Active and

Passive
Voice
Active Voice
- a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb.

Monkeys adore bananas.

The cashier counted the money.
The dog chased the squirrel.
Passive Voice
- the subject is acted on by the verb. The passive voice is always
constructed with a conjugated form of ‘to be’ plus the verb’s past
participle.
Bananas are adored by monkeys.
The money was counted by the cashier.
The squirrel was chased by the dog.
 Simple Active Passive
Tense (is/are/was/were/will be + past
participle)
Present I do my homework. Homework is done by me.
Past I did my homework. Homework was done by me.
Future I will do my homework. Homework will done by me.
Progressiv Active Passive
e Tense (is/are/was/were/will be + being
+ past participle)
Present I am doing my Homework is being done by me.
homework.
Past I was doing my Homework was being done by
homework. me.
Future I will be doing my Homework will be being done by
homework. me.
 Perfect Active Passive
Tense (has/have/had/will have/ + been
+ past participle)
Present I have done my Homework has been done by me.
homework.
Past I had done my Homework had been done by
homework. me.
Future I should have done my Homework should have been
homework. done by me.
Importance
of Passive
Voice
When to Use Passive Voice

REPORTS OF CRIMES OR INCIDENTS

MY CAR WAS STOLEN WITH UNKNOWN PERPETRATORS.
YESTERDAY.
When to Use Passive Voice

THE RAT WAS PLACED SCIENTIFIC

INTO A T-SHAPED MAZE.
CONTEXTS
 When to Use Passive Voice

WHEN YOU WANT TO EMPHASIZE AN

THE CONVICT WAS SENTENCED ACTION ITSELF AND THE DOER OF THE
WITH LIFE IMPRISONMENT. ACTION IS IRRELEVANT OR
DISTRACTING.