ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE

1. Active: Someone copied these documents at the weekend.

Passive: These documents were copied at the weekend.

2. Active : We cleaned our house yesterday.

Passive: Our house was cleaned yesterday.

3. Active: Someone copied these documents at the weekend.

Passive: These documents were copied at the weekend.

4. Active : She didn’t invite me to the party.

Passive : I wasn’t invited to the party.

5. Active : Did she solve Math problems very quickly?

Passive : Were Math problems solved very quickly by her?

6. Active : They cancelled all flights because of fog.

Passive : All flights were cancelled because of fog.

7. Active : We did not accuse you of stealing money.

Passive : You weren’t accused of stealing money.

8. Active: Someone copied these documents at the weekend.

Passive: These documents were copied at the weekend.

9. Active : Did she solve Math problems very quickly?

Passive : Were Math problems solved very quickly by her?

10. Active : Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998.
Passive : Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998.
11. Active : They didn’t study Math last night.
Passive : Math wasn’t studied last night.

12. Active : When did father paint my room?

Passive: When was my room painted by father?

13. Active : Her company employed three thousand people in 2003.

Passive : Three thousand people were employed by her company in 2003.

14. Active : Susan visited her gradparents in Kalimantan last Sunday.

Passive : Susan’s grandparents were visited last Sunday in Kalimantan.

15. Active: Someone copied these documents at the weekend.

Passive: These documents were copied at the weekend.

16. Active: She answered the questions from Mr. President loudly.
Passive: The questions from Mr. President were answered loudly.
1. Active Voice: We cleaned our house yesterday. (Kami membersihkan
rumah kami kemarin.)
Passive Voice: Our house was cleaned yesterday. (Rumah kami
dibersihkan kemarin.)
2. Active Voice: She didn’t invite me to the party. (Ia tidak mengundang
saya ke pesta tersebut.)
Passive Voice: I wasn’t invited to the party. (Saya tidak diundang ke
pesta tersebut.)
3. Active Voice: They cancelled all flights because of fog. (Mereka
membatalkan semua penerbangan karena kabut.)
Passive Voice: All flights were cancelled because of fog. (Semua
penerbangan dibatalkan karena kabut.)
4. Active Voice: We did not accuse you of stealing money. (Kami tidak
menuduhmu mencuri uang.)
Passive Voice: You weren’t accused of stealing money. (Kamu tidak
dituduh mencuri uang.)
5. Active Voice: Did she solve Math problems very quickly? (Apakah ia
menyelesaikan soal-soal Matematika dengan sangat cepat?)
Passive Voice: Were Math problems solved very quickly by
her? (Apakah soal-soal Matematika dipecahkan dengan sangat cepat
olehnya?)
6. Active Voice: Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in
1998. (Larry Page dan Sergey Brin mendirikan Google pada tahun
1998.)
Passive Voice: Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in
1998. (Google didirikan oleh Larry Page and Sergey Brin pada tahun
1998.)
7. Active Voice: They didn’t study Math last night. (Mereka tidak belajar
Matematika tadi malam.)
Passive Voice: Math wasn’t studied last night. (Matematika tidak
dipelajari tadi malam.)
8. Active Voice: When did father paint my room? (Kapan ayah mengecar
kamarku?)
Passive Voice: When was my room painted by father? (Kapan kamarku
dicat oleh ayah?)
9. Active Voice: Her company employed three thousand people in
2003. (Perusahaannya mempekerjakan 3.000 orang pada tahun 2003.)
Passive Voice: Three thousand people were employed by her company
in 2003. (Tiga ribu orang dipekerjakan oleh perusahaannya pada tahun
2003.)
10. Active Voice: Susan visited her gradparents in Kalimantan last
Sunday. (Susan mengunjungi kakek-neneknya di Kalimantan pada hari
Minggu lalu.)
Passive Voice: Susan’s grandparents were visited last Sunday in
Kalimantan. (Kakek-nenek Susan dikunjungi pada hari Minggu lalu di
Kalimantan.)
11. Active Voice: Someone copied these documents at the
weekend. (Seseorang disalin dokumen-dokumen ini pada akhir pekan.)
Passive Voice: These documents were copied at the
weekend. (Dokumen-dokumen ini disalin pada akhir pekan.)
12. Active Voice: She answered the questions from Mr. President
loudly. (Ia menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan dari Bapak Presiden
dengan keras.)
Passive Voice: The questions from Mr. President were
answered loudly. (Pertanyaan-pertanyaan dari Bapak Presiden dijawab
dengan keras.)