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Passive Voice in Future Tense
Read the table carefully to understand how passives are formed in future tense.
Simple Future subject + will/shall + be + past participle + by + object
Future Perfect subject + will/shall + have + been + past participle + by + object
Simple Future
Active : He will buy the toy later.
Passive : The toy will be bought by him later.
Active : They will write an essay.
Passive : An essay will be written by them.
Future Perfect
Active : Shelly will have learnt the slogan by tomorrow.
Passive : The slogan will have been learnt by Shelly by tomorrow.
Active : The police will have checked the house by evening.
Passive : The house will have been checked by the police by evening.
Test Yourself
I. Identify and state whether the verbs in these sentences are in active or passive voice.
1. The dog fetched the ball. _______________
2. The boy was bitten by a dog. _______________
3. The flag was hoisted. _______________
4. The policeman caught the thief. _______________
5. Some students disrupted the meeting. _______________
6. He repaired the bird’s broken wing. _______________
7. The flat tyre was changed by him. _______________
8. The novel was read by Monika in a day. _______________
9. She painted the entire wall. _______________
10. Who will finish this work first? _______________
II. Change the voice of the following sentences from active to passive.
1. Children love chocolates.
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