1. Passive Voice

2. Active vs. Passive Farmers in India grow rice. Rice is grown in India
Workers in Thailand made my shirt.
My shirt was made in Thailand.
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

3. William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare.
We will finish the project next week.
The project will be finished next week.

4. Form Active Passive write is written wrote was written
has written has been written
was writing was being written
will write will be written

5. Form Active Passive can write can be written
could write could be written
should write should be written

6. More examples Someone stole my car yesterday.
My car was stolen yesterday.
The avalanche killed two skiers.
Two skiers were killed by the avalanche.
Someone is going to serve dinner at 6:30.
Dinner is going to be served at 6:30.