PASSIVE AND

ACTIVE VOICE
BY:
RINI YUDIATI,
M.PD.
CIRI-CIRINYA :
@ KALIMAT AKTIF ADL. KALIMAT YANG KATA
KERJANYA BERAWALAN ME/BER DAN
@ KALIMAT PASIF ADL. KALIMAT YANG KATA
KERJANYABERAWALAN DI-TER.

@ PADA PASSIVE VOICE SEMUA KATA KERJANYA

BENTUK KETIGA (V III) ATAU PAST PARTICIPLE.
TO BE + V III
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN PASSIVE VOICE

S + TO BE (IS, AM ARE) + VERB III + BY + O

EG.
ACTIVE : M Y FA T H E R D R I N K S
C O F F E E E V E R Y D AY .
PA S S I V E : COFFE IS DRUNK
B Y M Y FA T H E R E V E R Y D AY .
SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN PASSIVE VOICE

S + TO BE (WAS/WERE) + VERB III + BY

+O
EG.
ACTIVE : WE MET MR. AGUS IN THE LIBRARY YESTERDAY.
PA S S I V E : M R . A G U S WA S M E T B Y U S I N T H E L I B R A RY
YESTERDAY.
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE IN PASSIVE VOICE

S + SHALL/WILL + BE + VERB III + BY + O

EG.
A C T I V E : B O N I W I L L TA K E A N E X A M I N AT I O N
T O M O R R O W.
PA S S V : A N E X A M I N AT I O N W I L L B E TA K E N B Y B O N I
T O M O R R O W.
A C T: M Y M O M W I L L G I V E M E P R E S E N T I N M Y
B I R T H D AY
PA S S V: P R E S E N T W I L L B E G I V E N B Y H E R I N M Y
B I R T H D AY
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE IN PASSIVE VOICE
S + BE (IS, AM, ARE) + BEING + VERB III + BY +
O

EG.
ACTIVE : SOMEBODY IS CLEANING THE
R O O M A T T H E M O M E N T.
PA S S I V E : T H E R O O M I S B E I N G C L E A N E D B Y
SOMEBODY A T T H E M O M E N T.
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE IN PASSIVE
VOICE

S + WAS/WERE + BEING + VERB III + BY + O

EG.
A C T I V E : I WA S L I S T E N I N G T H E R A D I O .
PA S S I V E : T H E R A D I O WA S B E I N G L I S T E N E D
BY ME.
A C T: T H E P R E S I D E N T O F I N D O N E S I A WA S
VISITING NATURAL D I S A S T E R C A S U A L T Y.
PA S S V: N A T U R A L D I S A S T E R C A S U A L T Y W E R E
BEING VISITED BY HIM.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE IN PASSIVE VOICE

S + HAVE/HAS+BEEN + V3 + BY + O

EG.
A C T I V E : T H E S T U D E N T H AV E S U B M I T T E D T H E
R E P O RT
P A S S I V E : T H E R E P O R T H AV E B E E N S U B M I T T E D B Y
THE STUDENT
A C T I V E : M Y D O G H A S AT TA C K E D M Y
N E I G H B O U R ’ S C AT
P A S S I V E : M Y N E I G H B O U R ’ S C AT H AV E B E E N
AT TA C K E D BY MY DOG.
PAST PERFECT TENSE IN PASSIVE VOICE
S + HAD + BEEN + V3 + BY + O

Eg.
(active) we had lived in Bangselok for three
years.
(passive) Bangselok had been lived by us for
three years.
(active) he had run 100 mill from his house.
(passive) 100 mill had been run by him from his
house.