✍️ sentences can be written two type of transitive verb.
1. I write a letter.
2. A letter is written by me.
☝️In sentence no. 1 action is done by subject while no.2 action is not done by subject but it suffer the result done by someone.
Voices of transitive verb: Voices are of two types
Active voice : when action is done by subject. No 1.
Passive voice : when action is not done by subject but it is acted by someone other. No. 3.
How to find out passive voice
| Indefinite :present, past, future |
Sub . |
Verb to be is, am, are, was, were, will be, shall be |
verb IIIrd form |
by |
object |
| Continouse: present, past, future |
sub |
verb to be +being |
Verb IIIrd form |
by |
object |
| Perfect: present, past, future |
sub |
has, have, had, will have, shall have + been
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V. 3rd form |
by |
object |
| Auxiliary verb |
sub |
aux. V. Can, could, should etc. + Be |
v.3rd form |
by |
object |
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☝️Note: usually we saw use of 3rd form of the verb in passive voice so it is good identity of passive voice.
Note 2: active voice subject is used in the place of object in objective form and object is used in the place of subject in subjective form.
Eg. Mohan read a book.
Passive - A book is written by Mohan.