The grass is cut every day at the stadium.

We can often make English sentences in both the active and passive voice:

Someone opens the store every day at 9 AM. (active)

The store is opened every day at 9 AM. (passive)

We walk our dog in the evenings after dinner. (active)

Our dog is walked in the evenings after dinner. (passive)

To make sentences in the passive voice, use be and the past participle form of a verb.

The past participle form of regular verbs is ...ed:

  • called
  • looked
  • talked
  • played
  • studied
  • kissed
  • washed

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