In an active sentence, the subject is doing the action.
Example: The teacher told us to tidy our classroom. (Active)
In a passive sentence, the subject is having the action done to it. Example: We were told by the teacher to tidy our classroom. (Passive)
More examples:
The mother is washing the baby. (Active) Notice that the mother is doing the washing.
The baby is being washed by the mother. (Passive) being washed
The doctor gave me some medicine for my blood pressure. (Active) Notice that the doctor is the one who is giving.
I was given some medicine by the doctor for my blood pressure. (Passive) was given
My friend is driving the car. (Active) The friend is the one driving.
The car is being driven by my friend. (Passive) The car is not driving; it is being driven.
They hold camel races every Friday at the racetrack. (Active)
Camel races are held every Friday at the racetrack. (Passive) are held
He fixed my computer very quickly. (Active)
My computer was fixed very quickly by him. (Passive) was fixed
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