Active and passive

Passive tenses and active

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Active: I keep the book in the bag.

Passive: The book is kept in the bag

Active: They stole the money.

Passive: The money was stolen.

Active: They are repairing the car.

Passive: The car is being repaired.

Active: Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.

Passive: Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

Active: A monkey bit him.

Passive: He was bitten by a monkey.