Voice Change
Level 1
Verb Transformations
General Rules:
1. If there is only a 'main verb', use 'am/is/are' for Present Tense and 'was/were' for Past Tense.
2. If the verb has '-ing', use 'being'.
3. If the verb is in a perfect tense (have/has), use 'been'.
4. If there is a 'modal verb', use 'be'.
Let's go:
1. play→ (am/is/are) played
2. plucks→
3. watched→ (was/were) watched
4. am killing→ (am/is/are being) killed
5. is aiming→
6. are spoiling →
7. have pulled → (have/has) been pulled
8. has pushed →
9. had planned →
10. was building →
11. were catching →
12. shall pick → (shall/will) be picked
13. will manage →
14. shall have sold → (shall/will) have been sold
15. will have completed →
16. can see →
17. could eat→
18. should obey →
19. must follow →
20. would hang →
21. may build →
22. should have helped →
Level 2
This level focuses on simple sentence structures and identifying the subject/object relationship: ( One is done for you)
Let's go:
1. You --------------- the boy.
→The boy --------------- by you.
2. She --------------- me.
3. I --------------- girl.
4. He --------------- the dog.
5. They --------------- him.
6. The girl --------------- the boy.
7. We --------------- the tree.
8. You --------------- the boy.
9. The boys --------------- the bat.
10. She --------------- him.
Level 3
This level outlines a step-by-step process for converting sentences: ( One is done for you)
1. I play cricket.
Step 1: -------- (am/is/are) played --------.
Step 2: Cricket ---------------------------- by me.
Final Answer: Cricket is played by me.
2. We picked the flowers.
3. They are collecting mangoes.
4. You were building a house.
Level 4
Preposition Variations
In some cases, the preposition "by" is replaced with other words depending on the verb:
1. Use "at" instead of "by" with the following verbs:
Surprise, shock, alarm, annoy, frighten, vex
2. Use "with" instead of "by" with the following verbs:
Please, fill, satisfy, crowd, throng, disgust, annoy, marry, displease, overgrow, cover
3. Use "to" instead of "by"with the following verbs:
Marry, known, oblige, engage, invite, entitle
4. Use "in" instead of "by" with the following verbs:
Interest, absorb, engross, involve, confide, include, consist, dress, contain
Let's go:
( One is done for you)
1. His behaviour surprised me.
Step 1: ---------- was/were surprised -----------.
Step 2: I --------------- at his behaviour.
Final Answer: I was surprised at his behaviour.
2. The noise frightened the child.
3. His behavior annoyed me.
4. The news alarmed everyone.
5. The gift pleased her.
6. The room filled smoke.
7. His actions disgusted me.
8. People crowded the street.
9. Dust covered the table.
10. Everyone knows him.
11. The story interested me.
12. I invited him.
13. The book absorbed him.
14. The work involved many people.
15. She dressed the child.
Level 5
Omitted Subjects
When the subject is "someone / somebody / people / they," it is often omitted in the final passive sentence because the focus shifts to action, not doer: ( One is done for you)
1. Someone broke the glass.
Step 1: --------- was/were broken.
Step 2: The glass ---------------.
Final Answer:The glass was broken.
2. Someone plucked the tree.
3. Someone built the house.
4. Someone stole the bike.
5. Somebody opened the shop.
6. Someone closed the window.
7. Someone wrote a letter.
8. Someone cleaned the room.
9. Someone repaired the car.
10. Someone painted the wall.
11. Somebody repaired the bridge.
12. People speak English all over the world.
13. People grow rice in this area.
14. People celebrate this festival every year.
15. They built this school in 1990.
16. They sell books here.
17. They make cars in this factory.
Rahul.
Level 10
( One is done for you)
1. Honey tastes sweet.
→Honey is sweet when it is tasted.
2. The mango tastes sour.
3. The flower smells nice.
4. The food tastes delicious.
5. This cloth feels soft.
