PASSIVE VOICE CHANGES IN BE FORM OF THE VERB IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE
Active
Subject + V2+Object
Swati sang a Song
Passive
Subject( Sufferer) + was/were+V3
+Object( Doer )
A song was sung by Swati
Active
I wrote a letter.
A letter was written by me.
NEGATIVE
Active
Subject +did not V1+Object
Swati did not sing a Song
Passive
Subject( Sufferer) + was/were+not +V3
+Object( Doer )
A song was not sung by Swati.
Active
I did not write a letter.
A letter was not written by me.
INTERROGATIVE
TYPE I
Active
Did +Subject + V1+Object
Why HAD Swati sung a song?
Why HAD a song BEEN sung by Swati?
Passive
Was/Were Subject( Sufferer) +V3
+Object( Doer )
Was a song sung by Swati?
TYPE 2
Active
Why Did I write a letter?
Why was a letter written?
