Choose the Active form of the following sentence from the options given below:
We were made to work by them.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → They made us work
Passive with "make" back to the active voice:
- Agent (by ...) becomes subject: by them → They.
- Subject becomes object: we → us.
- Tense kept: "were made" (simple past) → made.
- In the passive, "make" is followed by "to" + verb (were made to work); in the active, it takes the bare infinitive, without "to" (made us work).
Example: She was made to apologise by the teacher. → The teacher made her apologise.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: They made work done by us — Incorrect. It mixes active and passive forms and puts "by us" back in; the active voice has no by-phrase.
Option 3: We worked for them — Incorrect. It changes the meaning: the idea of being forced (made) to work is lost.
Option 4: They are making us work — Incorrect. The tense changes from simple past ("were made") to present continuous.