Examples of Active Passive voice Present Simple past tense

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: February 3, 2024

Formula, Structure, and Rules for Simple past tense

  Examples:    Active: He played football. Passive: Football was played by him.   Active: He did not play football. Passive: Football was not played by him.   Active: Did he play football? Passive: Was football played by him?   Active: Did he not play football? Passive: Was football not played by him?   Active: she wrote a book. Passive: A book was written by her.   Active: She did not write a book. Passive: A book was not written by her.   Active: Did she write a book? Passive: Was a book written by her?   Active: Did she not write a book? Passive: Was a book not written by her?   Active: Hewlett-Packard typed a document. Passive: A document was typed by Hewlett-Packard.   Active: Hewlett-Packard did not type a document. Passive: A document was not typed by Hewlett-Packard.   Active: Did Hewlett-Packard type a document? Passive: Was a document typed by Hewlett-Packard?   Active: Did Hewlett-Packard not type a document? Passive: Was a document not typed by Hewlett-Packard?   Active: A cat drank milk. Passive: Milk was drunk by a cat.   Active: A cat did not drink milk. Passive: Milk was not drunk by a cat.   Active: Did a cat drink milk? Passive: Was milk drunk by a cat?   Active: Did a cat not drink milk? Passive: Was milk not drunk by a cat?   Active: They enjoyed a picnic. Passive: A picnic was enjoyed by them.   Active: They did not enjoy a picnic. Passive: A picnic was not enjoyed by them.   Active: Did they enjoy a picnic? Passive: Was a picnic enjoyed by them?   Active: Did they not enjoy a picnic? Passive: Was a picnic not enjoyed by them?   Active: Tim Berners-Lee entered the gate. Passive: The gate was entered by Tim Berners-Lee.   Active: Tim Berners-Lee did not enter the gate. Passive: The gate was not entered by Tim Berners-Lee.   Active: Did Tim Berners-Lee enter the gate? Passive: Was Tim Berners-Lee entered the gate?   Active: Did Tim Berners-Lee not enter the gate? Passive: Was Tim Berners-Lee not entered the gate?   Active: I planted flowers. Passive: Flowers were planted by me.   Active: I did not plant flowers. Passive: Flowers were not planted by me.   Active: Did I plant flowers? Passive: Were flowers planted by me?   Active: Did I not plant flowers? Passive: Were flowers not planted by me?   Active: James Gosling took breakfast. Passive: Breakfast was taken by James Gosling.   Active: James Gosling did not take breakfast. Passive: Breakfast was not taken by James Gosling.   Active: Did James Gosling take breakfast? Passive: Was breakfast taken by James Gosling?   Active: Did James Gosling not take breakfast? Passive: Was breakfast not taken by James Gosling?   Active: We ate mangoes. Passive: Mangoes were eaten by me.   Active: We did not eat mangoes? Passive: Mangoes were not eaten by me.   Active: Did we eat mangoes? Passive: Were mangoes eaten by us?   Active: Did we not eat mangoes? Passive: Were mangoes not eaten by us?   Active: I made noodles. Passive: Noodles were made by us.   Active: I did not make noodles. Passive: Noodles were not made by me.   Active: Did I make noodles? Passive: Were noodles made by me?   Active: Did I not make noodles? Passive: Were noodles not made by me?   Active: Linus joined an office. Passive: An office was joined by Linus.   Active: Linus did not join an office. Passive: An office was not joined by Linus.   Active: Did Linus join an office? Passive: Was an office not joined by Linus?   Active: Did Linus not join an office? Passive: Was an office not joined by Linus?   Active: Torvalds watered plants. Passive: Plants were watered by Torvalds. Active: Torvalds did not water plants. Passive: Plants were not watered by Torvalds.   Active: Did Torvalds water plants? Passive: Were plants watered by Torvalds?   Active: Did Torvalds not water plants? Passive: Were plants not watered by Torvalds?   Active: Bill Gates earned money. Passive: Money was earned by Bill Gates.   Active: Bill Gates did not earn money. Passive: Money was not earned by Bill Gates.   Active: Did Bill Gates earn money? Passive: Was money earned by Bill Gates?   Active: Did Bill Gates not earn money? Passive: Was money not earned by Bill Gates?   Active: You ate pasta. Passive: Pasta was eaten by you.   Active: You did not eat pasta. Passive: Pasta was not eaten by you.   Active: Did you eat pasta? Passive: Was pasta eaten by you?   Active: Did you not eat pasta? Passive: Was pasta not eaten by you?   Active: They played a game. Passive: A game was played by them.   Active: They did not play a game. Passive: A game was not played by them.   Active: Did they play a game? Passive: Was a game played by them?   Active: Did they not play a game? Passive: Was a game not played by them?   Active: Steve Jobs painted a picture. Passive: A picture was painted by Steve Jobs.   Active: Steve Jobs did not paint a picture. Passive: A picture was not painted by Steve Jobs.   Active: Did Steve Jobs paint a picture? Passive: Was a picture painted by Steve Jobs?   Active: Did Steve Jobs not paint a picture? Passive: Was a picture not painted by Steve Jobs?

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2. Present continuous tense – Active passive voice
3. Present perfect tense – Active passive voice
4. Simple past tense – Active Passive voice
5. Past continuous tense – Active passive voice
6. Past perfect tense –  Active passive voice
7. Simple future tense – Active passive voice
8. Future perfect tense – Active passive voice