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Voice

Tell him to close the door.

Let him be told to close the door. Wrong(you wrote it)

Let he be told to close the door. right

Mother is a great soul.active

Mother is said to be a great soul. passive

He may do the work. Active

The work might be done by him. Wong

The work may be done by him. Right

Same for can,could, would,should

Please help me. Active

You are requested to help me. wrong

Let I be helped by you. Correct

Get out. Active

You are requested to get out. Correct

We cannot form a sentence with “let” so we have to use you

Sit down.active

You are requested to sit down. okayish

Be seated. Correct

“This” remains “this” and does not change to reported speech.

By is generally used at the end.

Examples

I shall help you- you shall be helped by me.

Shut the door-let the door be shut by you.

Did you pay the bills-were the bills paid by you?

They need not change the plan – the plan need not be changed by them.

I am to do this-this is to be done by me.

Let him sing a song- let a song be sung by him.

I have to do this work-This work has to be done by me.

Women like men to flatter them-women like to be flattered by men

I saw him cross the road-he was seen to cross the road.
It is time to do this work-it is time for this work to be done.

Who sang the song-By whom was the song sung?

Will doesn’t change to would and some for other modals

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