Definition Passive Voice :
The passive
voice is a grammatical
construction
(specifically, a "voice"). The noun or noun phrase that would be the object of an active sentence (such as Our troops
defeated the enemy) appears as the subject of a sentence with passive voice (e.g. The
enemy was defeated by our troops).
Rumus Passive Voice :
·
Rumus dasar = To
be + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Continuous = To be + being + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Simple Present Tense = Subyek + ( is,am,are ) + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Present Continuous Tense = Subyek + ( is,am,are ) + being + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Present Perfect Tense = Subyek + have/has + been + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Present Perfect Continuous Tense = Subyek + have/has + been + being +
V3
·
Rumus
Passive Simple Past Tense = Subyek + was/were + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Past Continuous Tense = Subyek + was/were + being + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Past Perfect Tense = Subyek + had been + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Past Perfect Continuous Tense = Subyek + had been + being + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Simple Future Tense = Subyek + will + be + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Future Continuous Tense = Subyek + will + be + being + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Future Perfect Tense = Subyek + will + have been + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Future Perfect Continuous Tense = Subyek + will + have been + being +
V3
·
Rumus
Passive Future Past Tense = Subyek +
would + be + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Future Past Continuous Tense = Subyek + would + be + being + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Future Past Perfect Tense = Subyek + would + have been + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Future Past Perfect Continuous Tense = Subyek + would + have been +
being + V3
·
Rumus
Passive Auxiliary Verb = Subyek + auxiliary + be + V3
Examples of Passive :
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Tense
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Subject
|
Verb
|
Object
|
|
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Simple Present
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Active:
|
Rita
|
writes
|
a letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A letter
|
is written
|
by Rita.
|
|
|
Simple Past
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
wrote
|
a letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A letter
|
was written
|
by Rita.
|
|
|
Present Perfect
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
has written
|
a letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A letter
|
has been written
|
by Rita.
|
|
|
Future I
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
will write
|
a letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A letter
|
will be written
|
by Rita.
|
|
|
Hilfsverben
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
can write
|
a letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A letter
|
can be written
|
by Rita.
|
|
|
Tense
|
Subject
|
Verb
|
Object
|
|
|
Present
Progressive
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
is
writing
|
a
letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A
letter
|
is
being written
|
by
Rita.
|
|
|
Past
Progressive
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
was
writing
|
a
letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A
letter
|
was
being written
|
by
Rita.
|
|
|
Past
Perfect
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
had
written
|
a
letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A
letter
|
had
been written
|
by
Rita.
|
|
|
Future
II
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
will
have written
|
a
letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A
letter
|
will
have been written
|
by
Rita.
|
|
|
Conditional
I
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
would
write
|
a
letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A
letter
|
would
be written
|
by
Rita.
|
|
|
Conditional
II
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
would
have written
|
a
letter.
|
|
Passive:
|
A
letter
|
would
have been written
|
by
Rita.
|
|
Passive Sentence with Two
Objects
Rewriting an active
sentence with two objects in passive voice means that one of the two objects
becomes the subject, the other one remains an object. Which object to transform
into a subject depends on what you want to put the focus on.
|
|
Subject
|
Verb
|
Object 1
|
Object 2
|
|
Active:
|
Rita
|
wrote
|
a letter
|
to me.
|
|
Passive:
|
A letter
|
was written
|
to me
|
by Rita.
|
|
Passive:
|
I
|
was written
|
a letter
|
by Rita.
|
Active – Passive :
1.
AV
: Pregnant women should eat dark chocolate regularly.
PV : Dark chocolate should be eaten regularly
by pregnant women.
2.
AV : People make books
from trees.
PV : Books
are made from trees.
3.
AV : My
parents treat me like a baby.
PV : I am treated like
a baby by my parents.
4.
AV : You can use the
photos for free.
PV
: The
photos can be used for free.
5.
AV : He often sleeps on
the right side of the bed.
PV
: The
right side of the bed is often slept on by him.
6.
AV : I will wash the
dishes.
PV
: The
dishes will be washed.
7.
AV : They
are going to invest a small amount of their money in the stock market.
PV
: A
small amount of their money is going to be invested in the stock market.
8.
AV : Dino will show
you something interesting.
PV
: You will
be shown something interesting.
9.
AV : His assistant will
prepare and edit your legal documents.
PV
: Your
legal documents will be prepared and edited.
10.
AV : He is going to meet a new
client tomorrow.
PV : A new
client is going to be met.
Passive – Active :
1. PV
: The news paper has been read by them just now.
AV
: They have read the news paper just now.
2. PV
: The flowers have been cut by her in the garden just now.
AV
: She has cut the flowers in the garden just now .
3. PV
: The box had been opened by her last week.
AV
: She had opened the box last week.
4. PV
: The kite had been made by my brother last week
AV
: My brother had made the kite last week
5. PV
: You will have been met by us tomorrow
AV
: We shall have met you tomorrow
6. PV
: Lucky will have been invited by Harry tomorrow
AV
: Harry will have invited Lucky tomorrow
7. PV
: The
magazine is being read by me now.
AV
: I
am reading the magazine now.
8. PV
: The
tea is being drunk by them now.
AV : They are drinking the tea now.
9. PV : His car had been sold to me by him
yesterday.
AV : He had sold his car to me yesterday.
10. PV : The car has been driven by Elsy to my
house just now.
AV : Elsy has driven the car to my house just now.
Sumber :
Complete English Grammar penerbit “Apollo”
Surabaya.
