Unit 2 English - Passive Voice

In a passive sentence, the object of an active sentence becomes the subject:

ACTIVE: Willem Kolff invented the fist artificial heart.

PASSIVE: The first artificial heart was invented by Willem Kolff.


Tense Active Voice Passive Voice
Present People in Morocco speak Arabic and French. Arabic and French are spoken in Morocco.
Present continuous They're building a new library on Campus,

A new library is being built on campus.
Present perfect the airlines have cancelled all flights due to bad weather. All flights have been cancelled due to bad weather.

Past The police arrested twenty people at yesterday's demonstration.

Twenty people were arrested at yesterday's demonstration.
Future with will The embassy will mail your visa to you.

Your visa will be mailed to you.

Additional Resources:

English Club - Passive Voice

English Page - Passive Voice

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