Voice Change for JSC

Voice

Active / Passive Overview

	Active	Passive
Simple Present	Once a week, Tom cleans the house.	Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom.
Present Continuous	Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.	Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
Simple Past	Sam repaired the car.	The car was repaired by Sam.
Past Continuous	The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.	The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
Present Perfect	Many tourists have visited that castle.	That castle has been visited by many tourists.
Present Perfect Continuous	Recently, John has been doing the work.	Recently, the work has been being done by John.
Past Perfect	George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license.	Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license.
Past Perfect Continuous	Chef Jones had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.	The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Jones for two years before he moved to Paris.
Simple Future will	Someone will finish the work by 5:00 PM.	The work will be finished by 5:00 PM.
Simple Future be going to	Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.	A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
Future Continuous will	At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washing the dishes.	At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will be being washed by John.
Future Continuous be going to	At 8:00 PM tonight, John is going to be washing the dishes.	At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are going to be being washed by John.
Future Perfect will	They will have completed the project before the deadline.	The project will have been completed before the deadline.
Future Perfect be going to	They are going to have completed the project before the deadline.	The project is going to have been completed before the deadline.
Future Perfect Continuous will	The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.	The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
Future Perfect Continuous be going to	The famous artist is going to have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.	The mural is going to have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
Used to	Jerry used to pay the bills.	The bills used to be paid by Jerry.
Would Always	My mother would always make the pies.	The pies would always be made by my mother.
Future in the Past Would	I knew John would finish the work by 5:00 PM.	I knew the work would be finished by 5:00 PM.
Future in the Past Was Going to	I thought Sally was going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.	I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be made by Sally tonight.

Active Voice	Passive Voice
One should keep one’s promise.	A promise should be kept. (by someone  ...omitted)
Someone has stolen my purse.	My purse has been stolen. (by someone  ...omitted)
We can gain nothing without labour.	Nothing can be gained without labour.  (by us)
We should not encourage indiscipline.	Indiscipline should not be encouraged. (by us)
Mother looked after the boy	The boy was looked after by mother.
Some one built this building in 1990.	This building was built in 1990 (by someone)
He considers me honest	I am considered honest by him.
We ought to help the poor	The poor ought to be helped by us.
We will not admit children under tem	Children under ten will not be admitted by us
It is time to do your duty	It is time for your duty to be done.
I have lost my pen	My pen has been lost (by me)
Light filled the room	The room was filled with light (not by)
Her manners pleased us very much	We are very much pleased with her manners.
The novel of Tolstoy interest me	I am interested in the novel of Tolstoy.
I know the fact	The fact is known to me.
Quasi-passive voice
Honey tastes sweet	Honey is sweet when it is tasted.
The rose smells sweet	The rose is sweet when it is smelt.
The stone feels rough	The stone is rough when it is felt.
Verbs without complement
The house is building	The house is being built.
The trumpets are sounding	The trumpets are being sounded.
The drums are beating	The drums are being beaten.
The book is printing	The book is being printed
The cows are milking	The cows are being milked
Passive voice of complex sentence
We know that Columbus discovered America	That America was discovered by Columbus is known to us/ it is known to us that America was discovered by Columbus.
I can not depend on what he says	What is said by him can not be depended on by me.