Passive Voice in English: Present and Past Passive

Published: 08 October 2017
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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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