Active vs. Passive Voice Active: Subject Verb Object Passive: Subject Verb Object (by + agent) The instructor taught the students. The students were taught by the instructor.

Verb Tense Forms Active teach/teaches am/is/are teaching taught was/were teaching have/has taught had taught will teach am/is/are going to teach Passive am/is/are taught am/is/are being taught was/were taught was/were being taught have/has been taught had been taught will be taught am/is/are going to be taught auxiliary + form of be + past participle

Active: The dog is biting the mail carrier. Passive: The mail carrier is being bitten by the dog.

Active: The police officer arrested the man. Passive: The man was arrested by the police officer.

Active: A tornado has destroyed the house. Passive: The house has been destroyed by a tornado.

Active: The workers rescued the horse from the well. Passive: The horse was rescued from the well by the workers.

Your turn! carpenter/building school furniture woman/grilling food

woman / shoveling snow couple/painting living room

man/feeding Serval cat manager/giving presentation