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Passive

Voice
The
Definition Passive voice is a sentence
that the object of the active
sentence becomes the subject
of the passive sentence.
Subject + to be + Verb3 + by + Object
Passive Voice
To be
Simple present Tense
Is : she, he, it Subject + Verb1 S/es + Object
am : I
are : you, they, we

Active : Rahman studies English


Passive : English is studied by Rahman
Active : Some scout girls make some cookies
Passive : Some cookies are made by some scout girls
Example
Simple present Passive

Active : Emery rides a bike


Passive : A bike is ridden by Emery

Active : Nick reads books everyday


Passive : Books are read by Nick everyday


Passive
To be Simple Past Tense
Was : She, he, it, I. Ali Subject + Verb2 + Object
Were : You, we, they, Ali and Budi

Active : They invited us to their party last night


Passive : We were invited by them to their party

last night
Active : Andy and Bayu bought a new shirt yesterday
Passive : A new shirt was bought by Andy and Bayu yesterday
Example
Simple past tense Passive

Active : Ratu wrote some short stories last month


Passive : Some short stories were written by Ratu last monthy

Active : Eka borrowed my book yesterday


Passive : My book was borrowed by Eka yesterday


BY AGENT
Requirements
Subject
I
Object
Me for Class
You You
we us
They Them
She Her
he Him
it Its

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