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English - II

Notes Past Perfect
I had read the book. ............... Active
The book had been read by me. ............... Passive
(iii) Future Tense
(a) Future Indefinite: Assertive sentence
For transforming an active voice sentence under this tense into passive voice, the
verb is used in its third form and be is inserted between will and the verb.
Example:
I will write a book? ............... Active
A book be written by me? ............... Passive
(b) Future Perfect
In the passive voice, under this tense been is inserted between have and the verb.
Example:
I will have written a book. ............... Active
A book will have been written by me. ............... Passive
Interrogatives are obtained only by putting will/shall before the subject.
(iv) Other Conditions for transforming Active into Passive
(a) The preposition after a verb in the active voice does not change its place in the passive
voice.
Example:
She laughed at the child. ............... Active
The child was laughed at by her. ............... Passive
We have not heard of this play. ............... Active
This play has not been heard of. ............... Passive
They will object to your seeing this film. ............... Active
your seeing this film will be objected to. ............... Passive
They do not approve of this plan. ............... Active
This plan is not approved of by them. ............... Passive
(b) Modal Auxiliaries: Can, could, should must, ought to, might, etc. do not change when
transformed from active to passive.
They should help the child. ............... Active
The child should be helped by them. ............... Passive
You ought to follow the instructions carefully. ............... Active
The instructions ought to be followed carefully. ............... Passive
The child can throw the book. ............... Active
The book can be thrown by the child. ............... Passive
You might help him. ............... Active
He might be helpd by you. ............... Passive
(c) Infinitive in passive construction.
Example:
I want them to help you. ............... Active
I want you to be helped. ............... Passive
The child expected his mother to praise him. ............... Active
The child expected to be praised by his mother. ............... Passive

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