PASSIVE VOICE

SIMPLE PRESENT &SIMPLE PAST

Group 6
 MEMBERS

1. AULIA SAVIRA PUTRI

2. SYIFA AMANDA
3. PUTRI WULANDARI
4. ZULKHORI PURNOMO

MIMOP MIMOP
Active voice
Active voice is used when we say what the
subject does.
Example : my grandfather built this house
in 1935. •(kakek saya membangun rumah
ini pada tahun 1935.)
Passive voice
Passive voice is used when we say what
happens to the subject
Example: this house was built in 1935 by my
grandfather.(rumah ini dibangun pada tahun
1935 oleh kakek saya)
SIMPLE PRESENT
&
SIMPLE PAST
 SIMPLE PRESENNT

In contrast to active voice - simple present tense, the main verb is in the form of verb-1 (in the previous example: simple present

tense), main verb in passive voice – simple present tense in the form of past participle (verb-3).

This formula :

subject + is/am/are + past participle (V3) (+ by)

 SIMPLE PRESENNT

past participle is accompanied by an auxiliary verb is/am/are adjusted to the subject in the passive voice (= object in the active voice)

in order to fulfill the subject-verb agreement. (is) is used on the singular subject except (you) and (I); “are” on plural subject and

“you”; while (am) on (I).

If there is a modal verb (such as: can, should, may), the past participle is preceded by the auxiliary verb “be”.
 EXAMPLE

1. pregnant women should eat dark chocolate regularly.

Passive Voice:
“ Dark chocolate should be eaten regularly by pregnant women”.
2. people make books from trees.
Passive Voice:
“ Books are made from trees.”
3. my parents treat me like a baby.
Passive Voice:
“ I am treated like a baby by my parents .”
4. you can use the photos for free.
Passive Voice:
“The photos can be used for free.”
 SIMPLE PAST
Passive voice in simple past tense is formed by auxiliary verb was/were and past participle

Subject in passive voice is object in active voice with “was” for singular subject (single

subject) except “you”, while “were” for plural subject (plural subjects) and “you”.
 SIMPLE PAST
This formula :

S (direct object) + was/were + past participle +/- by … (agent)

The agent in the passive voice is the subject of the active voice. In passive voice, the subject

acts as the recipient of the action, while the agent acts as the actor.
 SIMPLE PAST
The formula above applies to transitive verbs. What about intransitive verbs? Sentences

with intransitive verbs may be passive if they have a prepositional phrase.

 SIMPLE PAST
Passive Voice in Intransitive Verb

The subject in the passive voice is the object of the preposition in the active voice.

S (object of preposition) + was/were + past participle + preposition +/- by … (agent)

 MARS
EXAMPLE
1. Sunmark Press printed the first book in 2005.
Passive Voice:
“ The first book was printed in 2005 by Sunmark Press.”
2. Someone left the letter when he was away from his desk.
Passive Voice:
“The letter was left when he was away from his desk.”
3. Tio cooked roast beef for dinner.
Passive Voice:
“Roast beef were cooked for dinner by Tio.”
4. They just discussed about mental health.
Passive Voice:
“Mental health was just discussed by them.”
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