Which of the following sentences is an example of active voice?

The house was painted by Tye over fall break.

Over fall break, the elderly couple's home was painted.

Tye spent his fall break painting the elderly couple's home.

The elderly couple's home was repainted by Tye over fall break.

Tye spent his fall break painting the elderly couple's home.

Active voice is when the subject is actually the one completing the action. In this sentence, Tye is the subject. The action verbs are spent and painting. Tye is the one who spent and painted.

Look at the other sentences. The subject of all the other sentences is the elderly couple's home (or house). The action verb is painted (or repainted). The house can't paint itself ... this means that the sentences are not in the active voice.