Name : Theresa Ludwig/27212349/3EB24
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Formula : TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Tenses consist of several as follows:
1. Simple present tense
S + INFINITIVE
Example:
Active : John bites Mary.
Passive : Mary is bitten by John.
2. Simple continuous
S + TO BE + PRESENT PARTICIPLE (ING-FORM)
Active : John is biting Mary.
Passive : Mary is being bitten by John.
3. Present perfect tense
S + HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE
Active : John has bitten Mary.
Passive : Mary has been bitten by John.
4. Present perfect continuous tense
S + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + PRESENT PARTICIPLE
Active : John has been biting Mary.
Passive : Mary has been being bitten by John.
5. Simple past tense
S + PAST TENSE
Active : John bit Mary.
Passive : Mary wa bitten by John.
6. Past continuous tense
S + WAS/WERE + PRESENT PARTICIPLE
Active : John was bitting Mary.
Passive : Mary was being bitten by John.
7. Past perfect tense
HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE
Active : John had bitten Mary.
Passive : Mary had been bitten by John.
8. Simple future tense
S + SHALL/WILL + INFINITIVE
Active : John will bite Mary.
Passive : Mary will be bitten by John.
9. Future perfect tense
SHALL/WILL + HAVE +PAST PARTICIPLE
Active : John will have bitten Mary.
Passive : Mary will have been bitten by John.
QUESTIONS:
Active to passive
1. Brown feeds Yohanna
Answer: Yohanna is fed by Brown.
2. We are writing again in a few weeks
Answer: in a few weeks is written again by our.
3. she has lived here for three years
Answer: for three years has been lived here by her
4. Billy has been waiting for Rita since eight o’clock
Answer: since eight o’clock, Rita has been being waited by Billy.
5. He was reave my bag yesterday
Answer: yesterday, my bag was being reaved by him.
6. Laura had sewn my clothes
Answer: my clothes had been sewn by Laura.
7. Rose will spring from tree
Answer: tree will be sprung by Rose.
8. He will have wedded that girl
Answer: that girl will have been wedded by him.
9. Sonya will have been write a book
Answer: a book will have been being written by Sonya.
10. Julian bide Wenda
Answer: wenda was bided by Julian.
Passive to active
1. A fine song was sung by her
Answer: She sang a fine song.
2. Tarts can be made by Linda
Answer: Linda can make tarts.
3. A prize was given him by us
Anwers: we gave him a prize.
4. He was elected president by them
Answer: They elected him president.
5. The letter will be flung by him
Answer: he will fling the letter.
6. Tomorrow, your homework will be helped by her
Answer: she will help you with you homework tomorrow.
7. In the head is being felt heavy by me
Answer: I feeling heavy in the head.
8. My car had been painted by George
Answer: George had painted my car.
9. A Dictionary will be given by him
Answer: he will give a dictionary.
10. A tiger was being killedby by Kasno.
Answer: Kasno was killing a tiger.
(Accurate, Brief and Clear English Grammar : Drs. John S. Hartanto, Drs. S.Koentjoro, Drs. Manaf Asmoro Seputro : 2003)
