ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE VOICE
1. USES
  1. When the subject acts, the verb is active.
    1. TENSES AND EXAMPLES
      1. SIMPLE PRESENT
        Louis writes a letter
      2. PAST SIMPLE
        Sue changed the flat tire
      3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
        We are going to watch a movie tonight
      4. PAST CONTINUOUS
        Mary was reding a novel last month
      5. PRESENT PERFECT
        Ann has visited Paris
      6. PAST PERFECT
        We had already bought the tickets
      7. FUTURE
        Richard wil prepare pasta for dinner
2. The active voice is more direct and vigorous than the passive.
PASSIVE VOICE
1. USES
  1. Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action
    1. TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
    2. FORMULA
2. TENSES AND EXAMPLES
  1. SIMPLE PRESENT
    1. A letter is written by Louis
  2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
    1. A movie is going to be watched by us tonight
  3. PAST SIMPLE
    1. The flat tire was changed by Sue
  4. PAST CONTINUOUS
    1. A novel was being read by Mary last month
  5. PRESETN PERFECT
    1. Paris has been visited by Ann
  6. PAST PERFECT
    1. The tickets had alredy been bought by us
  7. FUTURE
    1. Pasta will be prepared for dinner by Richard
Sentences can be active or passive
1. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence

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