Question

Change the following statement into passive voice:
He teaches us grammar.

a) Grammar was taught to us by him.
b) We are taught grammar by him.
c) We were teached grammar by him.
d) Grammar will be teached to us by him.

Answer 1

Hint: The sentence delivers that the situation of him teaching grammar to them is a regular activity. ‘He teaches us grammar’ indicates that he always teaches them grammar or he teaches them the same subject on a regular basis. Simple Present Tense also indicates a habituated action that repeats itself.

Complete answer:

Option a ‘Grammar was taught to us by him.’ indicates the Simple Past Tense. The change in voice should not change the tense of the sentence. This option has the tense changed. So, this option is not the correct option.
Option b ‘We are taught grammar by him.’ is the perfect sentence that justifies the passive voice of the given sentence. It shows regularity and maintains the same tense as given in the sentence. So, this option is the correct option.
Option c ‘We are teached grammar by him.’ is the incorrect option. The word ‘teached’ does not exist in the English Language. So, this option is an incorrect option.
Option d ‘Grammar will be teached to us by him.’ is incorrect because of two reasons: First, the word ‘Teached’ is not a correct word; Second, the tense has been changed to future tense. So, this option is not a suitable choice.
So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Note: The passive voice always contains the same tense, only the order of words are changed and ‘By’ is added to give it coherent order.