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The passive voice always consists of two parts: a form of the verb “to be” + past participle.

Tense Passive Voice Form

Present It is cleaned
Past It was cleaned
Future It will be cleaned

Present perfect It has been cleaned
Past perfect It had been cleaned
Future perfect It will have been cleaned

A. Change the following sentences from active to passive voice.

1. He bought a new television.
2. The maid is cleaning the floor.

3. They will construct a new bridge over the river.
4. Who has broken the window-pane?

5. Do not dry it in direct sunlight.
6. Shut the door.

7. She was doing her homework.
8. India won the World Cricket Championship.

9. Our Maths teacher has given us five sums to solve.

10. Ullunath preferred rats to mangoes.
B. Find the correct conditions (types of if-clauses). Mind the underlined verb forms. (Probable
condition, improbable conditions, impossible condition)

1. If it rains, I’ll wear a raincoat.
2. If we had taken enough water, we wouldn’t have been thirsty.

3. If Rose were older, she would go to the party.

4. What would you do, if you saw a burglar?
5. If I were you, I should keep the secret.

C. Fill in the blanks using correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. The birds ______________ (be) happy that the fruits had ripened.

2. My mother ______________ (give) me two beautiful pens on my birthday.

3. My parents ______________ (take) leave from their offices yesterday.
4. They ______________ (finish) their homework when their father called them.

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