10th class,board examination,English grammar-Practice -Passive voice to Active voice
10th Class · English Grammar · Board Exam 2026
Each question carries 1 mark. No negative marking. Choose the correct Active Voice form of the given Passive Voice sentence.
Simple Present Tense
Passive: The classroom is cleaned by the students every day.
Q1. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) The students are cleaning the classroom every day.
(B) The students clean the classroom every day.
(C) The students cleaned the classroom every day.
(D) The students have cleaned the classroom every day.
Simple Past Tense
Passive: The letter was written by Priya last night.
Q2. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) Priya has written the letter last night.
(B) Priya writes the letter last night.
(C) Priya wrote the letter last night.
(D) Priya was writing the letter last night.
Simple Future Tense
Passive: The prize will be distributed by the principal tomorrow.
Q3. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) The principal distributed the prize tomorrow.
(B) The principal is distributing the prize tomorrow.
(C) The principal will distribute the prize tomorrow.
(D) The principal has distributed the prize tomorrow.
Present Continuous Tense
Passive: A new bridge is being built by the government across the river.
Q4. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) The government built a new bridge across the river.
(B) The government builds a new bridge across the river.
(C) The government is building a new bridge across the river.
(D) The government will build a new bridge across the river.
Present Perfect Tense
Passive: The national anthem has been sung by the students with great pride.
Q5. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) The students sang the national anthem with great pride.
(B) The students are singing the national anthem with great pride.
(C) The students have sung the national anthem with great pride.
(D) The students will sing the national anthem with great pride.
Past Continuous Tense
Passive: A beautiful song was being sung by the children on the stage.
Q6. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) The children sang a beautiful song on the stage.
(B) The children were singing a beautiful song on the stage.
(C) The children have been singing a beautiful song on the stage.
(D) The children are singing a beautiful song on the stage.
Modal — Must
Passive: The rules must be followed by every student in the school.
Q7. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) Every student in the school followed the rules.
(B) Every student in the school should follow the rules.
(C) Every student in the school must follow the rules.
(D) Every student in the school will follow the rules.
Past Perfect Tense
Passive: The work had been completed by the workers before the deadline.
Q8. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) The workers completed the work before the deadline.
(B) The workers have completed the work before the deadline.
(C) The workers had completed the work before the deadline.
(D) The workers will complete the work before the deadline.
Passive Without Agent
Passive: Mistakes are often made in a hurry.
Q9. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) One often makes mistakes in a hurry.
(B) One often made mistakes in a hurry.
(C) Mistakes are making people hurry often.
(D) One will often make mistakes in a hurry.
Modal — Should
Passive: The sick should be taken care of by the family members.
Q10. Choose the correct Active Voice:
(A) The family members took care of the sick.
(B) The family members will take care of the sick.
(C) The family members are taking care of the sick.
(D) The family members should take care of the sick.
✅ Answers with Explanation
| Q | Answer | Rule / Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (B) …clean… | Simple Present Passive (is + V3) → Simple Present Active (V/V+s). "is cleaned" → "clean". Subject (students) + clean + object (classroom). |
| 2 | (C) …wrote… | Simple Past Passive (was + V3) → Simple Past Active (V2). "was written" → "wrote". Subject (Priya) + wrote + object (letter) + last night. |
| 3 | (C) …will distribute… | Future Passive (will be + V3) → Future Active (will + V1). "will be distributed" → "will distribute". Subject (principal) + will distribute + object (prize). |
| 4 | (C) …is building… | Present Continuous Passive (is being + V3) → Present Continuous Active (is/am/are + V-ing). "is being built" → "is building". Subject (government) + is building + object (bridge). |
| 5 | (C) …have sung… | Present Perfect Passive (has/have been + V3) → Present Perfect Active (have/has + V3). "has been sung" → "have sung". Subject (students) + have sung + object (anthem). |
| 6 | (B) …were singing… | Past Continuous Passive (was/were being + V3) → Past Continuous Active (was/were + V-ing). "was being sung" → "were singing". Subject (children) + were singing + object (song). |
| 7 | (C) …must follow… | Modal Passive (must be + V3) → Modal Active (must + V1). "must be followed" → "must follow". The modal MUST is retained unchanged. Subject (every student) + must follow + object (rules). |
| 8 | (C) …had completed… | Past Perfect Passive (had been + V3) → Past Perfect Active (had + V3). "had been completed" → "had completed". Subject (workers) + had completed + object (work) + before the deadline. |
| 9 | (A) One often makes… | Passive without agent → use "One" as the subject in Active Voice. When no "by + agent" is given in the passive, the active subject is "One / People / We." Tense (Simple Present) is retained → makes. |
| 10 | (D) …should take care of… | Modal Passive (should be + V3) → Modal Active (should + V1). "should be taken care of" → "should take care of". The modal SHOULD is kept. Subject (family members) + should take care of + object (the sick). |
📌 Passive → Active: Tense Conversion Chart
| Passive Structure | Active Structure | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| is / are + V3 | V / V+s | Simple Present |
| was / were + V3 | V2 (past form) | Simple Past |
| will be + V3 | will + V1 | Simple Future |
| is / are being + V3 | is / are + V-ing | Present Continuous |
| was / were being + V3 | was / were + V-ing | Past Continuous |
| has / have been + V3 | has / have + V3 | Present Perfect |
| had been + V3 | had + V3 | Past Perfect |
| modal + be + V3 | modal + V1 | Modal (must/should/can etc.) |
🧠 Golden Rule: Object of Passive → Subject of Active · Subject of Passive (after "by") → Object of Active · Change verb form according to tense · No agent in passive → use One / People / We as subject in active.
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