Sentences in active and passive voice

The forms of passive verbs

A passive verb is made from a form of be plus the past participle of transitive ver

Past, perfect

I had been followed

Present, perfect

I have been followed

Future

I will be followed

Future perfect

I will have been followed

Active voice: alive left a message

Passive voice: a message was left by Alice

Active voice: we called the doctor

Passive voice: the doctor was called

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 highway was 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 by my Mom in one day

Active: I ran the obstacle course in record time

Passive: The obstacle course was run by me in a record time

Active: beautiful giraffes roam the savannah

Passive: The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes

Past: I was followed

Progressive: I was being followed

present: i am followed

Progressive: i am being followed

Difference between active and passive voice:

voice is the form of a verb that shows whether or not the subject is performing the action