The passive is formed using the appropriate form of the verb "to be" and the past participle of a transitive verb. A by-phrase can be added to indicate who or what caused the action. The passive is used to say what happens to the subject, while the active voice is used to say what the subject does. When changing a sentence from active to passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. Passive verbs can be formed in various tenses using different forms of "to be" plus the past participle. Not all verbs can be used passively, and some verbs like "belong" are not usually used in the past passive form.