In English and German, a verb can have one of two voices which describe the relationship between the verb and the subject. These voices are the active voice and passive voice.
The majority of transitive verbs can be used in the passive voice. A transitive verb is a verb which governs one or more objects. For example, in the sentence below, the verb ausfüllen requires an accusative object, which is das Formular .
Every tense and mood available in the passive voice can have a modal verb added to it. Similar to the active voice, modal verbs are primarily used in the non-perfect tenses with the passive voice ( Present, Simple Past, Future) in written and spoken language.
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