Formula, Structure, and Rules for Past perfect tense Active and passive voice
| Formula for | Active voice | Passive voice
(auxiliary verb- had+been+by) |
| Simple | subject+had+verb(3)+object | object+had+been+past participle(V3)+ by+subject |
| Negative | subject+had+not+verb(3)+object | object+had+not+been+past participle(V3)+by+subject |
| Interrogative | had+subject+verb(3)+object | had+object+been+past participle(V3)+by+subject |
| Interrogative+Negative | had+subject+not+verb(3)+object | had+object+not+been+past participle(V3)+by+subject |
Examples:
Active: He had played football.
Passive: Football had been played by him.
Active: He had not played football.
Passive: Football had not been played by him.
Active: Had he played football?
Passive: Had football been played by him?
Active: Had he not played football?
Passive: Had football not been played by him?
Active: She Had written a book.
Passive: A book Had been written by her.
Active: She had not written a book.
Passive: A book had not been written by her.
Active: Had she written a book?
Passive: Had a book been written by her?
Active: Had she not written a book?
Passive: Had a book not been written by her?
Active: Hewlett-Packard had typed a document.
Passive: A document had been typed by Hewlett-Packard.
Active: Hewlett-Packard had not typed a document.
Passive: A document had not been typed by Hewlett-Packard.
Active: Had Hewlett-Packard typed a document?
Passive: Had a document been typed by Hewlett-Packard?
Active: Had Hewlett-Packard not typed a document?
Passive: Had a document not been typed by Hewlett-Packard?
Active: A cat had drunk milk.
Passive: Milk had been drunk by a cat.
Active: A cat had not drunk milk.
Passive: Milk had not been drunk by a cat.
Active: Had a cat drunk milk?
Passive: Had milk been drunk by a cat?
Active: Had a cat not drunk milk?
Passive: Had milk not been drunk by a cat?
Active: They had enjoyed a picnic.
Passive: A picnic had been enjoyed by them.
Active: They had not enjoyed a picnic.
Passive: A picnic had not been enjoyed by them.
Active: Had they enjoyed a picnic?
Passive: Had a picnic been enjoyed by them?
Active: Had they not enjoyed a picnic?
Passive: Had a picnic not been enjoyed by them?
Active: Tim Berners-Lee had entered the gate.
Passive: The gate had been entered by Tim Berners-Lee.
Active: Tim Berners-Lee had not entered the gate.
Passive: The gate had not been entered by Tim Berners-Lee.
Active: Had Tim Berners-Lee entered the gate?
Passive: Had the gate been entered by Tim Berners-Lee?
Active: Had Tim Berners-Lee not entered the gate?
Passive: Had the gate not been entered by Tim Berners-Lee?
Active: I had planted flowers.
Passive: Flowers had been planted by me.
Active: I had not planted flowers.
Passive: Flowers had not been planted by me.
Active: Had I planted flowers?
Passive: Had flowers been planted by me?
Active: Had I not planted flowers?
Passive: Had flowers not been planted by me?
Active: James Gosling had taken breakfast.
Passive: Breakfast had been taken by James Gosling.
Active: James Gosling had not taken breakfast.
Passive: Breakfast had not been taken by James Gosling.
Active: Had James Gosling taken breakfast?
Passive: Had breakfast been taken by James Gosling?
Active: Had James Gosling not taken breakfast?
Passive: Had breakfast not been taken by James Gosling?
Active: We had eaten mangoes.
Passive: Mangoes had been eaten by us.
Active: We had not eaten mangoes.
Passive: Mangoes had not been eaten by us.
Active: Had we eaten mangoes?
Passive: Had mangoes been eaten by us?
Active: Had we not eaten mangoes?
Passive: Had mangoes not been eaten by us?
Active: I had made noodles.
Passive: Noodles had been made by me.
Active: I had not made noodles.
Passive: Noodles had not been made by me.
Active: Had I made noodles?
Passive: Had noodles been made by me?
Active: Had I not made noodles?
Passive: Had noodles not been made by me?
Active: Linus had joined an office.
Passive: An office had been joined by Linus.
Active: Linus had not joined an office.
Passive: An office had not been joined by Linus.
Active: Had Linus joined an office?
Passive: Had an office been joined by Linus?
Active: Had Linus not joined an office?
Passive: Had an office not been joined by Linus?
Active: Torvalds had watered plants.
Passive: Plants had been watered by Torvalds.
Active: Torvalds had not watered plants.
Passive: Plants had not been watered by Torvalds.
Active: Had Torvalds watered plants?
Passive: Had plants been watered by Torvalds?
Active: Had Torvalds not watered plants?
Passive: Had plants not been watered by Torvalds?
Active: Bill Gates had earned money.
Passive: Money had been earned by Bill Gates.
Active: Bill Gates had not earned money.
Passive: Money had not been earned by Bill Gates.
Active: Had Bill Gates earned money?
Passive: Had money been earned by Bill Gates?
Active: Had Bill Gates not earned money?
Passive: Had money not been earned by Bill Gates?
Active: You had eaten pasta.
Passive: Pasta had been eaten by you.
Active: You had not eaten pasta.
Passive: Pasta had not been eaten by you.
Active: Had you eaten pasta?
Passive: Had pasta been eaten by you?
Active: Had you not eaten pasta?
Passive: Had pasta not been eaten by you?
Active: They had played a game.
Passive: A game had been played by them.
Active: They had not played a game.
Passive: A game had not been played by them.
Active: Had they played a game?
Passive: Had a game been played by them?
Active: Had they not played a game?
Passive: Had a game not been played by them?
Active: Steve Jobs had painted a picture.
Passive: A picture has been painted by Steve Jobs.
Active: Steve Jobs has not painted a picture.
Passive: A picture had not been painted by Steve Jobs.
Active: Had Steve Jobs painted a picture?
Passive: Had a picture been painted by Steve Jobs?
Active: Had Steve Jobs painted a picture?
Passive: Had a picture been painted by Steve Jobs?
Learn More About Active & Passive Voice
- Simple present tense – Active and passive voice
- Present continuous tense – Active passive voice
- Present perfect tense – Active passive voice
- Simple past tense – Active Passive voice
- Past continuous tense – Active passive voice
- Past perfect tense – Active passive voice
- Simple future tense – Active passive voice
- Future perfect tense – Active passive voice
