Example: A criminal stole my bike. In contrast, the passive voice focuses on the action itself. Passive sentences tell us what happens to the recipient of the action. Example: My bike was stolen. We use the passive when the person or thing performing the action (known as the agent) is unknown, unimportant or obvious. Examples:
For example, if you're writing a sentence where a specific person is performing an action, it's best to go with an active voice instead of passive. If the subject is unknown, then it makes sense to go with a passive voice.Passive Voice Examples: Simple Past. These are some example of sentences with the simple past and the passive voice. A letter was written by him. A song was sung by her. Mary wasn't invited to the party. The match wasn't won by our team. You weren't invited to the party. Were the students taught at home? Was the article written by Nick?