📝 Created by: El Arby Ameur | 📅 August 2026 | 🌐 lesson.tn

📖 Estimated reading time: 8 minutes | Word count: ~1000 words

📊 Active vs Passive Voice: Comparison Chart

Level: B1 | Topic: Choosing between active and passive voice

Grammar Passive Voice active voice passive voice comparison

Quick Comparison Table

Feature Active Voice Passive Voice
Subject Performs the action Receives the action
Focus The doer of the action The action itself
Form Subject + verb + object Object + be + past participle + by + subject
Example Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

📌 When to Use Active Voice

• Most everyday communication
• When the doer is important
• For clarity and directness
• Example: "The chef cooked a delicious meal."

📌 When to Use Passive Voice

• When the doer is unknown: "My car was stolen."
• When the doer is obvious: "The president is elected."
• When the action is more important: "A new hospital was built."
• In formal/scientific writing: "The experiment was conducted."
💡 Summary:
• Active = who did it? (focus on doer)
• Passive = what happened? (focus on action)
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