Learn how to change the focus of a sentence from "Subject" to "Object".
To change Active to Passive, we swap the Subject and Object.
Active: Subject + Verb + Object
Passive: Object + Helping Verb + V3 + by + Subject
| Voice | Sentence | Hindi Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Ram kills Ravan. | राम रावण को मारता है। |
| Passive | Ravan is killed by Ram. | रावण राम द्वारा मारा जाता है। |
The main verb always becomes V3 (Past Participle).
| Tense | Active (Verb) | Passive (Helping Verb + V3) |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Present | eat / eats | is / am / are + eaten |
| Simple Past | ate | was / were + eaten |
| Simple Future | will eat | will be + eaten |
| Continuous | is eating | is being + eaten |
| Perfect | has eaten | has been + eaten |
| Active | Passive |
|---|---|
| I write a letter. | A letter is written by me. |
| She cooked food. | Food was cooked by her. |
| He is playing cricket. | Cricket is being played by him. |