English Passive Voice

The passive voice shifts focus from the subject to the action and its recipient.

This section explains the structure and usage of passive voice, provides examples, and contrasts it with the active voice.

Passive Voice

Learn passive voice usage, examples, and transitions to active voice across various tenses, avoiding common misuses:

Is passive voice bad?
Passive sentence example
Passive to active voice
Passive voice misuse
Passive voice past tense
Passive voice present continuous
Passive voice present perfect
Passive voice present simple
Passive voice simple past tense
Past perfect passive voice
Present passive voice

Practice & Exercises

Learn examples and sentences for active and passive voice, with exercises to master both forms:

100 examples of active and passive voice
50 sentences of active and passive voice
Active and passive sentences
Active and passive voice exercises