Passive voice Present
People speak English here.
English is spoken here (by people)
Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower in 1887
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1887 by Gustave Eiffel.
They cut down thousands of trees every day
Thousands of trees are cut down every day.
The police arrested five thieves yesterday.
Five thieves were arrested yesterday.
Bees sting humans all Summer.
Humans are stung by bees all Summer.
They invented the TV in the 20th century
The TV was invented in the 20th century.
Smoking kills millions of people every year.
Millions of people are killed by smoking every year.
The doctor told my father to stop smoking.
My father was told to stop smoking by the doctor.
Factories dump tons of waste in the sea.
Tons of waste are dumped into the sea.
The police gave her the bad news yesterday.
The bad news were given to her yesterday.