Simple Present Passive Voice

Simple Present Passive Voice ?? ?????? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?????? ?????? ?????, ????, ?? ????????? ???? ??????? ?????? ????? ??????—???? ??? ????? ??????? (Subject) ????? ??? ?? ??? ?? ???? ???? ??? (Object) ????? ???? ??? ???????????? ????? ? ???????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ‘????’, ‘??????’, ‘?????’, ‘?????’ ????? ?????????? ????? ?? Tense ?? Passive Voice ?????? ????? ?

???? ????????? ?????:

  • ???? ???????? ??????? ? — English is spoken here.
  • ??????? ??? ??????? ? — Rice is cooked from rice grains.
  • ??????? ?????????? ???? ??????? ? — We are not punished at school.

????????? (Structures)

  • Object + is / am / are + V? (+ by + Agent) — (??????, ??????, ???????)
  • Object + is / am / are + not + V? — (???????, ???????, ????????)
  • Is / Am / Are + Object + V? ? — (?? ?????? ?, ?? ?????? ?)
  • Wh- word + is / am / are + Object + V? ? — (???? ?????? ?, ???? ??????? ?)

? ??? (??? ??????????? ????):

  • Active voice ?? Object ??? Passive voice ?? ????? (Subject ?? ??????) ???????? ?
  • Singular Object (He, She, It, Single noun) ??? Is ?????? ????? ?
  • Plural Object (We, You, They, Plural nouns) ??? Are ?????? ????? ? I ??? Am ?????? ????? ?
  • Passive Voice ?? ?????? ???? V? (Past Participle) ????? ????? ????? (?????: spoken, cleaned, made)?

?????? ? English ????????? (Categorized Examples)

?????? English
[Affirmative / ?????????]
??????? ?????? ?????????? ????????? ? Many festivals are celebrated in Nepal.
???? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ? The room is cleaned every morning.
?? ??????? ?????????? ??????? ? This newspaper is printed in Kathmandu.
[Negative / ?????????]
???? ???? ????? ???? ??????? (???????) ? Cars are not parked here.
?? ????? ????? ???????? ? Alcohol is not sold in this shop.
???? ???? ??????? ??????? ? I am not given any information.
[Questions / ??????????]
?? ?????? ?????? ???? ??????? ?????? ? Is tea produced in your village?
?? ??????? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ? Are you invited to the party?
[Wh- Questions]
?? ???? ???? ??????? ? How is this food cooked?
??????? ???? ??????? ? Where are you sent?

?? ???????? (More Sentences)

  • ??? ?????????? ??????? ? — Rice is planted in the rainy season.
  • ???????????? ?????????? ?????? ???????? ? — Computers are used in the office.
  • ???? ??????????????? ??:????? ?????? ?????? ? — Poor children are given free education.
  • ?? ???? ?????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ? — Is Nepali currency accepted here?
  • ?????? ????? ???? ???? ??????? ? — Your mistake is not always forgiven.
  • ????? ????? ?????? ?????? (?? ? ????????? ???????? ?????) ? — He is respected by everyone.
  • ????? ?????? ???????? ? — Garbage is not thrown on the street.
  • ?? ????? ????? ??????? ? — When is this festival celebrated?

Grammar Spotlight: ‘By + Agent’ ?? ?????? ????? ????? ?

Passive voice ?? ??? ???? ?????? (Agent) ????? ???? ?????? ??????? ???????? by + person ?????? ? ?? ??? ??? ????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ???? ????? ?? ?????? ?, ?? ???? ???, ?? ???????????? ??? ??? by ?????? ??????? ?

  • ??? (No agent needed): Thieves are arrested. ? (by police ???????? ??????, ????? ??? ??????? ??? ???????? ??)?
  • ??? (Agent needed): This book is written by Santosh. (???? ???? ?? ?? ????? ?????? ?????? ?)?

Exercises (?????????)

1. Sentence completion exercises (Fill in the blanks with correct Simple Present Passive form):

  1. Football _____________ (play) all over the world.
  2. Emails _____________ (not send) by post office.
  3. _____________ this room _____________ (lock) at night?
  4. Patients _____________ (treat) by doctors in this hospital.
  5. Why _____________ these rules _____________ (break) so often?

2. Turn the following Active sentences into Passive:

  1. Ram cleans the car every Saturday. ? The car _________________________.
  2. They do not speak French here. ? French _________________________.
  3. Does she make delicious tea? ? _________________________?

3. Translate the following sentences into English:

  1. ??????? ??????? ???????? ?
  2. ???? ?????? ??????? ????? ??????? ?
  3. ?? ??????? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ?
  4. ??????? ??????????? ??????? ????????? ???????? ?
  5. ?? ????? ???? ?????? ?

4. Translate the following paragraph into English:

????? ???? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ??????? ??????? ????????? ? ?????? ?????? ????????? ??????????????? ???? ?? ????????? ? ???????? ??? ??? ????????? ??????? ???? ?????? ? ??????? ????? ??????? ????????? ? ?????? ???? ???????? ???????? ? ???? ?????? ??????????? ??? ?????? ??? ?????? ?