Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence:
The panchayat will distribute free seeds to the farmers next week.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Free seeds will be distributed to the farmers by the panchayat next week.
Passive of the simple future:
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | free seeds | Free seeds | The seeds receive the action, so they become the subject. |
| Tense kept | will distribute | will be distributed | “Will distribute” is in the simple future, so the passive stays in the simple future: will be + past participle (V3). |
| Preposition phrase kept | to the farmers | to the farmers | The farmers still get the seeds, so “to the farmers” stays after the verb. |
| Agent (by ...) | The panchayat | by the panchayat | The panchayat is named, so the doer comes after “by”. |
| Full sentence | The panchayat will distribute free seeds to the farmers next week. | Free seeds will be distributed to the farmers by the panchayat next week. |
Other simple future verbs work the same way: will open → will be opened. Example: The guard will open the gates at six. → The gates will be opened by the guard at six.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Free seeds will distributed to the farmers by the panchayat next week. — Incorrect. The word “be” is missing. The simple future passive needs “will be + V3”.
Option 3: The panchayat will be distributed free seeds by the farmers next week. — Incorrect. This turns the meaning around. Now the farmers give seeds to the panchayat.
Option 4: Free seeds will have been distributed to the farmers by the panchayat next week. — Incorrect. “Will have been distributed” is the future perfect. The active “will distribute” is the simple future.