Active
When the subject of a verb is doing the action, we say the verb is in the active.
Subject + Verb + Object
- Active: Mr. Peares wrote that report.
Passive
When the subject of a verb receives the action, we say that the verb is in the passive. We use to be with a past participle to form the passive.
To Be + Past Participle
- Passive: That report was written by Mr. Peares.
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