Active and Passive Voice

Front

TG must have eaten five hamburgers.

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Active

Front

Colorful parrots live in the rain forest.

Back

Active

Front

The house will be cleaned by Ally on Saturday.

Back

Passive

Front

Subject acted upon by verb.

Back

Passive

Front

Subject performs the action of the verb.

Back

Active

Front

Beautiful giraffes roam the Savannah.

Back

Active

Front

Spain expected to win the World Cup.

Back

Passive

Front

All passive sentences contain a form of 'to be' (e.g., was, were, is), but not all sentences with these verbs are passive.

Back

True

Front

The letter was mailed.

Back

Passive

Front

Meeting called off.

Back

Passive