The active voice of verb tells us that someone (or something) does the action in a sentence. James watered the flowers. Sarah finished the homework. The passive voice of a verb tells us that someone (or something) has an action done to them. The flowers were watered by James. The homework was finished by Sarah. ‘The passive is formed with the appropriate tense of the verb to be + past participle. ‘Active Voice Passive Voice Present Simple He delivers lear, Letters are delivered. Past Simple He delivered the letters. The letters were delivered. Present Perfect He has delivered the letters. The letters have been delivered. Future Simple The letters will be delivered. Past Perfect He had delivered the eters. The lettershad been delivered. Present Continuous Hes delivering the letters. The letters are being delivered. Past Continuous He was delivering the letters. The letters were being delivered. Infinitive He has to deliver the ltters. The letters have to be delivered, Modals He may deliver the letters. The letters may be delivered. (Modal+be+past part) He must deliver the letters. Tho letters must be delivered. ‘The Passive is used : ‘when the agent (=the parson who des the acton) 3 when the action is more important {Is unknown, unimportant or obvious from the context. Jane was shot. (We dort know who shot her) than the agent, as in processes, instructions, events, reports, headlines, news items, and advertisements. ‘This church was builtin 1815, unimportant agent) 30 people were killed in the earthquake, He has been arrested. (obviously by the police) 2, to make more polite or formal statements. ‘The car hasn't been cleaned. (nore pots) (You haven’ cleaned the ca. less pole) 4.10 putemphasis on the agent. ‘The new library willbe opened by the Queen.Active Voice / Passive Voice Formula of Active Voice Passive Voice design by:Tarun Graphics VANSDA Te ctiv ic o Simple Present Tense| Sub + V* + Obj ‘Simple Past Tense Sub +V2 + Obj Obj + waeiwars + V?+ by + Obj-Pronour Simple Future Tense | Sub+shallwill + V°+ Obj foyj+s + shallivill + b Present Perfect Tense| Sub + havalhas + V3 + Obj Past Pertect Tense ‘Sub + had + V° + Obj Future Perfect Teneo