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Active and Passive Voice Questions with Solutions

Converting active to passive voice is a purely mechanical transformation once you know the three moving parts — the whole topic is just applying the same steps consistently across every tense. Here’s the approach, four fully worked examples, and a few to try yourself.

The approach, quickly

  • In active voice, the subject performs the action ("The cat chased the mouse"). In passive voice, the object of that action becomes the new subject ("The mouse was chased by the cat").
  • Three moving parts, every time: the object of the active sentence becomes the new subject; the verb becomes "a form of be + past participle"; the original subject moves after "by" (or is dropped if unknown or unimportant).
  • The tense must be preserved exactly — only the form of "be" changes to match it: simple present → is/are + past participle, simple past → was/were + past participle, present continuous → is/are + being + past participle, and so on.
  • Only transitive verbs (ones that take a direct object) can become passive. A sentence with no object, like "She slept" or "He arrived," has no passive form at all.

Worked examples

1. Change to passive voice: "The teacher checks the homework."

Solution

  1. Object "the homework" becomes the new subject.
  2. The verb "checks" (simple present) becomes "is checked" (is + past participle).
  3. The original subject "the teacher" moves after "by".

Answer: "The homework is checked by the teacher."

2. Change to passive voice: "Columbus discovered America."

Solution

  1. Object "America" becomes the new subject.
  2. The verb "discovered" (simple past) becomes "was discovered" (was + past participle).
  3. The original subject "Columbus" moves after "by".

Answer: "America was discovered by Columbus."

3. Change to passive voice: "You must submit the report by Friday."

Solution

  1. Object "the report" becomes the new subject.
  2. The modal "must" stays, and the main verb becomes "be submitted" (be + past participle) right after it.
  3. The agent ("by you") is usually dropped here since it’s already understood from context.

Answer: "The report must be submitted by Friday."

4. Change to passive voice: "The workers are building a new bridge."

Solution

  1. Object "a new bridge" becomes the new subject.
  2. The verb "are building" (present continuous) becomes "is being built" (be + being + past participle) — "is" because the new subject, "a new bridge", is singular.
  3. The original subject "the workers" moves after "by".

Answer: "A new bridge is being built by the workers."

Try these yourself

Work through these the same way, then check against the answer.

1. Change to passive voice: "She will complete the project next week."

Answer: "The project will be completed by her next week."

2. Change to passive voice: "They have finished the work."

Answer: "The work has been finished by them."

3. Change to passive voice: "Open the door." (an imperative sentence)

Answer: "Let the door be opened." (imperatives use "Let + object + be + past participle")

Where this comes up

Active and Passive Voice is a regular topic in the English Language section of every exam Pariksha Saathi covers — SSC CGL, SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO and SBI Clerk.

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