How To Make Interrogative Active & Passive Voice Of Present Indefinite Tense.

In the present indefinite tense, both the active and passive voices can be expressed in the interrogative form to ask questions. Let's define and provide examples for both the interrogative active and passive voices:

Interrogative Active Voice (Present Indefinite Tense):

In the interrogative active voice, the subject of the sentence is asking a question about an action. The structure involves inverting the position of the auxiliary verb "do" or "does" with the subject, and the base form of the main verb is used.

Structure:

[ (Do/Does) + Subject + base form of the verb + (object)? ]

Examples:

1. Do you eat meat?

   - Auxiliary Verb: Do

   - Subject: you

   - Main Verb: eat

2. Does she play video games?

   - Auxiliary Verb: Does

   - Subject: she

   - Main Verb: play

3. Do we speak French?

   - Auxiliary Verb: Do

   - Subject: we

   - Main Verb: speak

Interrogative Passive Voice (Present Indefinite Tense):

In the interrogative passive voice, the subject is asking a question about an action that is being done to it. The structure involves inverting the position of the auxiliary verb "is" or "are" with the subject, and the past participle of the main verb is used. The optional inclusion of "by + agent" specifies the doer of the action.

Structure:

[ (Is/Are) + Subject + past participle of the verb + (by + agent)? ]

Examples:

1. Is the book read by many people?

   - Auxiliary Verb: Is

   - Subject: The book

   - Past Participle: read

   - Agent: by many people

2. Are houses built by the workers during the night?

   - Auxiliary Verb: Are

   - Subject: Houses

   - Past Participle: built

   - Agent: by the workers during the night

3. Is the new policy understood by everyone?

   - Auxiliary Verb: Is

   - Subject: The new policy

   - Past Participle: understood

   - Agent: by everyone

These examples illustrate how questions can be formed in both the active and passive voices in the present indefinite tense.