Passive Voice

Active vs Passive Voice

Active: The cat ate the fish. (focus on WHO did it)

Passive: The fish was eaten by the cat. (focus on WHAT happened)

Structure

Subject + be (conjugated) + past participle (+ by agent)

Tense Examples

• Present: English is spoken worldwide.
• Past: The house was built in 1920.
• Future: The report will be finished tomorrow.
• Present Perfect: The email has been sent.
• Modal: This can be done easily.

When to Use Passive

• The agent is unknown: "My bike was stolen."
• The action is more important: "The vaccine was developed in 2020."
• Formal/scientific writing: "The data were analyzed."

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