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Do you mean, how do you turn a sentence from the active to the passive? In all cases, the former object of the sentence becomes the subject. The verb form also changes, as follows, using the verb to take as an example:

Infinitive: to take becomes to be taken

Future: will take becomes will be taken

Present: take becomes is taken

Progressive: is taking becomes is being taken

Past: took becomes was taken

Past Progressive: was taking becomes was being taken

Imperfect: have taken becomes have been taken

Pluperfect: had taken becomes had been taken

E.g.

The Prime Minister will steal the treasury. = The treasury will be stolen

The Prime Minister is stealing the treasury. = The treasury is being stolen.

The Prime Minister stole the treasury = The treasury was stolen.

The Prime Minister was stealing the treasury = The treasury was being stolen.

The Prime Minister has stolen the treasury = The treasury has been stolen

You will note that using the passive voice enables you to describe the action without actualy saying who the actor is. This is great if you happen to be one of the Prime Minister's spin doctors, for example.

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