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Active and passive voice, Taught not just answered.
A real-time, 1:1 lesson on Active and passive voice: an AI teacher explains it out loud while it visualizes every step. Interrupt it, ask why, and it checks you got it, in 26 languages.
The idea
What is Active and passive voice?
Active and passive voice are two ways of building the same sentence. In the active voice the subject does the action: 'The chef cooked the meal.' In the passive voice the thing acted on becomes the subject and the doer moves to the end or disappears: 'The meal was cooked by the chef.' The passive is formed with a form of 'be' plus the past participle, and it is used when the doer is unknown, unimportant or deliberately left unstated.
Where it appears: CBSE and ICSE English Classes 7 to 10, Cambridge IGCSE English Language, IELTS writing, SSC and bank exams.
Where learners get stuck
Why Active and passive voice is hard
Learners forget to change the verb to the past participle, keep the tense wrong when switching ('is cooked' versus 'was cooked'), and treat every 'by' phrase as passive even when the sentence is active.
The picture a good explanation starts with: One sentence drawn twice with arrows: subject, verb and object boxes in the active version, then the object box sliding to the front and 'was' plus participle appearing in the passive.
A lesson, step by step
How a lesson on Active and passive voice goes
01
Ask
Type or say "How do I change a sentence into passive voice?" in your own words, in any of 26 languages.
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Plan
The tutor plans a storyboard, one picture per idea, starting with one sentence drawn twice with arrows: subject, verb and object boxes in the active version, then the object box sliding to the front and 'was' plus participle appearing in the passive.
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Explain
It explains Active and passive voice out loud while the picture builds step by step, pitched to your level (CBSE and ICSE English Classes 7 to 10 and up).
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Interrupt
Say "wait, why?" or type a doubt: it stops, answers over the picture, and carries on. Ask for a different explanation any time.
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Check
A checkpoint question makes sure the idea landed, and Test Lab keeps the practice going.
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Your notes
Upload a PDF or a photo of your class notes or a past paper and the lesson follows your textbook's terms.
Ask it anything
Questions learners ask about Active and passive voice
- How do I change a sentence into passive voice?
- Which tenses cannot be made passive?
- When is it better to use the passive voice?
Any of these, or your own, typed or spoken. The tutor answers on the picture and adapts to how well you are following.
Questions
Asked, Answered
Can LetMeTeach explain Active and passive voice?
Yes. Ask in your own words and the tutor plans a lesson on Active and passive voice: it starts with one sentence drawn twice with arrows: subject, verb and object boxes in the active version, then the object box sliding to the front and 'was' plus participle appearing in the passive. Then it explains each step out loud as the picture builds, stops when you say "wait, why?", and ends with a checkpoint question.
Where does Active and passive voice come up?
CBSE and ICSE English Classes 7 to 10, Cambridge IGCSE English Language, IELTS writing, SSC and bank exams. The lesson is pitched to your level and the exam or curriculum you follow, and you can upload your own notes or past papers so it uses your textbook's terms.
Can I learn Active and passive voice in my own language?
Yes. LetMeTeach teaches in 26 languages and plans the lesson in the language you choose rather than translating an English one, so the terms match what your textbook says. The Free plan includes 7 hours a month with no card.
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