Exercise 1. Change to passive voice:
1. People are admiring this young man.
Ans: This young man is being admired.
2. The teacher is not calling the roll.
Ans: The roll is not being called by the teacher.
3. Is the gardener watering the plants?
Ans: Are the plants being watered by the gardener?
4. The boys are laughing at the beggar.
Ans: The beggar is being laughed at by the boys.
5. Why are you helping this rogue?
Ans: Why is this rogue being helped by you?
6. How are you solving this sum?
Ans: How is this sum being solved by you?
7. Lata is not singing a sweet song.
Ans: A sweet song is being sung by Lata.
8. The farmer is not ploughing the field.
Ans: The field is not being ploughed by the farmer.
9. Is the dealer storing the grain?
Ans: Is the grain being stored by the dealer?
10. Whom are you looking for here?
Ans: Who is being looked for here by you?
11. What is she cooking for breakfast?
Ans: What is being cooked for breakfast by her?
12. They are not doing their duty well.
Ans: Their duty is not being done well by them.
13. Are they not whitewashing their house?
Ans: Are their house not whitewashed?
14. Sheker is not flying a kite on the roof.
Ans: A kite is not being flown on the roof by Sheker.
15. She is not speaking even a word about this matter.
Ans: Even a word is not being spoken about this matter by her.
16. The tailor is stitching my shirt.
Ans: My shirt is being stitched by the tailor.
17. Sherya is reading a story book.
Ans: A story book is being read by Sherya.
Exercise 2. Change to active voice:
1. A meeting is being held tonight at his house.
Ans: They are holding a meeting at his house.
2. Who is being invited to dinner by you?
Ans: Whom are you inviting to dinner?
3. A shirt is being stitched by Radha.
Ans: Radha is stitching a shirt.
4. How are they being helped by you?
Ans: How are you helping them?
5. Is a cigarette being smoked by Mahi?
Ans: Is Mahi smoking a cigarette?
6. The clothes are not being ironed by the washerman.
Ans: The washerman is not ironing the clothes.
7. What is being read by by you at this time?
Ans: What are you reading at this time?
8. Is a white lie being told by her?
Ans: Is she telling a white lie?
9. An ice cream is being eaten by the child?
Ans: Is the child eating an ice cream?
10. Dinner is not being served by Tom today.
Ans: Tom is not serving dinner today.
11. Is the cow being milked by the milkmaid?
Ans: Is the milkmaid milking the cow?
12. By whom is the door being knocked at?
Ans: Who is knocking at the door?
13. A meeting is being held in the hall.
Ans: They are holding a meeting in the hall.
14. Exercise is being taken by him regularly.
Ans: He is taking exercise regularly.
15. When is he being released?
Ans: write your answer below as comments.
Exercise 3. Change the voice:
1. Who is polishing my shoes?
Ans: By whom are my shoes being polished?
2. Is Sara not knocking at the door?
Ans: Is the door not being knocked at by Sara?
3. I am being helped by my friends.
Ans: My friends are helping me.
4. She is bringing you a cup of tea.
Ans: A cup of tea is being brought by her.
5. This matter is not being looked into by the police.
Ans: The police is not looking into this matter.
6. How is he objecting to this proposal?
Ans: How is this proposal being objected by him?
7. We are serving our motherland earnestly.
Ans: Our motherland is being served earnestly.
8. The baby is not being looked after by the mother.
Ans: The mother is not looking after the baby.
9. What is being looked for by them?
Ans: What are they looking after?
10. The tailor is not threading the needle.
Ans: The needle is not being threaded by the tailor.
11. Why are you wasting your money like that?
Ans: Why is your money being wasted like that by you?
12. When are the tickets for this movie being bought by you?
Ans: When are you buying tickets for this movie?
13. Tina is playing football in the playground.
Ans: Football is being played in the playground by Tina.
14. My friends are making a toy aeroplane.
Ans: A toy aeroplane is being made by my friends.
15. How is she being helped by you?
Ans: How are you helping her?

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