Active and Passive Voice MCQs

Solved English MCQs on changing sentences from active to passive voice in every tense, questions and commands, with the rule explained for each.

1. 1

   Change into passive voice: "Ali writes a letter."

   AA letter is written by Ali.BA letter has been written by Ali.CA letter was written by Ali.DA letter is being written by Ali.

   Correct answer: A. A letter is written by Ali.

   Simple present active becomes is/am/are + past participle: "A letter is written by Ali."

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   Change into passive voice: "Ali is writing a letter."

   AA letter is being written by Ali.BA letter is written by Ali.CA letter has been written by Ali.DA letter was being written by Ali.

   Correct answer: A. A letter is being written by Ali.

   Present continuous becomes is/am/are + being + past participle.

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   Change into passive voice: "Ali wrote a letter."

   AA letter was being written by Ali.BA letter had been written by Ali.CA letter is written by Ali.DA letter was written by Ali.

   Correct answer: D. A letter was written by Ali.

   Simple past becomes was/were + past participle.

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   Change into passive voice: "Ali has written a letter."

   AA letter has been written by Ali.BA letter had been written by Ali.CA letter was written by Ali.DA letter is written by Ali.

   Correct answer: A. A letter has been written by Ali.

   Present perfect becomes has/have + been + past participle.

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   Change into passive voice: "Ali will write a letter."

   AA letter will have written by Ali.BA letter is going written by Ali.CA letter would be written by Ali.DA letter will be written by Ali.

   Correct answer: D. A letter will be written by Ali.

   Simple future becomes will/shall + be + past participle.

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   Change into passive voice: "Ali was writing a letter."

   AA letter had been written by Ali.BA letter was written by Ali.CA letter is being written by Ali.DA letter was being written by Ali.

   Correct answer: D. A letter was being written by Ali.

   Past continuous becomes was/were + being + past participle.

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   Change into passive voice: "Ali had written a letter."

   AA letter was being written by Ali.BA letter had been written by Ali.CA letter has been written by Ali.DA letter was written by Ali.

   Correct answer: B. A letter had been written by Ali.

   Past perfect becomes had + been + past participle.

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   Change into passive voice: "Open the door."

   ALet open the door.BLet the door be opened.CThe door should open.DThe door is opened.

   Correct answer: B. Let the door be opened.

   Commands (imperative sentences) use "Let + object + be + past participle".

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   Change into passive voice: "Do not touch the wire."

   AThe wire is not touched.BThe wire should not touching.CLet the wire not be touched.DLet not touch the wire.

   Correct answer: C. Let the wire not be touched.

   Negative commands become "Let + object + not + be + past participle".

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    Change into passive voice: "Who wrote this book?"

    AWho was this book written?BBy whom was this book written?CBy whom this book was written?DWho has written this book?

    Correct answer: B. By whom was this book written?

    Questions with "who" become "By whom + was/were + subject + past participle?"

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    Change into passive voice: "Does he play cricket?"

    AWas cricket played by him?BDoes cricket played by him?CIs cricket being played by him?DIs cricket played by him?

    Correct answer: D. Is cricket played by him?

    "Does" questions in the simple present become "Is/Are + object + past participle + by …?"

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    Change into passive voice: "They are building a new school."

    AA new school is built by them.BA new school was being built by them.CA new school has been built by them.DA new school is being built by them.

    Correct answer: D. A new school is being built by them.

    Present continuous: "is being built". The subject pronoun "they" becomes the object "them".

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    Change into passive voice: "The teacher punished the student."

    AThe student has been punished by the teacher.BThe student is punished by the teacher.CThe student was punished by the teacher.DThe teacher was punished by the student.

    Correct answer: C. The student was punished by the teacher.

    Simple past passive: "was punished". Note the roles stay the same: the student received the punishment.

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    Change into passive voice: "Somebody stole my bag."

    ASomebody's bag was stolen.BMy bag is stolen by somebody.CMy bag was stolen.DMy bag has stolen.

    Correct answer: C. My bag was stolen.

    When the doer is unknown (somebody, someone, people), it is usually left out of the passive sentence.

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    Change into passive voice: "She can solve this problem."

    AThis problem can solved by her.BThis problem can be solved by her.CThis problem is solved by her.DThis problem could be solved by her.

    Correct answer: B. This problem can be solved by her.

    With modal verbs (can, must, should), the passive is modal + be + past participle.

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    Change into passive voice: "You must obey the rules."

    AThe rules must obeyed by you.BYou must be obeyed by the rules.CThe rules must be obeyed by you.DThe rules must have obeyed.

    Correct answer: C. The rules must be obeyed by you.

    Modal passive: must + be + past participle.

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    When a sentence changes from active to passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the:

    ASubjectBObject againCAdverbDVerb

    Correct answer: A. Subject

    In "Ali wrote a letter", the object "a letter" becomes the subject of "A letter was written by Ali."

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    Which kind of sentence cannot normally be changed into the passive voice?

    AA commandBA sentence with an intransitive verb, such as "He sleeps."CA questionDA sentence with a direct object

    Correct answer: B. A sentence with an intransitive verb, such as "He sleeps."

    Intransitive verbs have no object, so there is nothing to become the subject of a passive sentence.

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    Change into passive voice: "They will have completed the project."

    AThe project will have been completed by them.BThe project will be completed by them.CThe project would have completed by them.DThe project has been completed by them.

    Correct answer: A. The project will have been completed by them.

    Future perfect becomes will/shall + have been + past participle.

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21. 20

    Change into active voice: "The match was won by Pakistan."

    APakistan wins the match.BPakistan has won the match.CPakistan won the match.DThe match won Pakistan.

    Correct answer: C. Pakistan won the match.

    "Was won" is simple past passive, so the active form uses the simple past: "Pakistan won the match."

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