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ACTIVE

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

The teacher teaches the students

Subject = performs the action

Verb

Object = receives the action

I - ME

HE - HIM

SHE - HER

THEY - THEM

WE - US

YOU - YOU

PRONOUNS

PASSIVE

Form of passive voice

Object + be + past participle + by + subject

Example

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

Many people speak English

English is spoken by many people

Subject - Verb - Object

be + past participle

Present tense

The flowers are watered

Past tense

Tom was hit by a falling tree

Futere tense

They will be arrested

Modal verb

This car must be sold

modal verb + be + past participle

Futere tense

1 million teddy bears will be sold this year

Present progressive

A new song is being written at the moment

Past progressive

The space shuttle was being fixed for weeks

Perfect tenses

Her father´s car has been broken

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