We use an ACTIVE VERB to say what the subject does. My grandfather was a builder. He built this house in 1930.

. We use a PASSIVE VOICE when the person, people or thing does an action isnt important. This house is quite old. It was built in 1930.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

ACTIVE: clean(s)/ see(s)/etc. PASSIVE: Am/is/are + cleaned/seen,etc Somebody cleans this room every day.

This room is cleaned every day.

SIMPLE PAST
ACTIVE: Cleaned/ saw, etc. PASSIVE: was,/ were + cleaned/seen, etc. Somebody cleaned this room yesterday. This room was cleaned yesterday.

PRESENT PERFECT ACTIVE: Has/have done

PASSIVE: Has/have been done The room looks nice. Somebody has cleaned it. The room looks nice. It has been cleaned.

PAST PERFECT ACTIVE: Had done

PASSIVE: Had been done

The room looked nice. Somebody had cleaned it.

The room looked nice. It had been cleaned.

PRESENT CONTINOUS
ACTIVE: AM/ IS/ ARE DOING PASSIVE: AM/ IS /ARE BEING DONE Somebody is cleaning the room right now. Act. The room is being cleaned right now.Pass.

PAST CONTINOUS
ACTIVE: WAS/ WERE DOING PASSIVE: WAS/ WERE BEING DONE Somebody was cleaning the room when I arrived. The room was being cleaned when I arrive.


Will reduce ACTIVE WILL BE reduced.PASSIVE