CSEET · Business Communication · Essentials of Good English
Convert to the passive voice: "The company secretary has filed the annual return."
The passive form is 'The annual return has been filed by the company secretary.' The present perfect active 'has filed' becomes 'has been filed', so the tense is preserved while the object becomes the subject.
- AThe annual return was filed by the company secretary.
- BThe annual return has been filed by the company secretary.Correct
- CThe annual return had been filed by the company secretary.
- DThe annual return is being filed by the company secretary.
Explanation
The active verb is in the present perfect (has filed). The passive of present perfect is 'has/have been + past participle', giving 'has been filed'. Option 1 changes to simple past, and option 4 changes to present continuous.
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