There are 2 'Voices'
or forms for verbs:
- the
Active Voice
- the
Passive Voice
In the Active Voice, the object
receives the action of the verb:
|
active
|
subject
|
verb
|
object
|
|
|
------------------------->
|
|
Cats
|
eat
|
fish.
|
In the Passive Voice, the subject
receives the action of the verb:
|
passive
|
subject
|
verb
|
object
|
|
<-------------------------
|
|
|
Fish
|
is
eaten
|
by
cats.
|
The object of the active verb becomes
the subject of the passive verb:
|
|
subject
|
verb
|
object
|
|
active
|
Everybody
|
drinks
|
water.
|
|
passive
|
Water
|
is
drunk
|
by
everybody.
|
How the
verb changes are made.
|
Active |
Passive |
| give / gives |
is / are given |
| gave |
was / were given |
| am giving
/is giving / are giving |
am given / is given /
are given |
| was giving / were
giving |
was being given /
were being given |
| has given / have
given |
has been given / have
been given |
| had given |
had being given |
| will give / is going
to give |
will be given / is
going to be given |
| can / could /
may / might / must / have to |
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be given |
