passive vs active voice

active voice is where the subject is passive

• true

• false

change this sentence into the passive form: Maria was chatting with her friend.

• Her friend is being chatted by Maria

• Her friend was chatted by Maria

• Her friend was being chatted by Maria

If we use the present tense in an active voice, the tense says the same but add one of the verb to be (is, am, are)

• True

• False

The cat is playing with the ball

• the ball was played by the cat.

• The ball is being played by the cat.

• the ball played by the cat

My mom always bakes food

• the food is always baked by my mom

• The food is always being baked by my mom.

• The food was always baked b my mom.

active voice form:

• subject +verb + object

• Verb + object

• Passive subject+ verb

the gum is being chewed by Nadia

• Nadia was chewing the gum.

• Nadia chews the gum.

• Nadia chewed the gum.

• Nadia is chewing the gum.