Grammar Active and Passive Voice

Active: We are going to watch a movie tonight.

Passive: A movie is going to be watched by us tonight

Active The staff is required to watch a safety video every year.

Passive: A safety video will be watched by the staff every year.

Active: The critic wrote a scathing review.

Passive: A scathing review was written by the critic.

Active: Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.

Passive: At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.

Active: The crew paved the entire stretch of highway.

Passive: The entire stretch of high way paved by the crew.

Active: Sue changed the flat tire.

Passive: The flat tire was changed by Sue.

Active: I will clean the house every Saturday.

Passive: The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.

Active: Mom read the novel in one day.

Passive: The novel was read in one day by Mom.

Active: I ran the obstacle course in record time.

Passive: The obstacle cousre was ran in record time by me.

Active: Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah.

Passive: The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.

Tense: Past

Basic Form: I was followed. Progressive Form: I was being followed.

Tense: Future

Basic Form: I will be followed.

Tense: Future Perfect

Basic Form: I will have been followed.

Tense: Past Perfect

Basic Form: I had been followed.

Tense: Present Perfect

Basic Form: I have been followed.

The Forms of Active and Passive Verbs

A passive verb is made from a form of be plus particle of a transitive verb.

Active vs. Passive voice

Alice left a message. vs. A message was left by Alice

Tense: Present

Basic Form: I am followed Progressive Form: I am being followed.

Differences Between Active and Passive Voice

Voice is the form of a verb that shows whether or not the subject is performing the action. A verb is active if its subject preforms the action. A verb is passive if its action is preformed upon the subject.

Active vs. Passive Voice

We called the doctor. vs. The doctor was called