in the article below I am going to elaborate active and passive voice of present perfect tense. Structures of affirmative, interrogative, negative, negative interrogative and WH information questions along with examples. In addition, click Active and Passive Voice Complete Rules, you might find this useful too.
Active and Passive Voice of Present Perfect Tense
Affirmatives
- Active: S + have/has + V3 + object + ROTS
He has written a poem. - Passive: S + have/has + been + V3 + prep + object + ROTS
A poem has been written by him.
Interrogatives
- Active: Have/Has + S + V3 + object + ROTS
Has he written a poem? - Passive: Have/Has + S + been + V3 + prep + object
Has a poem been written by him?
Negatives
- Active: S + have/has + not + V3 + object + ROTS
He has not/ hasn`t written a poem. - Passive: S + have/has + not + been + V3 + prep + object + ROTS
A poem has not/hasn`t been written by him.
Negative interrogatives
- Active: Have/Has not + S + V3 + object + ROTS
Hasn`t he written a poem? - Passive: Have/Has not + S + been + V3 + prep + object + ROTS
Hasn`t a poem been written by him?
WH/Information questions
- Active: WH + have/has + S + V3 + object + ROTS
Why have they killed him? - Passive: WH + have/has + S + been + V3 + prep + object + ROTS
Why has he been killed by them?
More Sentences:
Affirmative:
- Active: They have won the final.
- Passive: The final has been won by them.
Negative:
- Active: They have not won the final.
- Passive: The final has not been won by them.
Interrogative:
- Active: Have they won the final?
- Passive: Has the final been won by them?
Negative interrogative:
- Active: Haven’t they won the final?
- Passive: Hasn’t the final been won by them?
WH/Information questions
- Active: Why have they won the final?
- Passive: Why has the final been won by them?
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what does ROTS mean?
(ROTS)Rest of the sentence