Learn Present Indefinite to Passive Voice by definition, formulas, rules, tricks, examples, and exercises. You will learn through formulas derived from the active sentences.

Present Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

Student Learning Outcomes(SLOs) for Present Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

The students and learners will be able to learn about:

The Formula of Present Indefinite Tense Active Voice Sentences.
The Formula of Present Indefinite Tense Passive Voice Sentences.
Rules and Tricks.
Use of verbs with helping verbs. (IIIV with is, are, am).
Change of Interrogative, Negative, and Interrogative Sentences into Passive Voice.
Solved Exercise (Present Indefinite Tense to Passive Sentence).

Formula Of Present Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

Formula Of Active Voice

Subject + 1st form of verb + Object.

The formula of Passive Voice for Present Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

Object + is/are/am + III form of verb + by+ subject.

All the exercises below are very important for your practice. Let us write a sentence in this tense.

I write a letter. (A.V)

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Instruction No.1

Firstly, replace the object with the subject and the subject with an object which is the first rule of active to passive sentences.

Instruction No.2

Secondly, place the helping verb (is, are, am) according to the subject right after the subject.

Instruction No.3

Lastly, change the 1st form of the verb to the 3rd form.

The result will be as under:
A letter is written by me. (P.V)

Also Read: Conversion of Imperative Sentences to Passive Voice

Solved Exercise of Positive Sentences of Present Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

1. He eats sugar-free bread. (A.V)
The Sugar-free bread is eaten by him. (P.V)

2. He plays cricket. (A.V)
Cricket is played by him. (P.V)

3. He takes tea. (A.V)
Tea is taken by him. (P.V)

4. They wear a cricket kit. (A.V)
The white cricket kit is worn by them. (P.V)

5. She cleans her room. (A.V)
Her room is cleaned by her. (P.V)

6. We pluck the flowers daily. (A.V)
The flowers are plucked by us daily. (P.V)

7. My mother loved me very much. (A.V)
I am loved by my mother very much. (P.V)

8. A plumber repairs all the taps. (A.V)
All the taps are repaired by a plumber. (P.V)

9. Father loves his daughter very much. (A.V)
His daughter is loved by her father very much. (P.V)

10. The children make very pinching noises.
Very pinching noises are made by the children. (P.V)

11. She drives a car carefully. (A.V)
A car is driven by her carefully. (P.V)

12. All the friends themselves cook chicken. (A.V)
Chicken is cooked by all the friends themselves. (P.V)

13. Asma beats her younger sister. (A.V)
Her younger sister is beaten by Asma. (P.V)

14. Usman uses a laptop. (A.V)
A laptop is used by Usman. (P.V)

15. Moosa loves his toys. (A.V)
His toys are loved by Moosa. (P.V)

16. Some children like to drink milk. (A.V)
Milk is liked to drink by some children. (P.V) OR
Milk is liked by some children to drink. (P.V)

17. They draw a sketch of a car on paper. (A.V)
A sketch of a car is drawn by them on paper. (P.V)

18. The old people tell very interesting stories. (A.V)
Very interesting stories are told by the old people. (P.V)

19. Amina switches on the computer. (A.V)
The computer is switched on by Amina. (P.V)

20. The English teacher punishes the students regularly. (A.V)
The students are punished by the English teacher regularly. (P.V)

21. The mother feeds her baby.
Her baby is fed by the mother.

22. We do our homework.
Our homework is done by us.

23. An unknown person opens the door.
The door is opened by an unknown person.

24. We eat soup with every lunch.
Soup is eaten by us with every lunch.

25. The girls pluck the sunflowers in the garden.
The sunflowers are plucked by the girls in the garden.

26. The students ask productive questions.
Productive questions are asked by the students.

27. She solves grammar sentences.
Grammar sentences are solved by her.

28. He excessively uses the cell phone.
The cell phone is used by him excessively.

29. Only poor people pay taxes.
Taxes are paid by only poor people.

30. The monkeys love bananas.
Bananas are loved by the monkeys.

31. A farmer kills a dangerous snake.
A dangerous snake is killed by a farmer.

32. They run a restaurant.
A restaurant is run by them.

33. The officer collects mail daily.
Mail is collected by the officer daily.

34. Imran Nazir makes a big hundred.
A big hundred is made by Imran Nazir.

35. Ronaldo scores five goals in one match.
Five goals are scored by Ronaldo in one match.

36. The engineers design a new car.
A new model car is designed by engineers.

37. The students make class charts.
Class charts are made by the students.

38. I do exercise daily.
Exercise is done daily by me. OR
Exercise is done by me daily.

39. He chases me.
I am chased by him.

40. She chooses the red shoes.
The red shoes are chosen by her.

41. He catches a small bird.
A small bird is caught by him.

42. The students clean the classrooms.
The classrooms are cleaned by the students.

43. She fills the dust bin with garbage.
The dust bin is filled with garbage by her. OR
Dust hin is filled by her with garbage.

44. I use a blue pen.
A blue pen is used by me.

45. He saves money.
Money is saved by him.

46. They do heavy lunch.
Heavy lunch is done by them.

47. We love our homeland.
Our homeland is loved by us.

48. He writes articles on different topics.
Articles on different topics are written by him. OR
Articles are written by him on different topics.

49. Bilal makes a funny laugh.
A funny laugh is made by Bilal.

50. You give a lecture on Biology.
A lecture on biology is given by you. OR
A lecture is given by you on Biology.

Also Read: How to Convert Past Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

Conversion of Negative Sentences

They do not like hockey. (A.V)

In the first step, convert the above negative sentence to a Simple or positive sentence.
They like hockey. (1st Step)

Now in the second step, simply change it into a passive sentence.
Hockey is liked by them. (2nd Step)

In the final step, convert the above-changed sentence into negative by adding “not” right after helping the verb “is”.
Hockey is not liked by them. (Final Step)

Solved Exercise of Negative Sentences Conversion

We do not do our homework. (A.V)

We do our homework. (1st Step) Simple Sentence
Our homework is done by us. (2nd Step)
Our homework is not done by us. (Final Step)

Solve the following sentences in steps as solved earlier.

51. He does not eat bread. He eats bread.
Bread is eaten by him.
Bread is not eaten by him.

52. He does not play cricket.
He plays cricket.
Cricket is played by him
Cricket is not played by him.

53. He does not take tea.
Tea is not taken by him.

54. They do not wear a cricket kit.
A Cricket kit is not worn by them.

55. She does not clean her room.
Her room is not cleaned by her.

56. We do not pluck the flowers daily.
The flowers are not plucked by us daily.

57. My mother does not love me very much.
I am not loved by my mother very much.

58. A plumber does not repair all the taps.
All the taps are not repaired by a plumber.

Remember: Try to recognize the subject and object as a whole.

59. The father does not love his daughter very much.
His daughter is not loved by her father very much.

60. The children do not make very pinching noise.
Very pinching noise is not made by the children.

61. She does not drive a car carefully.
A car is not driven by her carefully.

62. All friends do not cook chicken themselves.
Chicken is not cooked by all friends themselves.

63. Asma does not beat her younger sister.
Her younger sister is not beaten by Asma.

64. Usman does not use a laptop.
A laptop is not used by Usman.

65. Moosa does not love his toys.
His toys are not loved by Moosa.

66. Some children do not like to drink milk.
Milk is not liked to drink by some children.

OR

Milk is not liked by some children to drink.

67. They do not draw a sketch of the car on paper.
A sketch of the car is not drawn by them on paper.

68. The old people do not tell very interesting stories.
Very interesting stories are not told by the old people.

69. Amina does not switch on the computer.
The computer is not switched on by Amina.

70. The English teacher does not punish the students regularly.
The students are not punished by the English teacher regularly.

71. The mother does not feed her baby.
Her baby is not fed by the mother.

72. We do not do our homework.
Our homework is not done by us.

73. The peon does not open the door.
The door is not opened by an unknown person.

74.We do not eat soup with every lunch.
Soup is not eaten by us with every lunch.

75.The girls do not pluck the sunflowers in the garden.
The sunflowers are not plucked by the girls in the garden.

76.The students do not ask productive questions.
Productive questions are not asked by the students.

77. She does not solve grammar sentences.
Grammar sentences are not solved by her.

78. He does not excessively use a cell phone.
A cell phone is not excessively used by him.

79. The powerful people do not pay tax.
Tax is not paid by powerful people.

80. The monkeys do not love bananas.
Bananas are not loved by the monkeys.

81. A farmer does not kill a dangerous snake.
A dangerous snake is not killed by a farmer.

82.They do not run a restaurant.
A restaurant is not run by them.

83.The officer does not collect mail daily.
Mail is not collected by the officer daily.

84. Imran Nazir makes a big hundred.
A big hundred is made by Imran Nazir.

85. Ronaldo does not score five goals in one match.
Five goals are not scored by Ronaldo in one match.

86. The engineers do not design a new car.
A new model car is not designed by the engineers.

87. The students do not make class charts.
Class charts are not made by the students.

88. I do not exercise daily.
Exercise is not done daily by me. OR
Exercise is not done by me daily.

89. He does not chase me.
I am not chased by him.

90. She does not choose the red shoes.
The red shoes are not chosen by her.

91. He does not catch a small bird.
A small bird is not caught by him.

92. The students do not clean the classrooms.
The classrooms are not cleaned by the students.

93. She does not fill the dustbin with garbage.
The dustbin is not filled with garbage by her.

The dustbin is not filled by her with garbage.

94. I do not use a blue pen.
A blue pen is not used by me.

95. He does not save money.
Money is not saved by him.

96. They do not eat heavy food.
Heavy food is not eaten by them.

97. Our enemies do not love our homeland.
Our homeland is not loved by Our enemies.

98. He does not write articles on different topics.
Articles on different topics are not written by him.

OR
Articles are not written by him on different topics.

99. Bilal does not make a funny laugh.
A funny laugh is not made by Bilal.

100. You do not give a lecture on Biology.
A lecture on biology is not given by you. OR
A lecture is not given by you on Biology.

Solved Exercise of Present Indefinite to Interrogative Sentences to Passive Voice

Does Smith learn a lesson? (A.V)

In the first step, change the interrogative sentence to a positive or simple sentence

Smith learns a lesson. (1st Step)

In the second step, change the above sentence to a passive sentence.

The lesson is learned by Smith. (2nd Step)

In the final step, put the helping verb at the start to finish the task.

Is the lesson learned by Smith? (Final Step)

102. Does he play cricket?

He plays cricket.
Cricket is played by him

Is cricket played by him?

103. Does he take tea?

Is tea taken by him?

104. Do they wear a cricket kit?
Is a cricket kit worn by them?

105. Does she clean her room?
Is her room cleaned by her?

106. Do we pluck the flowers daily?
Are the flowers plucked by us daily?

107. Does my mother love me very much?
Am I loved by my mother very much?

108. Does a plumber repair all the taps?

Are all the taps repaired by a plumber?

109. Does her father love his daughter very much?
Is his daughter loved by her father very much?

110. Do the children make a very pinching noise?

Is a very pinching noise made by the children?

111. Does she drive a car carefully?
Is a car driven by her carefully?

112. Do all friends cook chicken themselves?
Is chicken cooked by all friends themselves?

113. Does Asma beat her younger sister?
Is her younger sister beaten by Asma?

114. Does Usman use a laptop?

Is a laptop used by Usman?

115. Does Moosa love his toys?

Are his toys loved by Moosa?

116. Do some children like to drink milk?

Is milk liked to drink by some children?

Is milk liked by some children to drink?

117. Do they draw a sketch of a car on paper?

Is a sketch of a car drawn by them on paper?

118. Do the old people tell very interesting stories?

Are very interesting stories told by the old people?

119. Does Amina switch on the computer?
Is the computer switched on by Amina?

120. Does the English teacher punish the students regularly?
Are the students punished by the English teacher regularly?

121. Does the mother feed her baby?
Is her baby fed by the mother?

122. Do we do our homework?
Is our homework done by us?

123. Does an unknown person open the door?
Is the door opened by an unknown person?

124. Do we eat soup with every lunch?
Is soup eaten by us with every lunch?

125. Do the girls pluck the sunflowers in the garden?
Are the sunflowers plucked by the girls in the garden?

126. Do the students ask productive questions?
Are productive questions asked by the students?

127. Does she solve grammar sentences?
Are grammar sentences solved by her?

128. Does the excessively use a cell phone?
Is a cell phone excessively used by him?

129. Do powerful people pay tax?
Is tax paid by powerful people?

130. Do the monkeys love bananas?
Are bananas loved by the monkeys?

131. Does a farmer kill a dangerous snake?
Is a dangerous snake killed by a farmer?

132. Do they run a restaurant?
Is a restaurant run by them?

133. Does the officer collect mail daily?
Is mail collected by the officer daily?

134. Does Imran Nazir make a big hundred?
Is a big hundred made by Imran Nazir?

135. Does Ronaldo score a single goal?
Is a single goal scored by Ronaldo?

136. Do the engineers design a new car?
Is a new model car designed by the engineers?

137. Do the students make class charts?
Are class charts made by the students?

138. Do I exercise daily?
Is exercise done daily by me? OR
Is exercise done by me daily?

139. Does he chase me?
Am I chased by him?

140. Does she choose the red shoes?
Are the red shoes chosen by her?

141. Does he catch a small bird?
Is a small bird caught by him?

142. Do the students clean the classrooms?
Are the classrooms cleaned by the students?

143. Does she fill the dust bin with garbage?
Is the dust bin filled with garbage by her? OR
Is the dust bin filled by her with garbage?

144. Do I use a blue pen?
Is a blue pen used by me?

145. Does he save the money?
Is the money saved by him?

146. Do they eat heavy food?
Is heavy food eaten by them?

147. Do our enemies love our homeland?
Is our homeland loved by Our enemies?

148. Does he write articles on different topics?
Are the articles on different topics written by him?

OR
Are the articles written by him on different topics?

149. Does Bilal make the funny laugh?
Is the funny laugh made by Bilal?

150. Do you give a lecture on Biology?
Is a lecture on biology given by you? OR
Is a lecture given by you on Biology?

Conversion of Interro-Negative Sentences for Present Indefinite Tense to Passive Voice

Does she not cook food? (A.V)

In the first step, convert the interro-negative sentence to a negative sentence.

She does not cook food. (1st Step)

In the second step, convert the above negative sentence to a simple or positive sentence.

She cooks food. (2nd Step)

In the third step, change the above simple sentence to passive.

Food is cooked by her. (3rd Step)

In the fourth step, place “not” right after the helping verb.

Food is not cooked by her. (4th Step)

Now in the final step, lift the helping verb and place it at the start of the sentence, and put a question mark at the end to finish the passive sentence.

Is food not cooked by her? (Final Step)

Solved Exercise of Interro-negative Sentences

151. Does he not eat bread?
He does not eat bread.

He eats bread.
Bread is eaten by him.
Bread is not eaten by him.

Is bread not eaten by him?

152. Does he not play cricket?

He does not play cricket.

He plays cricket.
Cricket is played by him
Cricket is not played by him.

Is cricket not played by him?

153. Does he not takes tea?

Is tea not taken by him?

154. Dot they not wear the cricket kit?
Is the cricket kit not worn by them?

155. Does she not cleans her room?
Is her room not cleaned by her?

156. Do we not pluck the flowers daily?
Are the flowers not plucked by us daily?

157. Does my mother not love me very much?
Am I not loved by my mother very much?

G. Knowledge: While using ‘Does’, remove ‘s’ from the 1st form of the verb.

158. Does a plumber not repair all the taps?

Are all the taps not repaired by a plumber?

159. Does her father not love his daughter very much?
Is his daughter not loved by her father very much?

160. Do the children not make very pinching noise?
Is very pinching noise not made by the children?

161. Does she not drive a car carefully?
Is a car not driven by her carefully?

162. Do all friends not cook chicken themselves?
Is chicken not cooked by all friends themselves?

163. Does Asma not beat her younger sister?
Is her younger sister not beaten by Asma?

164. Does Usman not use a laptop?

Is a laptop not used by Usman?

165. Does Moosa not love his toys?

Are his toys not loved by Moosa?

Things to Know: A subject can be more than one word.

166. Do some children not like to drink milk?

Is milk not liked to drink by some children. OR

Is milk not liked by some children to drink?

167. Do they not draw a sketch of a car on paper?

Is a sketch of a car not drawn by them on paper?

168. Do the old people not tell very interesting stories?

Are very interesting stories not told by the old people?

169. Does Amina not switch on the computer?
Is the computer not switched on by Amina?

170. Does the English teacher not punish the students regularly?
Are the students not punished by the English teacher regularly?

171. Does the mother not feed her baby?
Is her baby not fed by the mother?

172. Do we not do our homework?
Is our homework not done by us?

173. Does the peon not open the door?
Is the door not opened by the peon?

174. Do we not eat soup with every lunch?
Is soup not eaten by us with every lunch?

Things to Know: Without question marks, the sentences are incorrect.

175. Do the girls not pluck the sunflowers in the garden?
Are the sunflowers not plucked by the girls in the garden?

176. Do the students not ask productive questions?
Are productive questions not asked by the students?

177. Does she not solve grammar sentences?
Are grammar sentences not solved by her?

178. Does he not excessively use a cell phone?
Is a cell phone not excessively used by him?

179. Do the powerful people not pay tax?
Is tax not paid by the powerful people?

180. Do the monkeys not love bananas?
Are bananas not loved by the monkeys?

181. Does a farmer not kill a dangerous snake?
Is a dangerous snake not killed by a farmer?

182. Do they not run a restaurant?
Is a restaurant not run by them?

183. Does the officer not collect mail daily?
Is mail not collected by the officer daily?

184. Does Imran Nazir not make a big hundred?
Is a big hundred not made by Imran Nazir?

185. Does Ronaldo not score a single goal?
Is a single goal not scored by Ronaldo?

186. Do the engineers not design a new car?
Is a new model car not designed by the engineers?

187. Do the students not make class charts?
Are class charts not made by the students?

188. Do I not exercise daily?
Is exercise not done daily by me? OR
Is exercise not done by me daily?

189. Does he not chase me?
Am I not chased by him?

190. Does she not choose the red shoes?
Are the red shoes not chosen by her?

191. Does he not catch a small bird?
Is a small bird not caught by him?

192. Do the students not clean the classrooms?
Are the classrooms not cleaned by the students?

193. Does she not fill the dustbin with garbage?
Is the dustbin not filled with garbage by her? OR
Is the dustbin not filled by her with garbage?

194. Do I not use a blue pen?
Is a blue pen not used by me?

195. Does he not save money?
Is money not saved by him?

196. Do they not eat heavy food?
Is heavy food not eaten by them?

197. Do our enemies not love our homeland?
Is our homeland not loved by Our enemies?

198. Does he not write articles on different topics?
Are the articles on different topics not written by him? OR
Are the articles not written by him on a different topic?

199. Does Bilal not make a funny laugh?
Is a funny laugh not made by Bilal?

200. Do you not give a lecture on Biology?
Is a lecture on biology not given by you? OR
Is a lecture not given by you on Biology?

FAQs

What is passive voice present tense?

The passive voice is used when emphasizing the object of that sentence. It means the object of the sentence becomes the subject.

For example,

That poem is sung by my aunt.
We form the passive by applying the formula
be + past participle (3rd form of the verb).

In the present simple or present indefinite tense, the passive is:

am/is/are + past participle (3rd form of the verb).

What are passive voice examples?

When the subject of the active voice or tense sentence acts as an object and the object of the active voice sentence acts as the subject in the passive voice.