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Simple Past Tense – Active to Passive Conversion

Simple Past Tense में Active से Passive बनाते समय हमें तीन मुख्य बदलाव करने होते हैं:

• Object को शुरुआत में लाना
• Helping Verb (was/were) जोड़ना
• Main verb को V3 (Past Participle) में बदलना

Formula

Active: Subject + V2 + Object

Passive: Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject

Helping Verb Selection (was/were)

Subject (Passive)	Helping Verb
I / He / She / It / Singular Noun	was
You / We / They / Plural Noun	were

Easy Examples (Based on Rule 3 Only)

• Active: She wrote a letter.
  Passive: A letter was written by her.
• Active: They cleaned the room.
  Passive: The room was cleaned by them.
• Active: The teacher praised the boy.
  Passive: The boy was praised by the teacher.

Practice Questions (Convert into Passive Voice)

1. He ate an apple.
2. They broke the window.
3. She sang a song.
4. You finished the work.
5. The boys played the match.
6. The police arrested the thief.
7. I wrote a story.
8. The girl cleaned the table.
9. We watched the movie.
10. Mohan opened the door.

Answer Key

1. An apple was eaten by him.
2. The window was broken by them.
3. A song was sung by her.
4. The work was finished by you.
5. The match was played by the boys.
6. The thief was arrested by the police.
7. A story was written by me.
8. The table was cleaned by the girl.
9. The movie was watched by us.
10. The door was opened by Mohan.

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