Writing in the passive voice is not looked upon as being good for a story. What is a passive and active voice? Further examples will be added.
Present Tense
Active: Passive:
She plays a song. A song was played by her.
She does not sing. A song is not sung by her.
I am writing a letter. A letter is being written by me.
I am not writing a letter. A letter is not being written by me.
Am I writing a novel? Is a novel being written by me?
Past Tense
Active: Passive:
She has finished a novel. Her novel has been finished by her.
I killed a bird. A bird was killed by me.
He was driving a car. A car was being driven by him.
Future Tense
Active: Passive:
She will have finished her work. Her work will have been finished by her.
They will have elected him. He will have been elected by them.
Active:
Subject + will/shall + have + past participle form of the verb + object
Passive:
Object of the active sentence + will/shall + have + been + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence