• The subject and the object are in normal positions in a sentence.

• You start with the subject and end with the object.

• The subject in the sentence performs the action in the sentence.

Example: The dog bit my friend.

We drive our car.

The boy kicked the ball.

• Swap the subject and the object in the sentence.

• Start with the object and end with the subject.

• The subject in the sentence has an action done to it by someone or something else.

• The tense stays the same as in the active voice.

Example: My friend was bitten by the dog.

Our car was driven by us.

The ball was kicked by the boy.