THE PASSIVE

The passive voice is used when the focus is on the action.  It is not important, or sometimes not even known, who or what is performing the action.

Example: My car was stolen.  We do not know who stole the bike.
Example: The cake's been eaten.  We do not know who ate all the cake.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, remember:

• the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
• the form of the be verb is changed + past participle
• the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is not used at all)

 And now, due to popular demand, here are some exercises you can do to make sure you have a good understanding of how to use the passive voice:

Passive - Present Simple

Passive - Past Simple

Passive - Present Perfect

Passive - Mixed Tenses