50 Active Voice Examples

Active voice

The active voice is a type of grammatical voice in which the subject of the sentence, called in this case agent subject, executes the action of the verb. It can also include the object on which the action is performed. For instance: Catalina sings a song.

The active voice is characterized by a specific order of those elements of the sentence that is usually: subject + action + object. For instance: Marta bought a sofa.

The subject in Spanish can be tacit, that is, not to be express. For instance: She told a lie. (unspoken subject: he / she)

Can be used in any verbal tense, and also with modal verbs, that is, those that indicate the ability or possibility of performing an action.

It is the most frequent voice in the sentences of a language and is opposed to the passive voice, which is one in which the subject does not perform the action of the verb, that is, it is a patient subject. In Spanish, the passive voice generally conforms to the verb ser + participle. For instance: The National Anthem is sung by Catalina. / A lie was told (by him / her).

One or the other voice will be used according to the order and priority that you want to give the subject over the object.

Examples of active voice sentences

1. He filled his granddaughters with memories before leaving.
2. The gardener trimmed the entire lawn in the park.
3. For as long as she can remember, she has cycled everywhere.
4. The teacher listened carefully to what Julia had to say.
5. The storm swept through the grove.
6. The pastors and their children went to visit the pope at the Vatican.
7. I can't find the headphones.
8. My dog ​​barks when he enters the home.
9. My cousin and his wife watch a lot of horror movies on cable.
10. As a child, Camila used to write letters to Santa Claus.
11. Mariana is five months pregnant and she is having triplets.
12. On Tuesday the technician fixed the internet connection.
13. My mother in law loves Turkish series.
14. She made a bet and won it.
15. Sandra always loses the keys to her house.
16. I bought a 0 km car at a very favorable price.
17. I took the phone and called her.
18. As soon as he gets it, Martín will deposit the money in the bank.
19. You will accommodate black and white shirts.
20. I danced all the tango songs with Malena.
21. They ate everything in the refrigerator.
22. Santiago remembered the dream he had had last night.
23. I put the kettle on the fire to make tea.
24. They walked hand in hand.
25. Before the tenants moved in, the landlord sprayed and painted the apartment.
26. Francisco painted the picture in one day and exhibited it in the national exhibition hall.
27. For her mother's birthday, Marita made a beautiful cake with the number fifty-seven.
28. Cristina plays tennis with her friends.
29. The photographer we hire takes very good portraits.
30. She paid the annual gym fee and only attended a month and a half.
31. At the move, the employees broke the china.
32. Did you sweep the house before the visitors arrived?
33. Betina's thesis supervisor wrote a letter of recommendation for her to be accepted at the American university.
34. She enjoyed every day of leave that she had.
35. During the campaign, politicians promised computers to all students.
36. They put the perfumes on the top shelf in the bathroom.
37. She bought pencils and other supplies for the beginning of classes.
38. That store does not sell cleaning products.
39. She lit a candle to go upstairs.
40. Lydia has coffee with milk and croissants for breakfast.
41. Can I have some of the roast that was left over from yesterday?
42. Bautista studied the lesson carefully.
43. Frida Kahlo had a very extravagant life.
44. I published an ad in the newspaper to hire people for the factory.
45. Finally, they paid all the debt.
46. The deputy said an outrage at the press conference.
47. The secretary did not clean the coffee cups.
48. Vicente exchanged the voucher at a sushi restaurant and invited his best friend.
49. When a dog got in the way, he slammed on the brakes to keep from running over it.
50. My cousin Ivan uses too much deodorant.

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