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Friday 6 November 2015

Introduction to Sentence and kinds of sentence with Examples

Kinds of Sentence

Introduction to Sentence and kinds of sentence with Examples
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What is a Sentence:

A grouping of the word that describes an entire idea or thinking is called a sentence.
Examples:
  1. Ronnie swims in the pool.
  2. Anderson speaks English like a pro.
  3. The girl tried her best to win the prize but failed.

The above collection of words “Ronnie swims in the pool” describes a whole scenario, therefore, it is a sentence. A sentence should start with a capital letter & ends with a question mark or a full stop.

Kinds of sentences:
There are four kinds of sentences.

  • Assertive/Declarative Sentence


A sentence which makes an announcement or statement is called a Declarative sentence. Declarative sentences end with a full stop.
Examples:
  1. They will tour the Old book stalls soon after the Spring Admissions.
  2. She will slap her son if he teased you this time.
  3. The Boxing champion trophy was called off due to the political tension in the country.

  • Interrogative Sentence


A sentence that demands, ask questions and ends with question marks is called interrogative sentences.
Examples:
Why is she not responding to his messages?
 Does he use that old laptop?
Will she make her debut to the leading film industry of the country this season?

  • Imperative Sentence


A sentence that describes a demand, Order, domination or suggestion is called an imperative sentence.
Examples:
  1. keep all the protesters away from my office.  (An order)
  2. Please pay my electric gas bill this time.  (A demand)
  3. You can buy that red car instead of this one. (A suggestion)


  • Exclamatory Sentence


A sentence that describes well-built thoughts or feelings is known an exclamatory sentence. Such sentences describe revelation, happiness, distress, admiration, irritation, annoyance, etc. The exclamatory clauses (sentences) ends with an exclamation mark (!).
Examples:
  1. How you made it possible!
  2. This is unbelievable!
  3. Hurrah! She passed the tough English grammar paper!
  4. This is not cute!

Passive Voice for May have, Should have, Must have and Might have

Passive Voice for May have, Should have, Must have and Might have.
In Passive voice sentences, The Subject and Object will cross (interchange) their places, and the word "By" will be fixed right after the past participle ( the Third form of the verb) & before the subject.
The Following are some of the major and commonly used Past Modals and their Passive voice.
Passive Voice for "May have, Should have, Must have and Might have" Past Modals
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Passive Voice for May have:

May have will change into 'May have been' in the passive voice.
For Example:
Active voice: we may have satisfied all the new customers.
Passive voice: All the new customers may have been satisfied by us.

Active voice [Negative sentence]: we may not have satisfied all the new customers.
Passive voice [negative sentence]: All the new customers may not have been satisfied by us.

Passive Voice for Should have:

'Should have' will change into 'should have been' in the passive voice.
For example:
Active voice: They should have fulfilled all the dreams.
Passive voice: All the dreams should have been fulfilled by them.

Active Voice [Negative sentence]: They should not have fulfilled all the dreams.
Passive voice [negative sentence]: All of the dreams should not have been fulfilled by them.

Passive voice for must have:

The 'must have' will change into 'Must have been' in the passive voice.
For Example:
Active voice: Smith must have started a new side Business.
Passive voice: A new side business must have been started by smith.

Active voice [negative sentence]: Smith must not have started a new side business.
Passive voice [negative sentence]: A new side business must not have been started by smith.

Passive voice for might have:

The 'Might have' will convert into 'might have been' in the passive voice phrases.
For Example:
Active voice: The girls might have learned the passive voice for past modals.
Passive voice: The passive voice for past modals might have been learned by the girls.

Active voice [negative sentence]: The girls might not have learned the passive voice for past modals.
Passive voice [negative sentence]" The passive voice for past modals might not have been learned by the girls.

Thursday 5 November 2015

Passive voice for Present and Future Modals (May, Can. Must, Might, should)

In the passive voice, we exchange the places between subjects & objects, use past participle and Place 'By' before the object.
Passive voice for Present and Future Modals (May, Can. Must, Might, should)
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Active and Passive Voice for Present & Future Modals:

The 'may', 'can', 'should', 'might' and 'Must' are some of the most commonly used MODALS.

Passive Voice for 'Can':

When we change 'can' to passive voice, the can will change to into can be.
For Example:
Active voice: James can see the stars at day time.
Passive voice: The stars can be seen by James at day time.

Active voice (Negative): James can not see the stars at day time.
Passive voice (Negative): The stars can not be seen by James at day time.

Active voice (Interrogative): Can the James see the stars at day time?
Passive voice (Interrogative): Can the James seen the stars at day time?

Passive Voice for 'May':

The 'may' will  become 'may be' in the passive voice.
For Examples:
Active voice: She may play the guitar perfectly this time.
Passive voice: The guitar may be played Perfectly by her this time.

Active voice Negative: She may not play the guitar perfectly this time.
Passive voice Negative: The guitar may not be played perfectly by her this time.

Active voice Interrogative: May she play the guitar perfectly this time?
Passive voice Interrogative: May the guitar be played perfectly by her this time?

Passive voice for 'might':

The 'might' will change to 'might be' in the passive voice.
For Example:
Active voice: The policemen might eat pizza.
Passive voice: The pizza might be eaten the policemen.

Active voice Negative: The policemen might not eat pizza.
Passive voice interrogative: The pizza might not be eaten by the policemen.

Active voice interrogative: Might the policemen eat pizza?
Passive voice interrogative: Might the pizza be eaten by the policemen?

Passive voice for 'should':

The 'Should' will convert into 'should be' in the passive voice.
For Example:
Active voice: The kids should play both the indoor and outdoor games.
Passive voice: Both the indoor and outdoor games should be played by the kids.

Active voice negative: The kids should not play both the indoor and outdoor games.
Passive voice negative: Both the indoor and outdoor games should not be played by the kids.

Active voice interrogative: Should the kids play both the indoor and outdoor games?
Passive voice interrogative: Should both the indoor and outdoor games be played by the kids?

Passive voice for 'must':

The 'must' will change into 'must be' in the passive voice.
For Examples:
Active voice: We must teach him a lesson.
Passive voice: A lesson must be taught to him by us.

Active voice: we must learn the passive voice for present and future modals verbs.
Passive voice: The passive voice for present and future modals verbs must be learned by us.

Active voice negative: we must not teach him a lesson.
Passive voice negative: A lesson must not be taught to him by us.

Wednesday 4 November 2015

Indirect Speech for 'can, may and must' (modal verbs)

The word 'can' changes into 'could' in the indirect (reported Speech).
The word 'may' changes into 'might'  in the indirect (reported Speech).
The word 'must' changes into 'had to' in the indirect (reported speech).
Indirect Speech for 'can, may and must' (modal verbs)
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The Following are some of the examples of Indirect speech for 'can'.
Examples:
Direct speech: Aastha said, "I can run faster than a horse"
Indirect speech: Aastha said that she could run faster than a horse.

Direct speech: My uncle said, "He can swim deep in the warm sea water".
Indirect speech: My uncle said that he could swim deep in the warm sea water.

Direct speech: James's friends said, "we can learn the indirect speech for 'can' in five minutes".
Indirect speech: James's friends said that they could learn the indirect speech for 'can' in five minutes.

Direct speech: Mum said, "I can dance like a smart young girl".
Indirect speech: Mum said that she could dance like a smart young girl.

Direct Speech: They Said, "Tommy can talk like a human".
Indirect Speech: They said that tommy could like a human.

Now have a look at some of the simplest examples of the Indirect speech for 'May'.
Examples:
Direct speech: The Dutch astronauts said, "we may discover a new planet same like earth".
Indirect Speech: The Dutch astronauts said that they might discover a new planet same like earth.

Direct speech: The kids said, "we may not learn the indirect speech for 'may'.
Indirect speech: The Kids said that they might not learn the indirect speech for 'may'.

Direct speech: she said, "my teachers may visit my home next month".
Indirect speech: She said that her teachers might visit her home next month.

Direct speech: Jennifer said, "I may qualify for the national speech competition this year".
Indirect speech: Jennifer said that she might qualify for the national speech competition this year.

Direct speech: They said, "Micheal may top the English grammar paper this time".
Indirect speech: They said that Micheal might top the English grammar paper this time.

These were the examples for the indirect speech use for 'May', Now please have a look to the examples of indirect speech for 'must'.
Examples:
Direct speech: She said, "the teachers must work hard with the fresh students".
Indirect speech: She said that the teachers had to work hard with the fresh students.

Direct speech: The coach said, "The players must run 5km every morning for better fitness".
Indirect speech: The coach said that the players had to run 5km every morning for better fitness.

Direct speech" Shraddha said, "I must learn the indirect speech for 'must'".
Indirect speech: Shraddha said that she had to learn the indirect speech for 'must'.

Direct speech: Bob said, "you must pray the prayer on time".
Indirect speech: Bob said that you had to pray the prayer on time.

Direct speech: She said, "The cricket world cup must consist of the minimum of twenty teams".
Indirect speech: She said that the cricket world cup had to consist of the minimum of twenty teams.

Direct Speech: Sheen said, "I must Learn the Indirect speech for all modal verbs".
Indirect Speech: Sheen said that she had to learn the indirect speech for all modal verbs.

Monday 2 November 2015

Indirect Speech for Future Perfect Tense

Indirect Speech for Future Perfect Tense

Indirect Speech for Future Perfect Tense
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Today in the Final Class of Direct and Indirect Speech, we are going to learn the Indirect Speech of Future Perfect Tense. It's very easy to convert a Future Perfect tense sentence to the Indirect speech because unlike Other tenses, we do not make big changes in the Direct speech of Future Perfect Tense.
Don't miss: Indirect Speech for future continuous & Future simple Tense.
When we Convert the direct Speech of Future Perfect to Indirect speech we mostly make changes in the helping verb of the direct speech, The helping verb 'will have' will change into 'would have' while the main verb will remain Past Participle.
The Inverted Commas of the Reporting speech will be replaced with the word 'That'.
No Comma or Inverted comma will take place in the Indirect (reported speech).
The Pronouns and the Particular worlds will change as per the rules of direct and indirect speech.

For Example:
Direct Speech: Mr.White said. "we will have to catch the Fishes in the sea".
Reported/Indirect Speech: Mr.white said that they would have to catch the Fishes in the sea.

Direct Speech: She said. "I will have reached the University early in the morning".
Indirect Speech: She said that she would have to reach the university early in the morning.

Direct Speech: He said, "we will not have served the nation for twenty years".
Indirect Speech: He said that they would not have served the nation for twenty years.

Direct Speech: Alizbath said, "I will have Eaten all the delicious dishes".
Indirect Speech: Alizbath said that she would have eaten all the delicious dishes.

Direct Speech: They said, "We will have confirmed Her home Adress or phone number".
Indirect Speech: They said that they would have confirmed her home address or Phone number.

Direct Speech: Mccallum said, "They will have scored enough runs to defend the match".
Indirect Speech: Mccallum said that they would have scored enough runs to defend the match.

Indirect Speech for Future Simple and Future Continuous tense

Indirect Speech for Future Simple Tense:

Indirect Speech for Future Simple and Future Continuous tense
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In the Direct & Indirect Speech, we usually change the tense of the Direct Speech when we change it to the Reported speech, but in the case of Future Simple tense we do not change the tense of the direct speech after converting it to the reported speech.
Also read: Indirect Speech for Future Perfect tense
The Helping verb of Future Simple tense will convert to 'Would' in the Indirect (reported) Speech.
The Present Participle of the Future simple tense will not be affected in the Indirect Speech.

For Example:
Direct Speech: She said, "I will take down my Facebook account this month".
Reported/Indirect Speech: She said that she would take down her Facebook account this month.

Direct Speech: They said, "he will buy the latest model of Samsung Mobile".
Indirect Speech: They said that he would buy the latest model of Samsung Mobile.

Direct Speech: Mr.Brown said, "we will not accept the elections result in  the Case of rigging".
Indirect Speech: Mr.Brown said that they would not accept the Election result in the case of Rigging.

Direct Speech: He said, "I will join the Scottish Special Force this Summer".
Indirect Speech:  He said that he would join the Scottish Special Forces this Summer.

Direct Speech: They said, " she will love to meet the old friends".
Indirect Speech: They said that she would love to meet the friends.

Sunday 1 November 2015

Indirect Speech for Past Perfect Tense

Indirect Speech for Past Perfect Tense:

In the Direct and Indirect Speech, we change the tense and the Helping Verbs of the Direct Speech whenever we convert it to the Reported (Indirect) Speech.
Don't Miss: Indirect speech for past continuous & Past simple tense.
If the Reported speech is in the Past Perfect tense, the Indirect Speech will also remain in the Past perfect tense and the helping verbs will also not change, it means when we convert the Direct Speech of the Past perfect tense to Indirect (reported) Speech the tense of the sentence will change into the Past perfect tense which means no changes to the tense and helping verb.

For Example:
Direct Speech: They Said. "We had purchased the New English Grammar Magazine".
Reported/Indirect Speech: They said that they had purchased the new English Grammar Magazine.

Direct Speech: She said, "we had won all the Qualifier matches in the inter-school football Competition".
Reported/Indirect Speech: She said that they had won all the Qualifier matches in the inter-school football Competition.

Direct Speech: He said, " I had visited the New international Rugby ground this month".
Reported/Indirect Speech: He said that he had visited the new international rugby ground this month.

Direct Speech: Zedd said to me, "I had not learned the Indirect Speech for Past perfect tense".
Reported/Indirect Speech: Zedd said to me that he had not learned the Indirect speech for past perfect tense.

Direct Speech: He said, "They had answered All the English grammar Questions frequently".
Reported/Indirect Speech: He said that they had answered all the English Grammar Questions frequently.

Direct Speech: She said, "He had sent me a mail about his English Teaching experience".
Reported/Indirect Speech: She said that he had sent me a mail about his English teaching experience.

Direct Speech: He said, "I had started a new rice shop".
Indirect Speech: He said that he had started a new rice shop.
So this was the Indirect speech for Past perfect tense, we learn how to convert past perfect tense sentences to indirect.

Saturday 31 October 2015

Direct and Indirect Speech for Past Simple and Past Continuous tense

Indirect Speech for Past Simple Tense:

Direct and Indirect Speech for Past Simple and Past Continuous tense
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If the Direct Speech is in the Past Simple Tense the Reported/Indirect speech will change into Past Perfect Tense. The Helping verb 'had' and Past participle will use in the indirect/Reported Speech.
For Example:
Direct Speech: He said, "we went to the Old Grammar institute of the city
Indirect/Reported Speech: He said that they had gone to the Old grammar institute of the city.

Direct Speech: Smith Said, "he wrote the final letter to his classmate".
Reported/Indirect Speech: Smith said that he had written the final letter to his classmate.

Direct Speech: They said to me, "She got her new Motorolla mobile".
Reported/indirect Speech: They said to me that she had gotten her new Motorolla mobile.

Direct Speech: we said, "You cleared all the Obstacles Successfully".
Reported/Indirect Speech: We said that you had cleared all the Obstacles Successfully.

Direct Speech: She said. "I wished to learn the Indirect speech of Past simple Tense".
Reported/Indirect Speech: She said that had wished to learn the Indirect speech of Past Simple tense.

Indirect Speech for Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tense

Today we will learn about the Indirect Speech of Present Perfect & Present Perfect Continuous tense.

Indirect Speech for Present Perfect Tense:

If the Direct Speech is in Present Perfect tense, The Reported Speech will be in the Past Perfect Tense. It means the Present Perfect tense will change to Past Perfect tense in the Reported Speech.
The Present Perfect helping verbs 'Has' & 'have' will change to 'had'.
The verb's Past Participle form will use in Both Direct and Reported Speech.
In Negative Sentences, the 'has not' or 'have not' will change to 'Had not'.
For Example:
Direct Speech: Adele said, "she has finished her dance practice".
Reported/Indirect Speech: Adele said that she had finished her dance practice.

Direct Speech: They Said, "we have started a new workshop".
Reported/Indirect Speech: They said that they had started a new workshop.

Direct Speech: He said, "I have not achieved my dream of Becoming a scientist".
Reported/Indirect Speech: He said that he had not achieved his dream of Becoming a scientist.

Direct Speech: She said, "we have eaten all the sweet mangoes".
Reported/Indirect Speech: She said that they had eaten all the sweet mangoes".

Direct Speech: I said, "She has learned the Indirect speech of the Present Perfect".
Reported/Indirect Speech: I said that she had learned the indirect speech of the present perfect.

Thursday 29 October 2015

Direct and Indirect Speech for Present Simple and Present Progressive Tense

Direct and Indirect Speech for Present Simple Tense:

If the Direct Speech is in present Simple Tense then the Indirect speech will be in the Past Simple Tense. It Means when we convert The Direct speech of present Simple tense to Reported/Indirect Speech, The Tense of the Sentence will change to Past simple Tense. 
Direct and Indirect Speech for Present Simple and Present Progressive Tense
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  1. The First Form of the verb will change into the second form of the verb.
  2. Commas & Inverted commas will change to 'that'.
  3. In Negative sentences, Does not will be replaced by Did not.
For Example:
Direct Speech: Alina Said, "I slap the John"
Reported/Indirect Speech: Alina Said That she Slapped the John.

Direct Speech: They Said, "we go to college daily"
Reported/Indirect Speech: They said that we went to college daily.

Direct Speech: She Said, "She sings a new song"
Reported/Indirect Speech: She said that she Sung a new song.

Direct Speech: Beenish said, "she runs 2km every morning in the garden".
Reported/Indirect Speech: Beenish said that she run 2km every morning in the garden".

Direct Speech: He said. "I love Central Asian republics".
Reported/Indirect Speech: He said that he loved the central Asian republics.

Introduction to Direct and Indirect Speech with Examples

There are two ways to talk with someone. The One way is to copy the exact words of the speaker and convey it to someone else exactly in the same style and words, This is called Direct Speech.
The Other way is to express the Other's words in your own style and words, this is called Indirect Speech. The Words inside inverted commas are called reported Speech while the words outside the inverted commas are called Reporting speech.
For Example:
Directed: Kristie Jones said, "I am not angry"
Indirect: Kristie Jones said that he was not angry.

Directed: She said to Messi, "I am waiting for a letter".
Indirect: She Said to Ali that she was waiting for a letter.

Directed: Owen Azzopardi said to me, " you are getting lazy".
Indirect: Owen Azzopardi told me that I was getting lazy.
Introduction to Direct and Indirect Speech with Examples
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How to change Direct Speech to Indirect Speech?

When we convert Direct into indirect speech, we should make the following changes.
  1. The Changes in Say to and Said to.
  2. The Change in inverted commas.
  3. The Change in pronouns/Persons
  4. The Change in the tense of the sentence.
  5. The change in Particular words.

1) The Changes in Say to and Said to:

To Make changes in say to and said to we have to study the Reported speech carefully. By Studying Reported speech (second part of the sentence) Briefly we will make changes in say to and said to.
We commonly change 'said to' to the following words.
  • Told - If the reporting speech shows a talk/speech been conveyed.
  • Asked - If the Reporting speech shows something been asked.
  • Foretold - if the Reporting speech shows predictions.
  • Exclaimed with wonder - If the reporting speech shows wonder.
  • Proposed - If the Reporting speech shows suggestions.
  • Exclaimed with Sorrow - If the Reporting Speech shows sadness.
  • Forbade - If the reporting speech shows something which forbidden.

2) The Changes in Commas and Inverted commas:

We make changes in commas and in inverted commas in the following conditions.
  1. In Simple Sentences, we replace comma and inverted by the word 'that'.
  2. If a Sentence shows sadness, happiness, wonder or wish we still replace the commas and inverted commas with the Word 'That'.
  3. If a sentence shows Order, Suggestions or Request we replace the Commas and inverted commas with the word 'To'.
  4. In a Simple interrogative Sentences, we replace the commas and inverted commas by the word 'Whether'.
  5. In Complex Interrogative Sentences we just simply remove the Commas and inverted commas.

3) Changes in Tense:

If the Reporting Speech is in the Past tense, The Reported Speech will also change to Past tense and 2nd form of the verb will take place.
  • Is and Am will change to was.
  • May will change to might.
  • Must will change to should.
  • was and were will change to Had been.
  • Has and have will change to Had.
If the Reporting speech is in the past tense and Reported speech shows a universal fact then the Tense of the sentence will not change.
If the Reporting Speech is in the present or future tense, then the tense of the reported Speech will not change.

4) Changes in Particular Words:

The Following words will change when we convert Directed speech to indirect speech.
These will Become Those.
Now will become then.
Ago will become Before.
Here will become there.
Thus will Become So.
Yesterday will become the previous day.
Hence will become thence.

Tuesday 27 October 2015

Convert Future Perfect tense to Passive Voice

In the Future Perfect tense, we use the helping verbs 'will have' with V-3 but when we change the Future perfect tense to passive voice the helping verb will change to 'will have been' while the Past participle (V-3) will remain constant.
The Following changes will Occur when we change the Future Perfect tense to Passive Voice.

  1. The subject will Become the last word of the sentence (Object).
  2. The Object will Become the first word of the sentence (Subject).
  3. The word 'By' will be used after the V3 in the sentence.
  4. The helping verb 'will have been' will use.

For Example:
Active Voice: She will have taken the Donuts.
Passive Voice: The Donuts will have been taken by her.

Active Voice: they will have kicked the ball.
Passive Voice: The Ball will have Been kicked by them.

Active Voice: We will have to spend the money.
Passive Voice: The money will have been spent by us.

Active Voice: He will have Slapped her.
Passive Voice: She will have been slapped by him.

Active Voice: I will have Watched the full drama.
Passive Voice: The Full drama will have been watched by me.

Negative Sentences:

In the Negative Passive Voice sentences, We just Place Not Between will have Been like this (will + not +have been).
For Example:
Active Voice: She will not have Enjoyed the Opening ceremony of her Parlor.
Passive Voice: The Opening ceremony of her parlor will not have been enjoyed by her.

Active Voice: She will not have kissed the Beautiful British Baby.
Passive Voice: The Beautiful British Baby will not have been kissed by her.

Active Voice: He will not have understood the Question.
Passive Voice: The Question will not have been understood by him.

Active Voice: They will not have joined the Military.
Passive Voice: The Military will not have been joined by them.

Interrogative Sentences:

In the Interrogative Passive Voices sentences, 'will' will take place before the Subject and 'have been' will take place after the subject.
For Example:
Active Voice: Will She have Sold her new mobile?
Passive Voice: Will her new mobile have been sold by her?

Active Voice: Will they have helped her?
Passive Voice: Will she have been helped by them?

Active Voice: Will she have completed the task?
Passive Voice: Will the task have been completed by her.

Active Voice: Will the Army have caught the criminals?
Passive Voice: Will The Criminals have been caught by the Army?

Saturday 24 October 2015

Convert Future Continuous tense to Passive Voice

How to Convert Future Continuous tense to Passive Voice?

Convert Future Continuous tense to Passive Voice, Active and passive voice
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In the Future Continuous tense, we usually use the Present Participle form with ING. In Future continuous we use the helping verbs such as 'will be' and 'shall be' but after converting Future Continuous tense to passive voice the helping verbs 'will be' and 'shall be' will become 'will be being' and 'shall be being'.
The Following are some of the key changes which will take place during converting Future continuous tense to Passive voice.

  1. Will be being/shall be being will use as the Helping verb.
  2. Past Participle will take place.
  3. Shall be Being will take place with the Pronouns such as 'I' and 'We'.
  4. Will Be Being will take Place with the rest of Pronouns.
  5. The word By will Use/come just before the object.
  6. Being will use after the 'will not be' in the negative sentences.


For Example:
Active Voice: He will be Uploading the latest Funny video to the YouTube.
Passive Voice: Latest Funny Videos will be being uploaded to the YouTube by him.

Active voice: She will be raising the Pro-Public slogans.
Passive Voice: The Pro-Public slogans will be being  raised by her.

Active Voice: They Birds will be singing the Songs.
Passive Voice: The Songs will be being sung by the Birds.

Active Voice:  we shall be playing the cards.
Passive Voice: The cards shall be being played by us.

Active Voice: He will be updating the Facebook status.
Passive Voice: The Facebook status will be being updated by him.

Negative Sentences: 

The Word Being will be used after the will not be whenever we convert the Future continuous negative sentences to Passive Voice. The Sentence will look like this (Subject + Will not be + being + v-3 + object).
For Example:
Active Voice: The Students will not be learning the Future continuous Passive voice.
Passive Voice: The Future Continuous passive voice will not be being learned by the students.

Active Voice: The Pilots will not be flying the jets.
Passive Voice: The Jets will not be being Flown by the pilots.

Active Voice: The Passengers will not be eating the Rice.
Passive Voice: The Rice will not be being eaten by the Passengers.

Active Voice: The Girls will not be watching the Squash match.
Passive Voice: The Squash match will not be being watched by the girls.

Active Voice: The Baby will not be playing with the cricket ball.
Passive Voice: The Cricket ball will not be being played by the Baby.

Friday 23 October 2015

Convert Simple Future tense to Passive Voice

How to convert Simple Future tense to Passive Voice?

Convert Simple Future tense to Passive Voice
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In the simple Future tense, we use Will and shall as a helping Verb but when we convert Simple future tense to the passive voice 'will' and 'shall' will change to 'will be' and 'shall be'.
  • 'Shall Be' will use along with the pronoun I & We.
  • 'Will be' will use with all other pronouns.
  • Past Participle form will use.
  • In the Negative sentences, Not will be used between will be and shall be like this (will/shall + not + be)
  • In Negative Interrogative sentences, 'Will/shall' will be placed before the subject and 'not' will be placed after the subject.
  • The words like what, where and why will be used before the will/shall in the interrogative sentences.
  • 'Will/shall' will use before the subject in the interrogative sentences.
Example Sentences:

Active Voice: She will launch the Book soon.
Passive Voice: The Book will be launched by her soon.

Active Voice: He will marry the Jasmin this year.
Passive Voice: The Jasmin will be married by him this year.

Active Voice: They will visit the Great wall of china this Saturday.
Passive Voice: The Great wall of china will be visited by them this Saturday.

Active Voice: We shall Qualify for the Rugby world cup this time.
Passive Voice: The Rugby world cup shall be Qualified by us this time.

Active Voice: You will fill the English Grammar Paper.
Passive Voice: The English Grammar Paper will be filled by you.

Negative Sentences:

In The Negative Sentences of Simple Future passive voice, we Put 'Not' and the will be and shall be.
Example Sentences:
Active Voice: She will not make the parents proud.
Passive Voice: The Parents will not be made proud by her.

Active Voice: I Shall not attend the Engagement Party.
Passive Voice: The Engagement Party shall not be Attended by me.

Active Voice: He will not drive the new car.
Passive Voice: The new car will not be driven by him.

Active Voice: They will not hear the audio music.
Passive Voice: The Audio music will not be heard by them.

Active Voice: We shall not watch the trailer of that movie.
Passive Voice: The Trailer of that movie shall not be watched by us.

Interrogative Sentences:

'Will/shall' will use before the subject when we convert Simple Future tense to Passive Voice. The Question mark will also take place right after the Object.
Examples Sentences:
Active Voice: Will she Drive the Bike?
Passive Voice: Will the Bike be driven by her?

Active Voice: Will they Enjoy the Fresh funny Jokes?
Passive Voice: Will the Fresh funny jokes be Enjoyed by them?

Active Voice: Will he watch that sad German movie?
Passive Voice: Will that sad German movie be watched by him?

Active Voice: Will you Teach the New English idioms?
Passive Voice: Will the new English Idioms be taught by you?

Active Voice: Will She hug the newborn baby?
Passive Voice: Will the newborn Baby be hugged by her?

Convert Past Perfect tense to Passive Voice

How to Convert Past Perfect tense to Passive Voice?

Convert Past Perfect tense to Passive Voice

In the Past Perfect, we use Past Participle with the Helping verb 'had', but when we convert Past Perfect tense to passive Voice we the Helping Verb 'had' will automatically convert to the helping verb 'had been'.
The Following rules will be applied when we convert Past perfect to Passive Voice.

  1. The Subject & Object will interchange.
  2. Past Participle will be used.
  3. By will be used after the main verb and before the subject.
  4. 'Had been' will be the helping verb.
  5. Pronouns will Change to their passive forms.
For Example:
Active Voice: We had taken the meal.
Passive Voice: The meal had been taken by us.

Active Voice: She had written the Public Notice.
Passive Voice: The Public notice had been written by her.

Active Voice: They had slapped that smart girl.
Passive Voice:  That smart Girl had been slapped by them.

Active Voice: He had been snatched the Mobile phone.
Passive Voice: The Mobile phone had been snatched by him.

Active Voice: We had painted the old model car.
Passive Voice: The Old model car had been painted by us.

Negative Sentences: 

We Place 'not' among Had been (Had + not + been) when we convert Past perfect to passive voice.
For Example:
Active Voice: He had not washed the hands.
Passive The Hands had not been washed by him.

Active Voice: You had not  Achieved a big milestone.
Passive Voice: A big milestone had not been achieved by you.

Active Voice:  She had not paid the money.
Passive Voice: The money had not been paid by her.

Active Voice: They had not learned the Passive Voice of Past perfect tense.
Passive Voice: The Passive voice of Past perfect had not been Learned by them.

Active Voice: She had not called the Police.
Passive Voice: The Police had not been called by her.

Interrogative Sentences:

It's very Easy to convert Past Perfect tense to Passive voice, In Interrogative sentences of Past Perfect we use 'Had' Before the Subject of the sentence, but when we convert it to Passive voice, the 'had' will remain constant before the subject while Been will come after the subject.
Examples:
Active Voice: Had he Helped her?
Passive Voice:  Has she Been helped by him?

Active Voice: Has they shared the whole story?
Passive Voice: Had the Whole story been shared by them?

Active Voice: Had you loved that Old man?
Passive Voice: Had That old man been loved by you?

Active Voice: Had she done the evening walk?
Passive Voice: Had the evening walk been done by her?

Active Voice:  Had we understood the wildlife lecture?
Passive Voice: Had the Wildlife lecture been understood by us?

Closing Words:

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Thursday 22 October 2015

Convert Past Continuous tense to Passive Voice

How to Convert Past Continuous tense to Passive Voice?

Convert Past Continuous tense to Passive Voice
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In Past Continuous, we use the helping Verb was and were in the sentences, but when we convert Past continuous tense to Passive voice, we will use was being and Were being as the helping Verb.
The following are some rules which should be applied while converting Past continuous to the Passive voice.

  1. Change the Object to subject.
  2. Change the Subject to Object.
  3. Use Past Participle.
  4. Change the Pronouns.
  5. Use By before the Object.
For Example:
Active Voice: She was washing her new dress.
Passive Voice: The new dress was being washed by her.

Active Voice: They were Racing the car.
Passive Voice: The car was being raced by them.

Active Voice: we were eating Fish Biryani.
Passive Voice: The fish Biryani was being eaten by us.

Active Voice: He was enjoying the marriage Anniversary.
Passive Voice: The Marriage Anniversary was being enjoyed by him.

Negative Sentences:

While converting Past continuous Negative sentence to the Passive, we just Add the word not  between was being (was + not + being) and Were being (were+not+being).
For Example:
Active Voice: She was not asking Questions about Past continuous Passive voice.
Passive Voice: The Questions about Past continuous passive voice was not being asked by her.

Active Voice: They were not reciting the Holy Bible.
Passive Voice: The Holy Bible was not being recited by them.

Active Voice: He was not making Tea.
Passive Voice: The Tea was not being made by him.

Active Voice: We were not Drinking the Mango Juice.
Passive Voice: The Mango Juice was not being drunk by us.


Interrogative Sentences:

While converting Interrogative Sentences of Past continuous to Passive Voice, we will use was and were before the subject. The Sentence will look like this (Was/were - subject - Being - Past participle - by - Object - Sign of interrogation).
For Example:
Active Voice: Were they hoisting the flag?
Passive Voice: Was the flag being hoisted by them?

Active Voice: Was she Instructing the Police?
Passive Voice: Was the Police being instructed by her?

Active Voice: Was he posting a photo on Facebook?
Passive Voice: Was a photo being posted by him on Facebook?

Active Voice: was she watching the Cartoon network?
Passive Voice: Was the Cartoon Network being watched by her?

Closing Words:

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Convert Simple past tense to the Passive Voice


How to Simple Past tense to Passive Voice?

Convert Simple past tense to the Passive Voice
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In Simple Past Tense, we use the Second form of the verb with no helping verb in the Affirmative Sentences, But Always Remember that when we change the Affirmative Sentences of Simple Past Tense to Passive Voice we will use the Was and Were as the Helping Verb.
The Subject will Become Object and the Object will become subject while by will be Used before the Object of the sentence.
For Example:
Active Voice: She Ate banana.
Passive Voice: The Banana was Eaten by Her.

Active Voice: She wrote a love letter.
Passive Voice: A love Letter was written by her.

Active Voice: They Loved the movie.
Passive Voice: The Movie was loved by them.

Active Voice: We saw of our Old classmate in the Casino.
Passive Voice: Our Old classmate was seen by us in the casino.

Active Voice: They saw the Jumping shark.
Passive Voice: The Jumping Shark was seen by them.

Negative Sentences:

In the Simple Past Negative Sentences, we use Did not as a helping verb with the first form of the verb, but when we convert it to Passive voice, the helping verb Did not will be replaced with Was not or were not according to the subject of the sentence.
For Example:
Active Voice: She Did not read the Daily Telegraph.
Passive Voice: The Daily Telegraph was not read by her.

Active Voice: He did not sing the New Spanish Song.
Passive Voice: The New Spanish song was not sung by him.

Active Voice: They did not Guide the student about Malaria.
Passive Voice: The Students were not guided by them about malaria.

Active Voice: We did not win the Local champion trophy this year.
Passive Voice: The Local Champion Trophy was not won by us this year.

Interrogative Sentences:

When we Convert Interrogative Sentences of Simple Past tense to the passive voice we Place Was or Were as the Subject of the sentence while The Present Participle will convert to the Past participle.
For Example:
Active Voice: Did She watch the Ashes?
Passive Voice: Was the Ashes watched by her?

Active Voice: Did they prepare the Dinner?
Passive Voice: Was the Dinner prepared by them?

Active Voice: Did she play the music loud?
Passive voice: Was the Music played loud by her?

Active Voice: Did they learn the Second Person singulars?
Passive Voice: Was the Second Person singulars learned by them?

Wednesday 21 October 2015

Convert Present Perfect Tense to Passive Voice

How to Convert Present Perfect tense to Passive Voice?

Convert Present Perfect Tense to Passive Voice
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In Present Perfect Tense, we Usually use Has/Have as the helping Verbs, but when we convert Present Perfect to Passive Voice the helping verb has/have will convert to Has Been/Have been with the Past Participle form of the verb.
The Following Changes Will Occur while Converting Present Perfect to Passive Voice.

  1. Has will change to has been.
  2. have will change to have been.
  3. Verb's third form (Past participle) will use in the sentence.
  4. By will use after the main verb and before the Object.
  5. Pronouns will change Accordingly.
The Helping Verb has been will be used with He, she, it, while have been, will be used will all pronouns except Third Person singulars.
For Example:
Active Voice: They have won the Cricket Championship.
Passive Voice: The Cricket Championship has been won by them.

Active Voice: She has completed the Homework for today.
Passive Voice: The homework for today has been completed by her.

Active Voice: you have reached the village.
Passive Voice: The Village has been reached by you.

Active Voice: They have watched the Tennis match today.
Passive Voice: The tennis match has been watched by them.

Active Voice: She has sung the Birthday song.
Passive Voice: The Birthday song has been sung by her.

Negative Sentences:

To convert the Negative Sentences of Present Perfect tense to Passive voice, we just put Not between Has been and have been (has/have + Not + been).
For Example: 
Active Voice: He has not cooked the food so far.
Passive Voice: The food has not been cooked by him so far.

Active Voice: They have not wished me the birthday.
Passive Voice: The Birth has not been wished to me by them.

Active Voice: She has not learned the Perfect Tense Passive Voice.
Passive Voice: The Perfect tense passive voice has not been learned by her.

Interrogative Sentence:

To convert Interrogative Sentences of Present Perfect to Passive Voice, we put has/have as the subject of the sentence and use a Question mark after the Subject.
For Example: 

Active Voice: Has he Washed his Shirts?
Passive Voice: Have the Shirts Been washed by him?

Active Voice: Have they learned Vowels & Articles?
Passive Voice: Have the Vowels & Articles been learned by them?

Active Voice: Has she Visited the New Zoo?
Passive Voice: Has the New zoo been visited by her?

Closing Words:

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Convert Present Continuous tense to Passive Voice

After Learning the Conversion of Simple Present Tense to the Passive Voice now, we will learn how to convert Present Continuous tense to Passive Voice with examples.
Convert Present Continuous tense to Passive Voice
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How to Convert Present Continuous tense to Passive Voice?

The Following are the some of them main Changes we should practise while converting Present Continuous tense Sentences to Passive Voice.

  1. The Subject & the Object of the sentences will Replace each Other.
  2. Am Being, Is Being and are Being will be used as the helping Verbs.
  3. Verb's third Form (Past participle) will be used.
  4. Use of By.
  5. The Changes of Pronouns, for Example, He will become him and she will become her.
For Example:
Active Voice: He is Driving the Bus.
Passive Voice: The Bus is Being Driven by Him.

Active Voice: She is cooking the Fish Rice.
Passive Voice: The Fish Rice is Being Cooked by Her.

Active Voice: They are celebrating their Ice hockey match win.
Passive Voice: The Ice Hockey Match win is being Celebrated by them.

Active Voice: They are Reading the Daily Washington Post.
Passive Voice: The Washington Daily is being read by them.

Active Voice: We are watching the Good morning America Show with our mobile Phones.
Passive Voice: The Good Morning America show is being watched by us with Our Mobile Phones.

Negative Sentences:

When we convert the Present Continuous negative Sentences to Passive voice, we have just to Place the word Not Before 'Being' in the Sentence.
For Example:
Active Voice: She is not reading the New Weekly Fashion Magazine.
Passive Voice: The new weekly fashion magazine is not being Read by her.

Active Voice: They are not delivering the pizza and Sandwiches.
Passive Voice: The Pizza and sandwiches are not being Delivered by them.

Active Voice: They are not living in that old house anymore.
Passive voice: In that Old house they are not being lived anymore.

Active Voice: She is not writing the Difficult English Words again and again.
Passive Voice: The Difficult English words is not being written by her again and again.

Interrogative Sentences:

When we Convert Present Continuous interrogative Sentences to Passive Voice, the Is/am/are will be used as a subject. The Sentence will look like this (is/am/are - the subject of the interrogative sentence - Being - Past Participle - Object - Question mark).
For Example:
Active Voice: Is she making her own makeup stuff?
Passive Voice: Is the Makeup Stuff being Made by her?

Active Voice: Are they visiting the World's highest ranges in Nepal and Pakistan?
Passive Voice: Are the World's highest Ranges in Nepal and Pakistan being visited by them?

Active Voice: Am I Going to marry that cute girl?
Passive Voice: Is that Cute girl being married by me?

Active Voice: Is he Listening to the Classic Music every day?
Passive Voice: Is the Classic music being heard by him every day?

Closing Words:

Today we study, how to Convert Present Continuous tense to Passive Voice with examples. We will study Present Perfect and Passive Voice in the Next Class. Please Leave your Questions & Suggestion in the comments below.