PASSIVE VOICE
Passive voice is a
grammatical construction (grammatical form) where the subject in the sentence
(sentence) or clause (clause) does not take action, but rather accept the
action or follow-up (receiver of action) by the other agent (DOER of action)
either mentioned or not.
Some ways to make
passive sentences:
Sentences must have an
object.
Laying the object
becomes the subject of an active sentence passive voice.
Laying the subject of
an active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence.
Laid by before the
object.
Using the verb (verb)
The third form (V-3) as to be (is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being)
Only the verbal phrase
that can be used in the passive voice.
Following her tense.
Function or description
the same time in the passive voice to active voice
1.
SIMPLE PRESENT
Formula
Positif : Subjek + is/am/are + past
participle/V3
Negatif : Subjek +
is/am/are + Not + Past Participle
Question : is/am/are +
Subjek + Past Participle
Example :
Aktif Pasif
They borrow the book. The
book is borrowed by them.
They don't borrow the book. The
book is not borrowed by them.
Do they borrow the book? Is
the book borrowed by them?
She repairs this blue car. This
blue car is repaired by her.
She does not repair this blue car. This
blue car is not repaired by her.
Does she repair this blue car? Is
the blue car repaired by her?
2.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Formula :
( + ) S + Was/Were + V-3 + By + O
( - ) S + Was/Were + Not + V-3 + By + O
( ? ) Was/Were + S + V-3 + By + O ?
Example :
Aktif Pasif
John bit Mary Mary
was bitten by John
John didn’t bite Mary Mary
wasn’t bitten by John
Did John bite Mary? Was
Mary bitten by John?
What did John do? What
was done by John?
Who bit Mary? Who
was Mary bitten by?
Who did John bite? Who was
bitten by John?
3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Formula :
( + ) S + To Be ( is, am, are ) + Being + V-3 + By + O
( - ) S + To Be ( is, am, are ) + Not + Being + V-3 + By + O
( ? ) To Be ( is, am, are ) + S + Being + V-3 + By + O ?
Example :
Aktif Pasif
She is reading the
English book. The
book is being read by her.
She is not reading the
English book. The book is
being read by her.
Is she reading the
English book? The book is not being read by her.
They are sending the
letters. The
letters are being sent by them.
They are not
sending the letters. The
letters are not being sent by them.
Are they sending the
letters? Are the
letters being sent by them?
4. PAST PROGETIVE/CONTINUOS
Formula :
(+) S + be(was/were) + V1-ing/present participle
(-)
S + be(was/were) + not + V1-ing/present participle
(?)be(was/were) + S + V1-ing/present
participle?
Aktif Pasif
John
was biting Mary Mary
was being bitten by John
John wasn’t
biting Mary Mary
wasn’t being bitten by John
Was John
biting Mary? Was
Mary being bitten by John?
What was John
doing? What
was being done by John?
Who was biting
Mary? Who
was Mary being bitten by?
Who was John
biting? Who was being bitten by John?
5. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Formula :
( + ) S + Have/Has + Been + V-3 + By + O
( - ) S + Have/Has + Not + Been + V-3 + By + O
( ? ) Have/Has + S + Been + V-3 + By + O ?
Example :
Aktif Pasif
John has bitten Mary Mary
has been bitten by John
John hasn’t bitten Mary Mary hasn’t been bitten
by John
Has John bitten Mary? Has
Mary been bitten by John?
What has John done? What
has been done by John?
Who has bitten Mary? Who
has Mary been bitten by?
Who has John bitten? Who
has been bitten by John?
6. PAST PERFECT
Formula :
( + ) S + Had + Been + V-3 + By + O
( - ) S + Had + Not + Been + V-3 + O
( ? ) Had + S + Been + V-3 + By + O ?
Example :
Aktif Pasif
John had bitten Mary Mary
had been bitten by John
John hadn’t bitten Mary Mary hadn’t been bitten
by John
Had John bitten Mary? Had
Mary been bitten by John?
What had John done? What
had been done by John?
Who had bitten Mary? Who
had Mary been bitten by?
Who had John bitten? Who
had been bitten by John?
