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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.I took the grinder yesterday.

  1. A
    The grinder was took by me yesterday.
  2. B
    The grinder was took by me the day before.
  3. C
    The grinder had been took by me the day before.
  4. D
    The grinder was taken by me yesterday.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The given sentence is in the Active Voice and Simple Past Tense ().Structure of Passive Voice for simple past: .The (past participle) form of "take" is "taken" (take - took - taken).Note: Time expressions like "yesterday" generally do not change in voice transformations (unlike narration/indirect speech).Applying this, we get: The grinder was taken by me yesterday.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.I took the grinder yesterday.
A
The grinder was took by me yesterday.
B
The grinder was took by me the day before.
C
The grinder had been took by me the day before.
D
The grinder was taken by me yesterday.

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