PAST PERFECT TENSE
Passive Voice: had been + 3rd form of the verb.
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
| 1. They had bribed the clerk. | The clerk had been bribed by them. |
| 2. I had not tasted this dish before. | This dish had not been tested by me before. |
| 3. Had she posted the letter? | Had the letter been posted by her? |
Rule: Had + been + form of the verb.
Exercise-1
Convert the Following Sentences into Passive Voice:-
1.Ram had written a letter.
2. She had lost her bag.
3. She had posted the letter.
4. He had not spoken the truth.
5. Ram Lal had helped me.
6. Rohan had never seen a lion.
7. Neeraj had done his work.
8. Sita had made a frock.
Answers:-
1. A letter had been written by Ram.
2. Her bag had been lost by her.
3. The letter had been posted by her.
4. The truth had not been spoken by him.
5. I had been helped by Ram Lal.
6. A lion had never been seen by Rohan.
7. His work had been done by Neeraj.
8. A frock had been made by Sita.
Exercise-2
Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive Voice form:
1. The servant had posted the letter.
2. He had solved all the sums before ten.
3. He had already heard the news.
4. She had not written such a letter.
5. The child had broken the slate.
6. They had already made a plan.
7. The police had already caught the thieves.
8. They had finished work before sunrise.
9. He had killed a snake before.
10. Had you ever seen the Taj before?
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Note: The sentences of this tense cannot be changed into Passive Voice.
