Active & Passive Voice  Practice Exercise

उसको अब तक पैसे दे दिये गये होंगे।
He would have been given the money by now./
The money would have been given to him by now.

आपको कल दिल्ली भेजा जा सकता था पर बॉस ने ना कह दिया।
You could have been sent to Delhi yesterday but the boss said no./
You may have been sent to Delhi yesterday but the boss said no./
You might have been sent to Delhi yesterday but the boss said no.

शाम तक सभी को मिठाईयाँ बाँटी जा चुकी होंगी।
The sweets will have been distributed to all by the evening.

सभी बच्चों को खिलाया जा रहा है ताकि वो हमें डिस्टर्ब न करें।
All the children are being made to play so that they don’t disturb us.

आपको भी कम से कम एक अवॉर्ड दिया जाना चाहिए था।
You should have also been given at least one award.

हमें सब कुछ सिखाया गया पर हमें कुछ भी समझ नहीं आया।
We were taught everything but we understood nothing at all.

आज शाम को इस ग्राउन्ड में फुटबॉल खेला जा रहा होगा।
Football will be being played in this ground today in the evening.

उस नदी में बहुत कूड़ा फेंका गया है, पर और नहीं। अब हमें कुछ करना होगा।
A lot of garbage has been thrown in that river, but not anymore. Now, we will have to do something.

Let’s practice more – Active to Passive Voice Conversions

Active: They have built this robot themselves.
Passive: This robot has been built by them themselves.

Active: The judge advised them to settle the matter.
Passive: They were advised by the judge to settle the matter.

Active: You are spending too much time on this matter.                               
Passive: Too much time is being spent by you on this matter.

Active: He will have advised her.
Passive: She will have been advised by him. 

Active: That scientist discovered a new pill to stimulate the appetite.
Passive: A new pill was discovered by that scientist to stimulate the appetite.

Active: He is running a hospital these days.
Passive: A hospital is being run by him these days.

Active: No one ever taught me how to play the guitar.
Passive: I was never taught by anyone how to play the guitar.

Active: One must do one’s duty.
Passive: Duty must be done by all.

Active: The man could not climb the tree.
Passive: The tree could not be climbed by the man.

Active: I have proved all his calculations wrong.
Passive: All his calculations have been proven wrong by me.

Active: Who is disturbing you?
Passive: By whom are you being disturbed?

Active: I would have attended the meeting if it were possible.
Passive: The meeting would have been attended by me if it were possible.

Active: We have to do it very early in the morning.
Passive: It has to be done by us very early in the morning. 

Active: She will have finished the paper by 1 o’clock.
Passive: The paper will have been finished by her by 1 o’clock.

Active: Has he made all the necessary arrangements?
Passive: Have all the necessary arrangements been made by him?

Active: You should switch off the inverter when changing a fuse.
Passive: The inverter should be switched off while changing a fuse.

Active: He asked me to wait there.
Passive: I was asked by him to wait there.

Active: She should have helped her friends.
Passive: Her friends should have been helped by her. 

Active: You cannot expect him to understand these problems.
Passive: He can’t be expected to understand these problems.

Active: He will have closed his shop by now.
Passive: His shop will have been closed by him by now.

Active: You could have solved this question.
Passive: This question could have been solved by you.

Active: You should return the book next week.
Passive: The book should be returned by you next week.

Active: They can’t put you in prison.
Passive: You can’t be put in prison by them.

Active: The owner himself showed her the house.
Passive: She was shown the house by the owner himself. 

Active: We ought to respect our elders.
Passive: Our elders ought to be respected by us.

Active: She always gives me gifts at new year.
Passive: I am always given gifts by her at new year.

Active: Did you paint these pictures in your house?
Passive: Were these pictures painted in your house?

Active: We should obey our teachers.
Passive: Our teachers should be obeyed by us.

Active: They rejected his proposal.
Passive: His proposal was rejected by them.

Active: Let them do it now.
Passive: Let it be done by them now.

Active: She ran fast to win the race.  
Passive: She ran fast for the race to be won.

Active: This bottle contains water.  
Passive: Water is contained in this bottle.

Active: Why do you blame me?    
Passive: Why am I blamed by you?   

Active: Does this guy sell groceries?
Passive: Are groceries sold by this guy?   

Active: My progress satisfied my parents.
Passive: My parents were satisfied with my progress.

Active: Were they singing songs?
Passive: Were songs being sung by them? 

Active: They know my father.
Passive: My father is known to them.

Active: Ravi married Asha.
Passive: Asha was married to Ravi.

Active: Sugar tastes sweet.
Passive: Sugar is sweet when tasted.

Active: It is now time to close the doors.
Passive: It is now time for the doors to be closed.

Active: He hopes to win a medal. 
Passive: It is hoped that he will win a medal.

Active: Her failure shocked us.
Passive: We were shocked at her failure.

Active: The rose smells great. 
Passive: The rose is great when smelt.

Active: I want to buy a pen.
Passive: I want a pen to be bought.

Active: People take this meal all over the world.
Passive: This meal is taken by people all over the world.

Active: You cannot please him.
Passive: He cannot be pleased with you.

Active: The flowers are being watered by the gardener.
Passive: The gardener is watering the flowers.

Active: He has invited me.
Passive: I have been invited by him.

Active: The news of his departure shocked us.
Passive: We were shocked at the news of his departure.

Active: They have insulted us.
Passive: We have been insulted by them.

Active: I had never seen such a lovely girl before.
Passive: Such a lovely girl had never been seen by me before.

Active: I do not love him.
Passive: He is not loved by me.

Active: I had sold the old books.
Passive: The old books had been sold by me.

Active: They had prepared many things.
Passive: Many things had been prepared by them.

Active: Did he consult you?
Passive: Were you consulted by him?

Active: He had not seen this place before.
Passive: This place had not been seen by him before.

Active: I will never forget your behavior.
Passive: Your behavior will never be forgotten by me.

Active: The lady had already cooked food.
Passive: Food had already been cooked by the lady.

Active: We were expecting her.
Passive: She was being expected by us.

Active: The peon has done it.
Passive: It has been done by the peon.

Active: The issue is being looked into by the judge.
Passive: The judge is looking into the issue.  

Active: We have painted the windows.
Passive: The windows have been painted by us. 

Active: They have won the match.
Passive: The match has been won by them.

Active: The rich must help the poor.
Passive: The poor must be helped by the rich.

Active: My uncle helped me.
Passive: I was helped by my uncle.

Active: They will help me.
Passive: I will be helped by them.   

Active: They wrote several letters.
Passive: Several letters were written by them.

Active: The doctor treats these patients well.
Passive: These patients are treated well by the doctor.

Active: I do not understand this problem.
Passive: This problem is not understood by me.

Active: He writes stories.
Passive: Stories are written by him.

Active: He sang a song.
Passive: A song was sung by him.

Active: They will not disobey you.
Passive: You will not be disobeyed by them.

Active: The laborers will repair the road. 
Passive: The road will be repaired by the laborers.

Active: The teacher corrected my homework.
Passive: My homework was corrected by the teacher.

Active: We must follow the rules.
Passive: The rules must be followed.

Active: Somebody gave her something on her birthday.
Passive: Something was given to her on her birthday. /
She was given something on her birthday.

Active: Did you say something?
Passive: Was something said by you?

Active: He does not obey his teachers.
Passive: His teachers are not obeyed by him.

Active: It is necessary to write this poem.
Passive: It is necessary for this poem to be written.

Active: They are watching cricket.
Passive: Cricket is being watched by them.

Active: We should serve our country.
Passive: Our country should be served by us. 

Active: Children like chocolates.
Passive: Chocolates are liked by children.

Active: The girl is flying a kite.
Passive: A kite is being flown by the girl.

Active: The students were solving the problems.
Passive: The problems were being solved by the students.

Active: He is betraying me.
Passive: I am being betrayed by him.

Active: You are going through this lesson.
Passive: This lesson is being gone through by you.

Active: Many worship the rising sun.
Passive: The rising sun is worshipped by many.

Active: He will teach a new lesson today.
Passive: A new lesson will be taught by him today.

Active: My mother was telling a story.
Passive: A story was being told by my mother.

Active: We can buy this but not that one.
Passive: This can be bought by us but not that one.

Active: People will remember him.
Passive: He will be remembered by people.

Active: We are not wasting time here.
Passive: Time is not being wasted by us here.

Active: The boys are drawing the pictures.
Passive: The pictures are being drawn by the boys.

Active: Get out of my house.
Passive: You are ordered to get out of my house.

Active: There is no money to waste. 
Passive: There is no money to be wasted.

Active: A child cannot throw it. 
Passive: It cannot be thrown by a child.

Active: They laughed at me.
Passive: I was laughed at by them.

Active: You might have heard his name.
Passive: His name might have been heard by you.

Active: He might do it.
Passive: It might be done by him.

Active: Who has broken the cup?
Passive: By whom has the cup been broken? 

Active: Has he returned the pens?
Passive: Have the pens been returned by him?     

Active: Have they finished their assignments?
Passive: Have their assignments been finished by them?

Active: What have you made?
Passive: What has been made by you?