Active and Passive Sentence

Active Form

In active sentences, the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object. Most sentences are active.

[Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action].

Passive Form

In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence. You can use the passive form if you think that the thing receiving the action is more important or should be emphasized. You can also use the passive form if you do not know who is doing the action or if you do not want to mention who is doing the action.

[Thing receiving action] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action].

The pattern of active and passive voice in every tense.

a. If the active voice in simple present tense, then 'be' passive voice it is is, am or are.

Example :

• Active : He meets them everyday.
• Passive : They are met by him everyday.

• Active : She waters this plant every two days.
• Passive : This plant is watered by her every two days.

b. If the active voice in the simple past tense, then 'be' passive voice it is was or were

Example :

• Active : He met them yesterday
• Passive : They were met by him yesterday

• Active : She watered this plant this morning
• Passive : This plant was watered by her this morning

c. If the active voice in the present perfect tense, the 'be' passive voice it is been placed after the auxiliary has or have, thus becoming 'has been' or 'have been'.

Example :

• Active : He has met them
• Passive : They have been met by him
• Active : She has watered this plant for 5 minutes.
• Passive : This plant has been watered by her for 5 minutes.

d. If the active voice in the past perfect tense, the 'be' passive voice it is been placed after the auxiliary had, so it had been.

Example :

• Active : He had met them before I came.
• Passive : They had been met by him before I came.

• Active : She had watered this plant for 5 minutes when I got here
• Passive : This plant had been watered by her for 5 minutes when I got here

e. if the active voice in the simple future tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is yet.

Example :

• Active : He will meet them tomorrow.
• Passive : They will be met by him tomorrow.

• Active : She will water this plant this afternoon.
• Passive : This plant will be watered by her this afternoon.

• Active : The farmers are going to harvest the crops next week
• Passive : The crops are going to be harvested by the farmers next week.

f. If the active voice in the future perfect tense, the 'be' passive voice it is been placed after the auxiliary will have, so it becomes 'will have been'.

Example :

• Active : He will have met them before I get there tomorrow.
• Passive : They will have been met by him before I get there tomorrow.

• Active : She will have watered this plant before I get here this afternoon.
• Passive : This plant will have been watered by her before I get here this afternoon.

g. If the active voice in the future past perfect tense, the 'be' passive voice it is been placed after the auxiliary would have, so it becomes 'would have been'.

Example :

• Active : He would have met them.
• Passive : They would have been met by him.

• Active : She would have watered this plant.
• Passive : This plant would have been watered by her.

h. If the active voice in present continuous tense, the 'be' passive voice is (is, am or are) + being.

Example :

• Active : He is meeting them now.
• Passive : They are being met by him now.

• Active : She is watering this plant now.
• Passive : This plant is being watered by her now.

i. If the active voice in the past continuous tense, the 'be' passive voice is (was or were) + being.

Example :

• Active : He was meeting them.
• Passive : They were being met by him.

• Active : She was watering this plant.
• Passive : This plant was being watered by her.

j. If the active voice in perfect continuous tense, the 'be' passive voice is (has / have) been + being.

Example :

• Active : He has been meeting them.
• Passive : They have been being met by him.

• Active : She has been watering this plant.
• Passive : This plant has been being watered by her.

k. If the active voice in the past perfect continuous tense, the 'be' passive voice it was had been + being.

Example :

• Active : He had been meeting them.
• Passive : They had been being met by him.

• Active : She had been watering this plant.
• Passive : This plant had been being watered by her.

l. If the active voice in the future continuous tense, the 'be' passive voice it is will be + being.

Example :

• Active : He will be meeting them.
• Passive : They will be being met by him.

• Active : She will be watering this plant.
• Passive : This plant will be being watered by her.

m. If the active voice in the future past continuous tense, the 'be' passive voice it is would be + being.

Example :

• Active : He would be meeting them.
• Passive : They would be being met by him.

• Active : She would be watering this plant.
• Passive : This plant would be being watered by her.

n. If the active voice in the future perfect continuous tense, the 'be' passive voice it is will have been + being.

Example :

• Active : He will have been meeting them.
• Passive : They will have been being met by him.

• Active : She will have been watering this plant.
• Passive : This plant will have been being watered by her.

o. If the active voice in the future past perfect continuous tense, the 'be' is the passive voice of his would have been + being.

Example :

• Active : He would be meeting them.
• Passive : They would be being met by him.

• Active : She would be watering this plant.
• Passive : This plant would be being watered by her.

Example Article Passive Sentences

For most modern airports, the major design problem is scale how to allow adequate space on the ground for maneuvering wide body jets while permitting convenient and apid movement of passengers departing, arriving, or transferring from one flight to another.

Most designs for airport terminals take one of four approaches. In the linear plan, the building may be straight o curved. The passengers board aircraft parked next to the terminal. This plan works well for small airports that need to provide boarding areas for only a few aircraft at a time.

In the pier plan, narrow corridors or piers extend from a central building. This plan allows many aircraft o park next to the building. However, it creates long walking distance for passengers.

In the satellite plan, passengers board aircraft small terminals that are separated from the main terminals. Passengers reach the satellite by way of shuttle trains or underground passengers ways that have shuttle trains or moving sidewalks.

The transporter plan employs some system of transport to move passengers from the terminal building to the aircraft. If buses are used, the passengers must climb a flight of stairs to board the aircraft. If mobile lounges are used, they can link up directly with the aircraft and protect passengers from the weather.

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