Active And Passive Voice

Question 1

Simple present tense

Answer 1

Active : present tense ( sell/ sells)
Passive: auxilliary verb ( is/ are/ am) + past ( is sold, are sold)

Question 2

Present continuous tense

Answer 2

Active: is/am/ are + ing ( is selling, are selling, am selling)

Passive: is/ am / are + being + en/ ed ( is/are being sold)

Question 3

Present Perfect
Tense

Answer 3

Active: has/have + Past Participle of the Verb ( has/have sold)

Passive: has/have + been + Past
Participle of the Verb ( has/have been sold)

Question 4

Simple Past
Tense

Answer 4

Active: Past Tense form of the
Verb. (Sold)

Passive: was/were + Past Participle of
the Verb (. Was/were sold)

Question 5

Past Continuous/ progressive
Tense

Answer 5

Active: was/were +-ing form of
the Verb (was/ were selling)

Passive: was/were + being + Past
Participle of the Verb
( was/ were being sold)

Question 6

Past Perfect
Tense

Answer 6

Active : had - past participle of the verb
( had sold)

Passive : had + been + Past Participle
of the Verb
( had been sold)

Question 7

Simple Future
Tense

Answer 7

Active: will/shall + first form of
the Verb or simple present
(Will/shall sell bread)

Passive: will / shall + be + Past
Participle of the Verb
( will/shall be sold)

Question 8

Future Perfect
Tense

Answer 8

Active: will/shall + have + Past
Participle of the Verb
( will/shall have sold)

Passive: will/shall + have + been + Past
Participle of the Verb

Will have been sold

Question 9

Importance of active voice

Answer 9

1. Emphasizes the doer of the action so promoting clarity and directness in communication thereforee it is easier to understand

Question 10

Importance of passive voice

Answer 10

• shifts the focus to the receiver of the action allowing flexibility and umphasis
• effective fir hughlighting the recoient of the adtioj when the doer is less importnat