ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

VOICE
 PASSIVE VOICE
(PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE)

ACTIVE PASSIVE

MY ROOM IS CLEANED BY MY
MY MOTHER CLEANS MY
MOTHER
ROOM

FORM:
TO BE + (AM, IS, ARE ) +
3 RD FORM
( GONE, CLEANED...)
 ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?

1. JOE CLEANED HIS 1. ACTIVE

ROOM.

2. THE PROBLEM IS 2. PASSIVE

SOLVED.

3. IS YOUR HAIR OFTEN CUT? 3. PASSIVE

4. WHO IS IN THAT ROOM? 4. ACTIVE

 PASSIVE VOICE
(PRESENT PERFECT TENSE SIMPLE)

ACTIVE PASSIVE

MY MOTHER HAS CLEANED

MY ROOM HAS BEEN CLEANED
MY ROOM
BY MY MOTHER

FORM:
(HAS BEEN, HAVE BEEN)
TO BE
+ +
3 RD FORM (GONE, CLEANED...)
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?

1.SUE HAS BEEN HURT BY TIM. 1. PASSIVE

2. SUE HAS HURT HIM BEFORE

SHE LEFT.
2. ACTIVE

1. ACTIVE
3. WHO HAS WON THAT GAME?

4. BY WHO HAS THE CAT BEEN 2. PASSIVE

WOUNDED?
 PASSIVE VOICE
(FUTURE TENSE)
ACTIVE PASSIVE
MARY WILL RIDE MY BIKE MY BIKE WILL BE RIDDEN BY
MARY
MY CARS WILL BE WASHED BY
JOE WILL WASH MY CARS JOE

FORM: WILL BE
WILL + BE
+
+
(GONE, CLEANED...)
3 RD FORM
 PASSIVE VOICE
( PROGRESSIVE TENSES)

ACTIVE PASSIVE
MARY IS RIDING MY MY BIKE IS BEING
BIKE RIDDEN BY MARY

FORM:
TO BE + BEING (AM, IS, ARE ) + BEING
+ +
3 RD FORM (GONE, CLEANED...)
 USING MODALS IN THE PASSIVE
VOICE

PRESENT MODAL AUXILIARY (CAN, MAY MUST ):

MODAL + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE (V3)
ACTIVE : AHMAD CAN UPGRADE THE COMPUTER
PASSIVE : THE COMPUTER CAN BE UPGRADED BY AHMAD

ACTIVE : THE EMPLOYEE MUST ATTEND THE MEETING TODAY

PASSIVE : THE MEETING MUST BE ATTENDED BY THE EMPLOYEE
 FIND TWO PASSIVE SENTENCES
MOTHER TELLS 1. A STORY IS TOLD TO THE
CHILDREN BY MOTHER
HER CHILDREN A
STORY 2. THE CHILDREN ARE TOLD
A STORY BY MOTHER

1. THE MEN ARE BEING

THEY ARE PAID 800 $ (BY THEM)

PAYING THE
2. 800 $ ARE BEING PAID
MEN 800 $ TO THE MEN (BY THEM)
 CHANGE TO PASSIVE

• RANDI CLEANS HIS ROOM TWICE A WEEK.

• SHE WILL VISIT ME IN BANDUNG NEXT WEEK
• THEY ARE STUDYING ENGLISH BOOK RIGHT NOW
• MR HANDOKO HAS BOUGHT TWO BOOKS FOR HIS
CHILDREN
• THE MECHANIC CAN REPAIR YOUR MOTORCYCLE