Formula, Structure, and Rules for simple future tense Active and passive voice
| Formula for | Active voice | Passive voice
(auxiliary verb- will/shall+be+by) |
| Simple | subject+will/shall+verb+object | object+will/shall+be+past participle(V3)+ by+subject |
| Negative | subject+will/shall+not+verb+object | object+will/shall+not +be+past participle(V3)+by+subject |
| Interrogative | will/shall+subject+verb+object | will/shall+object+be+past participle(V3)+by+subject |
| Interrogative+Negative | will/shall+subject+not+verb+object | will/shall+object+not+be+past participle(V3)+by+subject |
Examples:
Active: He will play football.
Passive: Football will be played by him.
Active: He will not play football.
Passive: Football will not be played by him.
Active: Will he play football?
Passive: Will football be played by him?
Active: Will he not play football?
Passive: Will football not be played by him?
Active: She will write a book.
Passive: A book will be written by her.
Active: She will not write a book.
Passive: A book will not be written by her.
Active: Will she write a book?
Passive: Will a book be written by her?
Active: Will she not write a book?
Passive: Will a book not be written by her?
Active: Hewlett-Packard will type a document.
Passive: A document will be typed by Hewlett-Packard.
Active: Hewlett-Packard will not type a document.
Passive: A document will not be typed by Hewlett-Packard.
Active: Will Hewlett-Packard type a document?
Passive: Will a document be typed by Hewlett-Packard?
Active: Will Hewlett-Packard not type a document?
Passive: Will a document not be typed by Hewlett-Packard?
Active: A cat will drink milk.
Passive: Milk will be drunk by a cat.
Active: A cat will not drink milk.
Passive: Milk will not be drunk by a cat.
Active: Will a cat drink milk?
Passive: Will milk be drunk by a cat?
Active: Will a cat not drink milk?
Passive: Will milk not be drunk by a cat?
Active: They will enjoy a picnic.
Passive: A picnic will be enjoyed by them.
Active: They will not enjoy a picnic.
Passive: A picnic will not be enjoyed by them.
Active: Will they enjoy a picnic?
Passive: Will a picnic be enjoyed by them?
Active: Will they not enjoy a picnic?
Passive: Will a picnic not be enjoyed by them?
Active: Tim Berners-Lee will enter the gate.
Passive: The gate will be entered by Tim Berners-Lee.
Active: Tim Berners-Lee will not enter the gate.
Passive: The gate will not be entered by Tim Berners-Lee.
Active: Will Berners-Lee enter the gate?
Passive: Will the gate be entered by Berners-Lee?
Active: Will Berners-Lee not enter the gate?
Passive: Will the gate not be entered by Berners-Lee?
Active: I will plant flowers.
Passive: Flowers will be planted by me.
Active: I will not plant flowers.
Passive: Flowers will not be planted by me.
Active: Will I plant flowers?
Passive: Will flowers be planted by me?
Active: Will I not plant flowers?
Passive: Will flowers not be planted by me?
Active: James Gosling will take breakfast.
Passive: Breakfast will be taken by James Gosling.
Active: James Gosling will not take breakfast.
Passive: Breakfast will not be taken by James Gosling.
Active: Will James Gosling take breakfast?
Passive: Will breakfast be taken by James Gosling?
Active: Will James Gosling not take breakfast?
Passive: Will breakfast not be taken by James Gosling?
Active: We will eat mangoes.
Passive: Mangoes will be eaten by us.
Active: We will not eat mangoes.
Passive: Mangoes will not be eaten by us.
Active: Will we eat mangoes?
Passive: Will mangoes be eaten by us?
Active: Will we not eat mangoes?
Passive: Will mangoes not be eaten by us?
Active: I will make noodles.
Passive: Noodles will be made by me.
Active: I will not make noodles.
Passive: Noodles will not be made by me.
Active: Will I make noodles?
Passive: Will noodles be made by me?
Active: Will I not make noodles?
Passive: Will noodles not be made by me?
Active: Linus will join an office.
Passive: An office will be joined by Linus.
Active: Linus will not join an office.
Passive: An office will not be joined by Linus.
Active: Will Linus join an office?
Passive: Will Linus be joined an office?
Active: Will Linus not join an office?
Passive: Will Linus not be joined an office?
Active: Torvalds will water plants.
Passive: Plants will be watered by Torvalds.
Active: Torvalds will not water plants.
Passive: Plants will not be watered by Torvalds.
Active: Bill Gates will earn money.
Passive: Money will be earned by Bill Gates.
Active: Bill Gates will not earn money.
Passive: Money will not be earned by Bill Gates.
Active: Will Bill Gates earn money?
Passive: Will money be earned by Bill Gates?
Active: Will Bill Gates not earn money?
Passive: Will money not be earned by Bill Gates?
Active: You will eat pasta.
Passive: Pasta will be eaten by you.
Active: You will not eat pasta.
Passive: Pasta will not be eaten by you.
Active: Will you eat pasta?
Passive: Will pasta be eaten by you?
Active: Will you not eat pasta?
Passive: Will pasta not be eaten by you?
Active: They will play a game.
Passive: A game will be played by them.
Active: They will not play a game.
Passive: A game will not be played by them.
Active: Will they play a game?
Passive: Will a game be played by them?
Active: Will they not play a game?
Passive: Will a game not be played by them?
Active: Steve Jobs will paint a picture.
Passive: A picture will be painted by Steve Jobs.
Active: Steve Jobs will not paint a picture.
Passive: A picture will not be painted by Steve Jobs
Active: Will Steve Jobs paint a picture?
Passive: Will a picture be painted by Steve Jobs?
Active: Will Steve Jobs not paint a picture?
Passive: Will a picture not be 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