PASSIVE VOICE

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L A D I S C A O K T A S A R I
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S A N D R A P R A T A M A

D3 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
S T A T E P O LY T E C H N I C O F M A L A N G

Do you
know about
passive
voice? If yes,
what is
that?

In
a
passive
voice
sentence, the subject and
object flip-flop. The subject
becomes
the
passive
recipient of the action.
(Dalam
kalimat
pasif,
subjek dan objek bertukar.
Subjek menjadi penerima
pasif dari tindakan.)

Example:
The tray of food was dropped by the
waiter.
(Baki makanan dijatuhkan oleh pelayan.)
In this case, the dropping is the subject
and it is being acted upon by waiter.
(Dalam kasus ini, menjatuhkan adalah
subjek dan itu sedang dilakukan oleh

PASSIVE SENTENCE
S + to be + V3
Examples:
Active: She buy a book. (Dia membeli sebuah buku)
Passive: A book is bought by her. (Sebuah buku dibeli
olehnya.)
Active: I am studying English. (Saya belajar Bahasa
Inggris.)
Passive: English is being studied by me. (Bahasa Inggris

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Active

S + V1 + O

Passive

S + is/am/are +
V3 + O

Example:
Active:
Somebody
holds
a
ceremony.
(Seseorang
menyelenggarakan sebuah upacara.)
Passive: A ceremony is held by somebody. (Sebuah upacara
diselenggarakan oleh seseorang.)

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Active

S + V2 + O

Passive

S + was/were +
V3 + O

Example:
Active: The King of Majapahit built the castle. (Raja Majapahit
membangun istana.)
Passive: The castle was built by the King of Majapahit. (Istana
itu dibangun oleh Raja Majapahit.)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Active
Passive

S + is/am/are + Ving + O
S + is/am/are +
being + O

Example:
Active: He is reading a novel every night. (Dia membaca novel
setiap malam.)
Passive: A novel is being read by him. (Novel dibaca oleh dia setiap
malam.)

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Active

S + has/have + V3 + O

Passive

S + has/have + been +
V3 + O

Example:
Active: She has bought a motorcycle. (Dia membeli sebuah
motor.)
Passive: A motorcycle has been bought by her. (Sebuah motor
telah dibeli oleh dia.)

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Active

S + will/shall + V1 +
O

Passive

S + will/shall + be +
V3 + O

Example:
Active: My mother will cook fried chicken for me. (Ibuku akan
memasak ayam goreng untukku.)
Passive: Fried chicken will be cooked for me by my mother.
(Ayam goreng akan dimasak untukku oleh ibuku.)

TENSES

SUBJECT

VERB TO BE

VERB 3

Simple Present

Flowers

are

planted every year

Present Continuous

Flowers

are being

planted now

Simple Past

Flowers

were

planted last year

Past Continuous

Flowers

were being

planted last summer

Present Perfect

Flowers

have been

planted here for 10

years

Past Perfect

Flowers

had been

planted until last

year

Simple Future

Flowers

will be

planted next year

Future Continuous

Flowers

will be being

planted during the

summer

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