Welcome to an important lesson on Active and Passive Voice! Here, we’ll explore their usage in Future Simple, Future Perfect, and Modal Verbs. Learn the rules, forms, and examples to enhance your grammar and communication skills.—
What Are Active and Passive Voice?
Active Voice
- The subject performs the action.
- Focuses on who is doing the action.
- Example: “The chef will cook the meal.”
Passive Voice
- The object of the action becomes the focus.
- Used when the doer is unknown, unimportant, or obvious.
- Example: “The meal will be cooked by the chef.”
General Rule:
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
1. Future Simple Tense
Form:
Active Voice: Subject + will + verb + object
Example: The chef will cook the meal.
Passive Voice: Object + will be + past participle + by + subject
Example: The meal will be cooked by the chef.
Examples:
- Active: She will write a letter.
- Passive: A letter will be written by her.
- Active: He will read the book.
- Passive: The book will be read by him.
- Active: They will sing a song.
- Passive: A song will be sung by them.
- Active: I will watch a movie.
- Passive: A movie will be watched by me.
- Active: She will manage the project.
- Passive: The project will be managed by her.
- Active: He will play basketball.
- Passive: Basketball will be played by him.
- Active: They will drive the car.
- Passive: The car will be driven by them.
- Active: I will bake a cake.
- Passive: A cake will be baked by me.
- Active: She will study history.
- Passive: History will be studied by her.
- Active: He will eat an apple.
- Passive: An apple will be eaten by him.
2. Future Perfect Tense
Form:
Active Voice: Subject + will have + past participle + object
Example: The chef will have cooked the meal.
Passive Voice: Object + will have been + past participle + by + subject
Example: The meal will have been cooked by the chef.
Examples:
- Active: She will have written a letter.
- Passive: A letter will have been written by her.
- Active: He will have read the book.
- Passive: The book will have been read by him.
- Active: They will have sung a song.
- Passive: A song will have been sung by them.
- Active: I will have watched a movie.
- Passive: A movie will have been watched by me.
- Active: She will have managed the project.
- Passive: The project will have been managed by her.
- Active: He will have played basketball.
- Passive: Basketball will have been played by him.
- Active: They will have driven the car.
- Passive: The car will have been driven by them.
- Active: I will have baked a cake.
- Passive: A cake will have been baked by me.
- Active: She will have studied history.
- Passive: History will have been studied by her.
- Active: He will have eaten an apple.
- Passive: An apple will have been eaten by him.
3. Modal Verbs
Form:
Active Voice: Subject + modal verb + verb + object
Example: The chef can cook the meal.
Passive Voice: Object + modal verb + be + past participle + by + subject
Example: The meal can be cooked by the chef.
Examples:
- Active: She can write a letter.
- Passive: A letter can be written by her.
- Active: He may read the book.
- Passive: The book may be read by him.
- Active: They must sing a song.
- Passive: A song must be sung by them.
- Active: I should watch a movie.
- Passive: A movie should be watched by me.
- Active: She could manage the project.
- Passive: The project could be managed by her.
- Active: He might play basketball.
- Passive: Basketball might be played by him.
- Active: They must drive the car.
- Passive: The car must be driven by them.
- Active: I can bake a cake.
- Passive: A cake can be baked by me.
- Active: She should study history.
- Passive: History should be studied by her.
- Active: He must eat an apple.
- Passive: An apple must be eaten by him.
Exercises: Active and passive voice of future tenses and modal verbs.
Turn each of these simple future, future perfect, or modal-verb active sentences
into the correct passive form.1. She will write a letter.
2. He will have read the book.
3. They must sing a song.
4. I will watch a movie.
5. She will manage the project.
6. He will have played basketball.
7. They can drive the car.
8. I will have baked a cake.
9. She will study history.
10. I should watch a movie.
11. He will eat an apple.
12. She will have managed the team.
13. They may read the article.
14. We will teach English.
15. He must clean the room.
16. They will have booked tickets.
17. She will bake cookies.
18. I could paint the wall.
19. He will have eaten lunch.
20. She may finish the report.
21. They will build a bridge.
22. We will have completed the tasks.
23. They must follow the rules.
24. She will have written emails.
25. He will repair the bike.
26. You should open the window.
27. They will have delivered the parcels.
28. She can solve the problem.
29. We will celebrate the victory.
30. He might bring the documents.
1. She will write a letter.
2. He will have read the book.
3. They must sing a song.
4. I will watch a movie.
5. She will manage the project.
6. He will have played basketball.
7. They can drive the car.
8. I will have baked a cake.
9. She will study history.
10. I should watch a movie.
11. He will eat an apple.
12. She will have managed the team.
13. They may read the article.
14. We will teach English.
15. He must clean the room.
16. They will have booked tickets.
17. She will bake cookies.
18. I could paint the wall.
19. He will have eaten lunch.
20. She may finish the report.
21. They will build a bridge.
22. We will have completed the tasks.
23. They must follow the rules.
24. She will have written emails.
25. He will repair the bike.
26. You should open the window.
27. They will have delivered the parcels.
28. She can solve the problem.
29. We will celebrate the victory.
30. He might bring the documents.
