Active & Passive voice
NoyPiece & Sagitta x Sora (VDO)
-What’s the difference?
- Active voice = The subject does the action.
- Passive voice = The subject receives the action.
So basically:
> Active = Who did it
Passive = What happened to it
‣ Active Voice
The subject is doing something.
Example:
> The engineer builds a robot.
(Who → The engineer)
Here, the focus is on who is acting — the doer.
‣ Passive Voice
The subject is being acted upon (the action is done to them).
Example:
> The robot is built by the engineer.
(Who was built → The robot)
The focus changes — now we care about what happened, not who did it.
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‣ More Examples You’ll Love
Active | Passive
Tom fixes the computer. > The computer is fixed by Tom.
The chef cooked dinner. > Dinner was cooked by the chef.
They will release the new model soon. > The new model will be released soon.
Sagitta teaches English with humor. > English is taught by Sagitta with humor.
- The Formula (don’t worry, it’s simple!)
Active → Passive
= Object + be (am/is/are/was/were/been) + V3 + (by Subject)
So:
The cat chased the mouse.
→ The mouse was chased by the cat.
-- When to Use Passive Voice?
1. When who did it isn’t important:
> English is spoken around the world. 🌍
(Who speaks it? Everyone — doesn’t matter.)
2. When you don’t know who did it:
> My car was stolen last night! 😱
(You don’t know who the thief is.)
3. When you want to sound more formal or polite:
> The report was completed yesterday.
(Polite and professional!)
Note:
“Active voice shines a light on the doer.
Passive voice shines a
light on the result.”
