Level beginner Transitive verbs have both active and passive forms: Passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle: If we want to show the person or thing doing the action, we use by: She was attacked by a dangerous dog. The money was stolen by her husband. Active and passive voice 1 Active and passive voice 2
1 Simple Present Tense: Active Voice: The dog chases the cat. Passive Voice: The cat is chased by the dog. 2. Present Continuous Tense: Active Voice: I am eating breakfast. Passive Voice: Breakfast is being eaten by me. 3. Present Perfect Tense: Active Voice: She has written a letter. Passive Voice: A letter has been written by her. 4.Tocreate the passive voice, add the verb 'to be' (in the correct tense) and then the main verb. Often a preposition such as 'by' is also used. For example: The patient was (past tense of to be . 458 490 465 493 298 64 111 33