passıve voıce for present future modals''can,may,might,should,must ought to''
- The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice.
- 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.
- To change sentences having present/future modal into passive voice, auxiliary verb “be” is added after modal in sentence.
Active voice: CANShe can play a violin.She cannot play a violin.Can she play a violin?
Passive voice: CAN BEA violin can be played by her.A violin cannot be played by her.Can a violin be played by her?
Active voice: MAYI may buy the computer.I may not buy the computer.May I buy the computer?
Passive voice: MAY BEThe computer may be bought by me.The computer may not be bought by me.May the computer be bought by me?
Active voice: MIGHT Guests might play chess.Guests might not play chess.
passive voice: MIGHT BEChess might be played by guests.Chess might not be played guests.
Active voice: SHOULDStudents should study all lessons.Students should not study all lessons.Should students study all lessons?
Passive voice: SHOULD BEAll lessons should be studied by students.All lessons should not be studied by students.Should all lessons be studied by students?
Active voice: MUSTYou must learn the test-taking strategies.You must not learn the test-taking strategies.
Passive voice: MUST BETest-taking strategies must be learnt by you.Test-taking strategies must not be learned by you.
Active voice: OUGHT TOThey ought to take the examination.
passive voice: OUGHT TO BEThe examination ought to be taken by them.PASSIVE VOICE FOR PAST MODALS“MAY HAVE, MIGHT HAVE, SHOULD HAVE, MUST HAVE, OUGHT TO HAVE”
- The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice.
- 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.
- To change sentences having past modal into passive voice, auxiliary verb “been” is added after modal in sentence.
Passive voice for Past Modals “MAY HAVE, MIGHT HAVE, SHOULD HAVE, MUST HAVE, OUGHT HAVE TO”Auxiliary verb in passive voice: been
Active voice: MAY HAVEYou may have availed the opportunity.You may not have availed the opportunity.
Passive voice: MAY HAVE BEENThe opportunity may have been availed by you.The opportunity may not have been availed by you.
Active voice: MIGHT HAVEHe might have eaten meal.He might not have eaten meal.
Active voice: MIGHT HAVE BEENMeal might have been eaten by him.Meal might not have been eaten by him.
Active voice: SHOULD HAVEYou should have studied the book.You should not have studied the book.
Passive voice: SHOULD HAVE BEENThe book should have been studied by you.The book should have not been studied by you.
Active voice: MUST HAVEHe must have started job.He must not have started job.
Passive voice: MUST HAVE BEENJob must have been started by you.Job must not have been started by you.
Active voice: OUGHT TO HAVEYou ought to have helped him.
Passive voice: OUGHT TO HAVE BEENHe ought to have been helped by you
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passıve voıce of ımretatıve sentences(command and request)
A sentence which expresses command or request or advice is called imperative sentence. For example, Open the door. Turn off the television. Learn your lesson.For changing these sentences in to passive voice, auxiliary verb “be” is used. The word “Let” is added before sentence in passive voice. Auxiliary verb “be” is added after object in sentence in passive voice. Main verb (base form) of imperative sentence is changed to 3rd form of verb (past participle) in passive voice. For best understand read the following examples..Examples Passive voice of “Imperative Sentences”Active VoicePassive Voice
Open the door. Let the door be opened.Complete the work.
Let the worked be completed.Turn off the television.
Let the television
be tuned off.Learn your lesson.
Let your lesson
be learnt.Kill the snake.
Let the snake
be killed.Punish him.
Let him
be punished.Speak the truth.
Let the truth
be spoken.Help the poor.
Let the poor
be helped.Revise your book.
Let your book
be revised.Clean your room .
Let your room
be cleaned.
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