Active & Passive voice ( English )


 

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE   

Passive forms : be + past participle

Be verbs : is, am, are, was, were, has been, have been, was being, were being, will be, shall be, might have been etc.

By : We use 'by' before the person or thing who is doing the action.

e.g. The hunter killed the lion. ( active )

       The lion was killed by the hunter. ( passive )

Indirect object as the subject

e.g. Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand dollars.

       She was sent a cheque for a thousand dollars.

learn by examples :

  • Beautiful giraffes roam the Savannah.
    The Savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.

  • Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.
    At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.

  • Sue changed the flat tire.
    The flat tire was changed by Sue.

  • We are going to watch a movie tonight.
    A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

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