Active & Passive Voice Of Past Indefinite Tense

Active voice and passive voice are two different ways to express the same idea in a sentence. The active voice emphasizes the doer of the action, while the passive voice focuses on the receiver of the action.

In the past indefinite tense, actions that took place in the past are described. Here's a breakdown of both active and passive voices in the past indefinite tense:

1. Active Voice (Past Indefinite Tense):

   - In active voice, the subject performs the action.

   - Example: "She wrote a letter."

2. Passive Voice (Past Indefinite Tense):

   - In passive voice, the subject receives the action.

   - Example: "A letter was written by her."

In the passive voice construction, "was" is the auxiliary verb used for past tense, and the past participle of the main verb (in this case, "written") is used. The agent (the doer of the action) may or may not be mentioned in the passive voice construction. In the example, "by her" indicates the agent.

 Here are examples of sentences in both active and passive voices in the past indefinite tense:

Active Voice (Past Indefinite Tense):

1. She painted a beautiful picture.

2. They built a sandcastle on the beach.

3. He solved the difficult math problem.

Passive Voice (Past Indefinite Tense):

1. A beautiful picture was painted by her.

2. A sandcastle was built on the beach by them.

3. The difficult math problem was solved by him.

In each passive voice example, the structure includes a form of the auxiliary verb "was" (indicating the past tense) and the past participle of the main verb. The agent (the doer of the action) is mentioned at the end of the sentence, but it can also be omitted if it's not important or known.