Passive Voice - Present Perfect Tense

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Notice that the object of the verb becomes the subject in the passive voice as it is what we focus on in the passive voice. Also, the doer of the action is not essential and often not mentioned in the passive voice.

  • Jimmy has prepared the food (active voice).

  • The food has been prepared by (Jimmy). (passive voice)

Both the above sentences are in the Present perfect tense and render the same meaning. But they are focusing on different things. 

The first sentence, which is in the active voice, focuses on the doer of the action (subject): Jimmy. But the second sentence, which is in the passive voice, focuses on the receiver of the action (object): the food.

  • Active voice: I have written an amazing song.

  • Passive voice: An amazing song has been written (by me).

  • Active voice: Jon has helped me a lot.

  • Passive voice: I have been helped a lot (by Jon).

  • Active voice: Most people have tried alcohol.

  • Passive voice: Alcohol has been tried (by most people). 

  • Active voice: Nobody has done this before.

  • Passive voice: This has not been done before (by anyone).

  • Active voice: My father has helped a lot of people.

  • Passive voice: A lot of people have been helped (by my father).

  • Active voice: I have ordered food for everyone in the room.

  • Passive voice: Food has been ordered for everyone in the room (by me).

  • Active voice: Mangesh has bought a car recently.

  • Passive voice: A car has been bought recently (by Mangesh).

  • Active voice: They have launched the trailer of the movie.

  • Passive voice: The trailer of the movie has been launched (by them).

  • Active voice: The government has launched a new job portal.

  • Passive voice: A new job portal (a website) has been launched (by the government).

  • Active voice: They have cleared the interview.

  • Passive voice: The interview has been cleared (by them).


Positive :The car has been washed.

Question : Has the car been washed ?

Negative : The car has not been washed.

Negative Question : Hasn’t the car been washed ?


Positive : They have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Question : Have they been sentenced to life imprisonment ?

Negative :They have not been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Negative Question : Haven’t they been sentenced to life imprisonment ?

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