English Passive Voice: Present & Past Tenses
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In the active voice, the subject of the sentence DOES the action:
John painted the house last week.
Subject / verb / object
In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence RECEIVES the action.
The house was painted last week.
Subject / verb
Notice that the object of the active sentence (house) became the subject of the passive sentence.
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In the active voice, the subject of the sentence DOES the action:
John painted the house last week.
Subject / verb / object
In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence RECEIVES the action.
The house was painted last week.
Subject / verb
Notice that the object of the active sentence (house) became the subject of the passive sentence.
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