According to readwritethink, Active Voice is a
feature of sentences in which the subject performs the action of the verb and
the direct object is the goal or the recipient and Passive Voice is a feature
of sentences in which the object or goal of the action functions as the sentence
subject and the main verb phrase includes the verb to be and the past participle.
So in the
active voice the subject is something will do the action and the object is something
that receives the action. In the passive voice is the opposite from active
voice, the subject is receiving the action, and the thing doing the action is
optionally included near the end of the sentence.
A. Active
Voice
[Thing doing
action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action]
Examples :
·
The professor teaches the students.
·
Gerard washes the dishes.
B. Passive Voice
[Thing
receiving action] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing
action]
Examples :
·
The students are taught by the professor
·
The dishes are washed by Gerard
C. Active and Passive voice in tenses
Simple Present
Active : David cleans the house
Passive : The house his cleaned
by David
Simple Past
Active : Dono repaired the car
Passive : The car was repaired by Dono
Present Continous
Active : Bayu is writing the letter now
Passive : The letter is being
written by Bayu now
Past Continous
Active : He was driving a car
Passive : A car was being driven by him
Present Perfect
Active : Many tourist have visited that castle
Passive : That castle has been visited by many tourist
Past Perfect
Active : They had completed the assignment
Passive : The assignment had been completed by them
Modal Auxiliary
Present modal : must / might / could / may / can't , will/
won’t, should/ shouldn’t, can
Past modal : must / might / could / may / can't + have + past
participle, will, should, could
- Present
Active : Dono will cook that fish
Passive : That fish will be cooked by Dono
- Past
Active : Mom should bring the umbrella because its getting dark
Passive : The umbrella should be brought by mom because its getting dark
Conclusion
We
choose the passive voice when the performer is unknown or when we want to focus
on the action or the receipient from the action. We mostly used the active
voice than the passive voice.
References
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