• The sentence is active when the subject does the action. Example: My brother speaks the English language well. • The sentence is passive when the subject undergoes the action. Example: The English language is well spoken by my brother. Note : The passive verb is always used with the auxiliary to be in simple and compound tenses. • He bought a new car. ---- Active voice • A new car has been bought by him.---- Passive voice • We had built a beautiful house.---- Active voice. • A beautiful house had been built by us.--- Passive voice. • She will buy a new dress.---- Active voice. • A new dress will be bought by her.---- Passive voice