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