Active and Passive Voice

Study the table below:

Active Voice
Someone changed the clock.
The boy throws the ball
She eats the cake.
The award-winning chef prepares
each meal with loving care.
Passive Voice
The clock was changed.
The ball was thrown by the boy.
The cake was eaten by her.
Each meal is prepared with loving
care by the award-winning chef.

There are two special forms for verbs, Active voice and Passive voice.
Recognizing the differences will help you effectively speak English.
• The active voice is the “normal” voice. This is the voice that we use
most of the time. In active voice, the object receives the action of the
verb:

(doer of action) + (verb) + (receiver of action)

Subject Verb Object

(Doer of Action) (Receiver of
Action)
Baldo Drives the cart.
The carabao Eats the grass.

• In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb.
(receiver of action) + (be) + (past participle of verb) + (by) + (doer of
action)

Receiving action Passive verb Doing action

(Original Object) (Original
Subject)
The cart is driven by Baldo.
The grass is eaten by the carabao.
>The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb.

Subject Verb Object

Active The folks receive The guests.
Passive The guests are received by the folks.