Difference between active and passive voice:
Active voice: Describes the subject doing the action.
Passive voice: Used when the focus is on the action. The one doing the action is not important.
Examples:
Positive:
- A delicious meal is prepared.
- A new song is being composed.
- The package has been delivered.
- The report was reviewed.
- Beautiful paintings are exhibited.
Negative:
- The issue was not resolved.
- The message is not being understood.
- His suggestion has not been considered.
- The project was not completed.
- Important details are not being shared.
Question:
- Will the problem be solved?
- Is the document being printed?
- Has the decision been made?
- Were the invitations sent out?
- Can the task be completed on time?
Passive Voice with Tenses
Present Simple:
Subject + Am/ is/ are + Verb – past participle
- The room is cleaned every two days.
- Books are borrowed from the library.
- Newspapers are delivered in the morning.
- The car is washed once a week.
- Messages are received on this device.
Present Continuous:
Subject + Am/ is/ are + being + Verb – past participle
- The room is being cleaned now.
- Documents are being reviewed by the team.
- The cake is being baked in the oven.
- Equipment is being repaired by the technician.
- Reports are being prepared for the meeting.
Present Perfect:
Subject + Have/ has + been + Verb – past participle
- The room has been cleaned since Monday.
- Tasks have been completed by the team.
- The book has been published recently.
- My car has been repaired by the mechanic.
- The report has been submitted to the manager.
Past Simple:
Subject + Was/ were + Verb – past participle
- The room was cleaned yesterday.
- Messages were sent to all the participants.
- The cake was eaten by the guests.
- The report was finalized last week.
- Tasks were completed before the deadline.
Past Continuous:
Subject + Was/ were + being + Verb – past participle
- The room was being cleaned when we arrived.
- Documents were being reviewed by the team yesterday.
- The cake was being decorated for the party.
- Equipment was being repaired by the technician last month.
- Reports were being prepared during the meeting.
Past Perfect:
Subject + Had been + Verb – past participle
- The room had been cleaned before he came.
- All the work had been finished by the time we left.
- The project had been completed before the deadline.
- The decision had been made before the meeting.
- My car had been serviced last week.
Simple Future (WILL):
Subject + Will be + Verb – past participle
- The room will be cleaned tomorrow.
- Tasks will be assigned to the team members.
- The document will be printed for the presentation.
- The package will be delivered by the end of the day.
- The message will be sent to all the participants.
Future Continuous:
Subject + Will be being + Verb – past participle
- The room will be being cleaned at 7 pm tonight.
- Tasks will be being completed by the team tomorrow.
- The report will be being reviewed by the manager next week.
- Equipment will be being repaired by the technician in the morning.
- Messages will be being sent to all the recipients shortly.
Future Perfect:
Subject + Will have been + Verb – past participle
- The room will have been cleaned before midnight.
- All the work will have been completed by the end of the month.
- The project will have been finished before the deadline.
- The decision will have been made by the time we meet.
- My car will have been repaired by the mechanic next week.
Modal Verbs:
Subject + Modal + be + Verb – past participle
- The room must be cleaned by Friday.
- The document can be downloaded from the website.
- The issue should be resolved as soon as possible.
- The task may be completed by the end of the day.
- The decision might be reconsidered in the future.
Note: The subject in the passive voice is not always explicitly mentioned, and it can be omitted or implied depending on the context.
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