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Learn how to make and use the passive voice in English with clear explanations and exercises. See the passive in different tenses, verbs with two objects, subordinate clauses and more.
Learn how to identify and use passive sentences, where the subject is affected by the verb rather than performing it. See examples, interactive exercises, video lesson, and reasons for using passive voice.
Here are examples of the passive in its most common tenses. Alioli is made from oil, garlic and salt. The hall is being painted this week. John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. The signs were being put up last week. Oranges have been grown here for centuries. When he got home, he found that his flat had been burgled.
Passive voice is a grammatical structure where the subject of a sentence receives the action of the verb instead of performing it. The structure of the passive voice in English involves the use of transitive verbs, which have both active and passive forms. Example: They were invited to the party.
Learn how to form and use passive voice sentences in English with examples and exercises. See the difference between active and passive voice, and when to use passive voice in the present and past tenses.
Passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle: all over the world. cleaned. served. soon. to the party. If we want to show the person or thing doing the action, we use by: She was attacked by a dangerous dog. The money was stolen by her husband. Level: intermediate.
Passive sentences are formed as follows: form of be + past participle of the main verb. Only the form of the verb be changes depending on the tense that we are using; the past participle remains the same in every tense. The table below provides an overview of the passive voice in all of the English tenses. The thief is arrested.
