Let’s Start :- Active to Passive Voice Present Tense
1.Present Indefinite Voice
Rules in active/passive voice
| Active voice | Passive voice |
| Sub + v1 /s/es +obj | Obj + is/am/are +v3 +by +sub |
| Sub +do/does +not +v1 +obj | Obj + is/am/are +not +v3 +by +sub |
| Do/does +sub +v1 +obj? | Is/am/are +obj +v3 +by +sub? |
| Do/does +sub +not +v1 +obj? | Is/am/are +obj +not +v3 +by +sub? |
Examples :-
| Active voice | Passive voice |
| ਉਹ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ। He plays the football. |
The football is played by him. |
| ਉਹ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ।
He does not play the football. |
The football is not played by him. |
| ਕੀ ਉਹ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ?
Does he play the football? |
Is the football played by him? |
| ਕੀ ਉਹ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ?
Does he not play the football? |
Is the football not played by him? |
2.Present Continuous voice
Rules in active/passive voice
| Active voice | Passive voice |
| Sub + is/am/are +v1 +ing +obj. | Obj + is/am/are +being +v3 +by +sub |
| Sub + is/am/are +not +v1+ing +obj. | Obj + is/am/are +not +being +v3 +by +sub |
| is/am/are +Sub +v1 +ing +obj? | Is/am/are +obj +being +v3 +by +sub? |
| is/am/are +Sub +not +v1 +ing +obj? | Is/am/are +obj +not+being +v3 +by +sub? |
Examples :-
| Active voice | Passive voice |
| ਮੈਂ ਫੁੱਲ ਤੋੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ
I am plucking the flowers. |
The flowers are being plucked by me. |
| ਮੈਂ ਫੁੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਤੋੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ ।
I am not plucking the flowers. |
The flowers are not being plucked by me. |
| ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਫੁੱਲ ਤੋੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ?
Am I plucking the flowers? |
Are the flowers being plucked by me? |
| ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਫੁੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਤੋੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ?
Am I not plucking the flowers? |
Are the flowers not being plucked by me? |
3.Present Perfect voice
Rules in active/passive voice
| Active voice | Passive voice |
| Sub +has/have +v3 +obj | Obj +has/have +been +v3 +by +sub |
| Sub +has/have +not +v3 +obj | Obj +has/have +not +been +v3 +by +sub |
| Has/have +sub +v3 +obj? | Has/have +obj +been +v3 +by +sub? |
| Has/have +sub +not +v3 +obj? | Has/have +obj +not +been +v3 +by +sub? |
Examples :-
| Active voice | Passive voice |
| ਰਮਨ ਗੀਤ ਗਾ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੈ।
Raman has sung a song. |
A song has been sung by raman. |
| ਰਮਨ ਗੀਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਗਾ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੈ।
Raman has not sung a song. |
A song has not been sung by raman. |
| ਕੀ ਰਮਨ ਗੀਤ ਗਾ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੈ?
Has raman sung a song? |
Has a song been sung by raman? |
| ਕੀ ਰਮਨ ਗੀਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਗਾ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੈ?
Has raman not sung a song? |
Has a song not been sung by raman? |
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