprised at your intelligence

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