CHANGE OF VOICE IN CASE OF PREPOSITIONAL VERBS

 

     If a preposition follows verb in active voice, the same preposition follows 3^rd form of verb in passive voice.

1.  Affirmative:

a.  Active voice     :  We must speak to him.

     Passive voice   :  He must be spoken to by us.

b.  Active voice     :  The hunter aimed at the bird.

     Passive voice   :  The bird was aimed at by the hunter.

2.  Negative:

a.  Active voice     :  You cannot play with fire.

     Passive voice   :  Fire cannot be played with by you.

b.  Active voice     :  He is not looking for a job.

     Passive voice   :  A job is not being looked for by him.

3.  Interrogative:

a.  Active voice     :  Did the people listen to the leader?

     Passive voice   :  Was the leader listened to by the people?

b.  Active voice     :  Who is looking into this case?

Passive voice   :  By whom is this case being looked into?