Passive Voice Exercise for Class 10 KSEEB SSLC

We use the passive voice when it is not necessary or important to say who performed the action.

Here is a quick overview of passive verb forms in different tenses.

Simple present tense

Active voice: first form of the verb (v1)

Passive voice: is / am / are + past participle form of the verb (v3)

• She feeds stray animals (Active)
• Stray animals are fed by her. (Passive)

Present continuous tense

Active: is / am / are + ing form

Passive voice: is / are / are + being + v3

• I am feeding my cats. (Active)
• My cats are being fed by me. (Passive)

Present perfect tense

Active voice: has / have + past participle (v3)

Passive voice: has /have + been + past participle

• I have finished the job. (Active)
• The job has been finished by me. (Passive)

Simple past tense

Active voice: v2

Passive voice: was / were + v3

• I cooked the meal. (Active)
• The meal was cooked by me. (Passive)

Past continuous tense

Active voice: was / were + ing form

Passive voice: was / were + being + v3

• I was wiping the table. (Active)
• The table was being wiped by me. (Passive)

Past perfect tense

Active voice: had + v3

Passive voice: had + been + v3

• I had sent the report. (Active)
• The report had been sent by me. (Passive)

Simple future

Active voice: will / shall + v1

Passive voice: will / shall + be + v3

• We will win the championship. (Active)
• The championship will be won by us. (Passive)

Future perfect

Active voice: wil / shall + have + v3

Passive voice: will / shall + have + been + v3

• They will have fixed the roof. (Active)
• The roof will have been fixed by them.

Notes The present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, future continuous and future perfect continuous tenses are not used in the passive form.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.

Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.

1. My grandfather built this house in 1979. / This house ………………………. in 1979.

2. The teacher admonished him for coming late. / He ……………………… for coming late.

3. This company employs sixty people. / Sixty people ……………………. by this company.

4. The police arrested him. / He ……………………… by the police.

5. I have cleaned the room. / The room ………………………….. by me.

6. Careless driving causes accidents. / Accidents ……………………… by careless driving.

7. How do you pronounce this word? / How ………………….. this word ………………………?

8. The loud noise woke me up. / I ……………………… up by a loud noise.

9. They didn’t invite me to their party. / I ………………………. to their party.

10. We make cheese from milk. / Cheese ……………………… from milk.

Answers

1.was built

2. was admonished

3. are employed

4. was arrested

5. has been cleaned

6. are caused

7. is pronounced

8. was woken

9. was not invited

10. is made