active and passive voice

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Active Voice Active Voice is a feature of sentences in which the subject performs the action of the verb and the direct object is the goal or the recipient. Active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb. Active sentences are formed when the subject completes the action of the sentence. Whether or not the subject is the first word of the sentence, active voice is used if the subject “does” the verb.  [Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action] Examples: Passive Voice Passive Voice is a feature of sentences in which the object or goal of the action functions as the sentence subject and the main verb phrase includes the verb to be and the past participle. In passive voice sentences, the subject is acted upon by the verb. The passive voice occurs when the action is done by what seems like it should be the object and the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence. [Thing receiving action] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action] Examples: Tense Active Passive Simple Present Once a week, Tom cleans the house. Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom. Present Continuous Right now, Sarah is writing the letter. Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah. Simple Past Sam repaired the car. The car was repaired by Sam. Past Continuous The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store. The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store. Present Perfect Many tourists have visited that castle. That castle has been visited by many tourists. Present Perfect Continuous Recently, John has been doing the work. Recently, the work has been being done by John. Past Perfect George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license. Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license. Past Perfect Continuous Chef Jones had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris. The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being preparedby Chef Jones for two years before he moved to Paris. Simple Future will Someone will finish the work by 5:00 PM. The work will be finished by 5:00 PM. Simple Future be going to  Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight. A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight. Future Continuous will At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washing the dishes. At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will be being washed by John. Future Continuous be going to At 8:00 PM tonight, John is going to be washing the dishes. At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are going to be being washedby John. Future Perfect will They will have completed the project before the deadline. The project will have been completed before the deadline. Future Perfect be going to They are going to have completed the project before the deadline. The project is going to have been completed before the deadline. Future Perfect Continuous will The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished. The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished. Future Perfect Continuous be going to The famous artist is going to have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished. The mural is going to have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished. Used to Jerry used to pay the bills. The bills used to be paid by Jerry. Would Always My mother would always make the pies. The pies would always be made by my mother. Future in the Past Would I knew John would finish the work by 5:00 PM. I knew the work would be finished by 5:00 PM. Future in the Past Was Going to I thought Sally was going to make a beautiful dinner tonight. I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be made by Sally tonight. Source : http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/active-and-passive-verbs

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