Passive Voice

Look at the sentences from the Teenagers text:

The word “teenager” was invented in the 1950s.

Magazines were designed to appeal to teenagers.

Many styles of music have been created since the 1950s.

As you can see in the sentences a special form of the verb is used.

This is the Passive Voice

Click on the links below to learn more about this verb form:

Passive in English

Active / Passive Verb Forms