Passive voice for Present/Future Modals
“CAN, MAY, MIGHT, SHOULD, MUST, OUGHT TO”
- The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice.
- 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.
- To change sentences having present/future modal into passive voice, auxiliary verb “be” is added after modal in sentence.
Passive voice for Present/Future Modals“CAN, MAY, MIGHT, SHOULD, MUST, OUGHT TO”Auxiliary verb in passive voice: be | ||
Active voice: CAN
She can play a violin. She cannot play a violin. Can she play a violin? |
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Active voice: MAY
I may buy the computer. I may not buy the computer. May I buy the computer? |
Active voice: MAY BE
The computer may be bought by me. The computer may not be bought by me. May the computer be bought by me? | |
Active voice: MIGHT
Guests might play chess. Guests might not play chess. |
Active voice: MIGHT BE
Chess might be played by guests. Chess might not be played guests. | |
Active voice: SHOULD
Students should study all lessons. Students should not study all lessons. Should students study all lessons? |
Active voice: SHOULD BE
All lessons should be studied by students. All lessons should not be studied by students. Should all lessons be studied by students? | |
Active voice: MUST
You must learn the test-taking strategies. You must not learn the test-taking strategies. |
Active voice: MUST BE
Test-taking strategies must be learnt by you. Test-taking strategies must not be learned by you. | |
Active voice: OUGHT TO
They ought to take the examination. |
Active voice: OUGHT TO BE
The examination ought to be taken by them. |
Passive voice for Past Modals
“MAY HAVE, MIGHT HAVE, SHOULD HAVE, MUST HAVE, OUGHT TO HAVE”
- The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice.
- 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.
- To change sentences having past modal into passive voice, auxiliary verb “been” is added after modal in sentence.
Passive voice for Present/Future Modals
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Active voice: MAY HAVE
You may have availed the opportunity. You may not have availed the opportunity. |
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Active voice: MIGHT HAVE
He might have eaten meal. He might not have eaten meal. |
Active voice: MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Meal might have been eaten by him. Meal might not have been eaten by him. | |
Active voice: SHOULD HAVE
You should have studied the book. You should not have studied the book. |
Active voice: SHOULD HAVE BEEN
The book should have been studied by you. The book should have not been studied by you. | |
Active voice: MUST HAVE
He must have started job. He must not have started job. |
Active voice: MUST HAVE BEEN
Job must have been started by you. Job must not have been started by you. | |
Active voice: OUGHT TO HAVE
You ought to have helped him. |
Active voice: OUGHT TO HAVE BEENHe ought to have been helped by you
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