PASSIVE VOICE

WHEN EMPHASIS IS ON THE

ACTION( VERB ) AND THE OBJECT
O F A S E N T E N C E R AT H E R T H A N
THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE
ACTIVE TO PASSIVE :

1. The object of the active sentences becomes

the subject of the passive sentence.
2. The finite form of the verb is changed ( to be
+ past participle )
3.The subject of the active sentence becomes
the object of the passive sentence.
 PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES :

1. active : he buys some books

passive : some books are bought by him
2. active : he bought some books
passive : some books were bought by
by him
 FORMING PASSIVE VOICE

Tense Be +Past Participle Example

1. Present Tense Am,is,are + Verb 3 The painting is made by
her
2. Present Progressive Am,is,are+ being + verb 3 The book is being sent
right now
3. Present Perfect has/ have + been + verb The copyrights of the
3 books have been sold
4. Past simple Was / were + verb 3 He was invited by
Herman
5. Past Progressive Was / were + being + Their cars aere being
verb 3 washed while they were
running in the park
6. Past Perfect Had + been + verb 3 All the tasks had been
done before the school
started by the students
7. Future (will) Will / shall + be + verb 3 A new car will be sold by
her
FORMING PASSIVE VOICE

Tense be + past participle Example

Future ( going to ) Am, Is , Are + going to be A bridge is going to be

+ verb 3 built by them within
the next years
Future Perfect Will + have been + The job will have been
verb 3 started by end of june
PAST PERFECT IS USED :
To express a previous action or state that began in the
past and continued up to another point in the past,
and its consequences have implication for that
second point in time
active sentence :
S + had + Past participle (V 3) + adverb ( Compliment
)
THE EXAMPLES OF PAST PERFECT
1. (+) Rina had finished her homework when he came
her house.
( - ) Rina had not finished her homework when he
came her house .
( ? ) had Rina finished her homework when he
came her house ?
THE OTHER EXAMPLES
2. My mother had cooked something in the kitchen before I came
( - )...........................................................................................................
( + ).........................................................................................................
3. She had eaten a plate of rice when I called her
( - )................................................................................................................
( + )...............................................................................................................
ADVERB OF TIME IN PAST PERFECT TENSE

1. Before
2. After
3. By the time
PAST PERFECT PASSIVE
S + HAD BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE ( V 3 ) +
O + ADVERB
( A ) Rina had finished her homework when he came
her house.
( P ) her homework had been finished by her when he
came her house.
2. ( A )She had eaten a plate of rice when
I called her.
( P ) a plate of rice had been eaten by her
when she was called by me
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE IS USED

To show that an action started in the past and

continued up to another point in the past.
S + HAD + BEEN + V ING + O + adverb
( before, after, when ,
EXAMPLE IN ACTIVE SENTENCES :

1. They had been learning English before they

studied in junior high school .
2. We had been listening the music for two
hours .
3. He had been playing tennis since 4 o’clock
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE PASSIVE
S + HAD BEEN + BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE (
V 3 ) + O + ADVERB

1. English had been being learned by them before they

studied in junior high school .
2. The music had been being listened by us for two
hours .
3. Tennis had been being played by him since 4
o’clock.
CHANGES OF PRONOUNS FROM ACTIVE VOICE TO PASSIVE VOICE

Pronoun in Active Voice Pronoun in Passive voice

I Me
We Us
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
They Them
RULES FOR CHANGING ACTIVE VOICE TO PASSIVE VOICE

Idenity the subject, the verb and the object : SVO

Change the object into subject
Change the verb into the past participle form
Add the preposition “by “
Change the subject into object
CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE FORM

1. The police destroyed the building, in

order to make a new factory.
2. The students have finished all the tasks
3. did Mr John paint the wall ?
4. The Government is planning a new road
near my house.
5. He will write some books next time
ANSWERS
1.. The building was destroyed by the police in
order to make a new factory.
2. all the tasks have been finished by the
students
3. was the wall paint by mr John ?
4. A new road is being planned by the Government
near my house.
5. Somebooks will be written by him next time
CHANGE PASSIVE VOICE INTO ACTIVE VOICE
1. puppet show was watched by Rudi
2. The art performance was opened by Anna
3. our show have been done by us
4. Farida will be asked by me to visit the
museum
5. The animal picture is destroyed by my little
brother
CHANGE ACTIVE VOICE INTO PASSIVE VOICE

6. Uncle Doni ate a lot of Bika Ambon, a

traditional food from Medan.
7. We do not buy the ticket for the opening
ceremony.
8. Wisnu will not play the gamelan
9. Did Heru give speech in Maduranese ?
10.Could you make the tree picture ?
 CHANGE THE SENTENCE INTO PASSIVE ,
POSITIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.

1. Mrs Rahayu takes a laptop everyday.

a. ( Passive + ) ...............................................
b. ( Passive - )
………………………………………….
c. ( Passive ? )
……………………………………………
2. I bought a souvenir at the shop
a. ( Passive + ) ...............................................
b. ( Passive - )
………………………………………….
 DECIDE TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE VERB.

1. She picked up telephone

2. I called my mother
3. We drove to San Francisco
4. the sun rises in the east and sets in the west
5. She made spaghetti
CHANGE INTO PASSIVE VOICE :
1. He had implemented rules
2. I had repaired LCD for two weeks
3. The delivery boy had been delivering the parcel on
time at the destination.
4. They had not been enjoying much because of their
friend’s absence
5. The receptionist had been accepting the
applications for the interview..