By:

Widya Verayanti
23
XI MIPA 5
Grammar
Passive Voice is used when the focus is on the action. It
is not important or not know, however, who or what is
performing the action.
Function

Used to show interest in

the person or object that
esperiences an action
rather than the person or
object that performs the
action
 Example

• The young policeman has caught father

christmas

• Father christmas has been caught by the

young policeman
Active Voice Passive Voice
 Simple Present Tense

Active : Anto reads a book every day

S + V1 (s/es) + O

Passive: A book is read by Anto every day

S + am/is/are + V3
 S + V2 + O

Active : I ate fried rice

yesterday

S + was/were + V3

Passive: Fried rice was

eaten by me yesterday
Present continous
Active : Servant is cleaning the floor

S + to be (am/is/are) + O

Passive : The floor are being cleaned by the servant

S + to be (am/is/are) + being + V3
S + to be (am/is/are) + Ving + O

Active : The boys were

painting the wall

S + was/were + being + V3

Passive : The wall were being

painted by the boys
 Present Perfect Tense

Active : someone has written the letter

S + has/have + V3 + O

Passive : the letter has been written by someone

S + has/have + been + V3
S + had + been + Ving + O

Active : the man had been

cutting by the grass

S + had + been + being + V3

Passive : the letter has

been written by someone
 Present Future Tense

Active : Mother will sew my dress tomorrow

S + Modal (present) + V1 + O

Passive : my dress will be sewn by mother

tomorrow
S + modal (present) + be + V3 + by + O
S + Modal (past) + V1 + O

Active : father could see a

ghost last night

S + modal (past) + be + V3 + by + O

Passive : a ghost could be seen by

father last night
 OM
SANTHI SANTHI
SANTHI OM