Past Perfect Tense|Passive Voice

Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) is used to represent the passive completed actions of the past time. Active Voice Sentences of Past Perfect Tense can be converted to Passive Voice Sentences of Past Perfect Tense, just by following the following General Rules.

Rules to Convert Past Perfect Tense(Active Voice) Sentences to Passive Voice Sentences

Following are some rules that can be followed to form Passive Voice Sentences.

• First of all, convert the Object(me, us, you, them, him, her, it) of the Active Voice Sentences of Past Perfect Tense to the Subject(I, we, you, they, he, she, it) of Passive Voice Sentences.
• Then, use the helping verb “had been”, to indicate that action was completed during past time.
• After that, use the 3rd Verb to indicate that actions were passive, i.e.; been done on the object by the subject.
• Then, use the preposition “by”, to show the actual doer of the action.
• After that, convert the Subject(I, we, you, they, he, she, it) of the Active Voice Sentences of Past Perfect Tense into the Object(me, us, you, them, him, her, it) of the Passive Voice Sentences.
• At the end, write the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice Sentences of Past Perfect Tense.

Helping Verb of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

Following is the main helping verb of the Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) Sentences that can be used with all types of Number nouns and Pronouns.

• Had been

“Had been” As Helping Verb in Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

“Had been” can be used as a helping verb in Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) Sentences with all Number Nouns and Pronouns whether they are Singular or Plural. Thus, Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) Sentences with “had been” as a helping verb, have the following Sentence Structure.

Singular or Plural Number Nouns+ had+ been+ 3rd Verb+ by+ Subject+ Remaining Words

Sentence Structure of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) Sentences

Following are the Sentence Structure of Assertive, Negative, Interrogative, and Negative-Interrogative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) Sentences.

Assertive Sentence Structure of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

Assertive Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) use “had been” as a helping verb to indicate the Passive completed actions of the past time. Thus, Passive Assertive Sentences of Past Perfect Tense have the following Sentence Structural formula.

He/she/it/I/we/you/they/Singular or Plural Nouns+ had+ been+ 3rd Verb+ by+ Subject+ Remaining Words

Examples of Assertive Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

Following are some examples of Assertive Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice).

1. I had lost a ticket.
   • A ticket had been lost by me.
2. We had stolen his watch.
   • His watch had been stolen by us.
3. You had spoken the truth.
   • The truth had been spoken by you.
4. They had burnt those letters.
   • Those letters had been burnt by them.
5. He had planted a tree.
   • A tree had been planted by him.
6. She had attended the meeting.
   • The meeting had been attended by her.
7. A mad dog had bitten him.
   • He had been bitten by a mad dog.
8. They had given me the book.
   • I had been given a book by them.
   • A book had been given to me by them.
9. She had sent us a letter.
   • We had been sent a letter by her.
   • A letter had been sent to us by her.
10. The company had offered you a job.
    • You had been offered a job by the company.
    • A job had been offered to you by the company.
11. He had told them the news.
    • They had been told the news by him.
    • A piece of news had been told to him by them.
12. The teacher had shown him the answer.
    • He had been shown the answer by the teacher.
    • The answer had been shown to him by the teacher.
13. The teacher had seen her in the library.
    • She had been seen by the teacher in the library.
14. The chef had prepared the meal.
    • The meal had been prepared by the chef.

Negative Sentence Structure of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

Negative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) takes “not” between the helping verb “had” and “been”, to show the negativity of the Passive Completed actions of the past time. Thus, Negative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) have the following Sentence Structural formula.

He/she/it/I/we/you/they/he/she/it/Singular or Plural Number Nouns+ had+ not+ been+ 3rd Verb+ by+ Subject+ Remaining Words

Examples of Negative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

Following are some examples of Negative Sentences in Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice).

1. I had not prepared tea.
   • Tea had not been prepared by me.
2. We had not supported them.
   • They had not been supported by us.
3. You had not attended the meeting.
   • The meeting had not been attended by you.
4. They had not given the green signal.
   • The green signal had not been given by them.
5. He had not ironed her clothes.
   • Her clothes had not been ironed by him.
6. She had not forgiven us.
   • We had not been forgiven by her.
7. The company had not released the new product.
   • The new product had not been released by the company.
8. He had not informed me about the changes.
   • I had not been informed by him about the changes.
9. The teacher had not praised us for our hard work.
   • We had not been praised by the teacher for our hard work.
10. The manager had not instructed you to complete the report.
    • You had not been instructed by the manager to complete the report.
11. She had not invited them to her birthday party.
    • They had not been invited by her to her birthday party.
12. The coach had not selected him for the team.
    • He had not been selected by the coach for the team.
13. The company had not compensated her for the inconvenience.
    • She had not been compensated by the company for the inconvenience.
14. The artist had not created the sculpture.
    • The sculpture had not been created by the artist.

Interrogative Sentence Structure of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

Interrogative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) take “had” as a helping verb at the start of Sentences to show the interrogative/questionable nature of the past passive completed actions. Thus, Interrogative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) have the following Sentence Structural formula.

Had+ he/she/it/I/we/you/they/Singular or Plural Nouns+ been+ 3rd Verb+ by+ Subject+ Remaining Words+?

Examples of Interrogative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

Following are some examples of Interrogative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice).

1. Had I marked those papers?
   • Had those papers been marked by me?
2. Had we cooked everything?
   • Had everything been cooked by us?
3. Had you sent a telegram to him?
   • Had a telegram been sent by you to him?
4. Had they plucked these flowers?
   • Had these flowers been plucked by them?
5. Had he signed my passport?
   • Had my passport been signed by him?
6. Had she fulfilled her promise?
   • Had her promise been fulfilled by her?
7. Had the computer processed the data?
   • Had the data been processed by the computer?
8. Had she invited me to the conference?
   • Had I been invited by her to the conference?
9. Had the instructor taught us the basics?
   • Had we been taught the basics by the instructor?
   • Had the basics been taught to us by the instructor?
10. Had the company notified you of the policy changes?
    • Had you been notified by the company of the policy changes?
11. Had he included them in the project?
    • Had they been included by him in the project?
12. Had she informed him of the meeting?
    • Had he been informed by her of the meeting?
13. Had they consulted her on the matter?
    • Had she been consulted by them on the matter?
14. Had the engineer designed the bridge?
    • Had the bridge been designed by the engineer?

Negative-Interrogative Sentence Structure of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

Negative-Interrogative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) takes “had” at the start of sentences to show the interrogative nature of the passive completed actions of the past time. And “not been” comes after the object of the Passive Voice Sentences, to show the negative passive completed nature of the actions. Thus, Negative-Interrogative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice) have the following Sentence Structural formula.

Had+ he/she/it/I/we/you/they/Singular or Plural Nouns+ not+ been+ 3rd Verb+ by+ Subject+ Remaining Words+?

Examples of Negative-Interrogative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice)

Following are some examples of Negative-Interrogative Sentences of Past Perfect Tense(Passive Voice).

1. Had I not defeated them?
   • Had they not been defeated by me?
2. Had we not rung the bell?
   • Had the bell not been rung by us?
3. Had you not stolen the cow?
   • Had the cow not been stolen by you?
4. Had they not pardoned her?
   • Had she not been pardoned by them?
5. Had he not killed the snake?
   • Had the snake not been killed by him?
6. Had she not won the trophy?
   • Had the trophy not been won by her?
7. Had the experiment not proven the hypothesis?
   • Had the hypothesis not been proven by the experiment?
8. Had the manager not promoted me to a higher position?
   • Had I not been promoted by the manager to the higher position?
9. Had he not taught us the new software?
   • Had we not been taught by him the new software?
10. Had the coach not trained you for the competition?
    • Had you not been trained by the coach for the competition?
11. Had the committee not selected them for the award?
    • Had they not been selected by the committee for the award?
12. Had she not notified him of the changes in the schedule?
    • Had he not been notified by her of the changes in the schedule?
13. Had the director not briefed her on the project?
    • Had she not been briefed by the director on the project?
14. Had the gardener not planted the flowers?
    • Had the flowers not been planted by the gardener?