Notice that the tense of the verb to be in the passive voice is the same as the tense of the main verb in the active voice. Example: to keep
Example sentences:
Active: I keep the butter in the fridge.
Passive: The butter is kept in the fridge.
Active: They stole the painting.
Passive: The painting was stolen.
Active: They are repairing the road.
Passive: The road is being repaired.
Active: Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
Passive: Hamlet was written by Shakespeare
Active: A dog bit him.
Passive: He was bitten by a dog.
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