The Passive "Be" + the past participle of the main verb

Focus on the action rather than on the person or thing that does it

Active and Passive Voice

• My sister reads many books

• John is doing homework

• Alessandro Volta invented the battery in 1800

• I have revised the lesson many times

• Many books are read by my sister

• Homework is being done by John

• Battery was invented in 1800

• The lesson was revised by me many times