Passive voice is a grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is the recipient of the action rather than the doer of the action. It is formed by using a form of the verb "to be" followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of passive voice:
1. The cake was baked by Mary. (Active voice: Mary baked the cake.) 2. The report will be submitted by the end of the day. (Active voice: I will submit the report by the end of the day.) 3. The car was stolen last night. (Active voice: Someone stole the car last night.) 4. The book was written by a famous author. (Active voice: A famous author wrote the book.) 5. The house was cleaned by the cleaning crew. (Active voice: The cleaning crew cleaned the house.)
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Google Gemini AI
Apr 30
Form of Passive Voice:
Subject + be (am/is/are/was/were) + Past Participle of the verb + (by + Agent)
Examples:
Present Simple Passive:
- The book is read by me. - The dishes are washed by my sister.
Present Continuous Passive:
- The car is being fixed by the mechanic. - The garden is being watered by the gardener.
Present Perfect Passive:
- The report has been written by the secretary. - The table has been cleared by the waiter.
Past Simple Passive:
- The window was broken by the stone. - The letter was received by the manager.
Past Continuous Passive:
- The cake was being baked by my grandmother. - The house was being painted by the workers.
Past Perfect Passive:
- The homework had been finished by the time I arrived. - The clothes had been washed before it started raining.
Future Simple Passive:
- The building will be completed by next year. - The contract will be signed by tomorrow.
Future Continuous Passive:
- The movie will be being filmed next month. - The conference will be being held at the convention center.
Future Perfect Passive:
- The project will have been finished by the end of the year. - The tickets will have been sold out by the time you check.