PASSIVE VOICE

Kalimat Pasif adalah kalimat yang diawali dengan imbuhan di- atau ter- dalam Bahasa
Indonesia. Namun secara umum, Kalimat Pasif Bahasa Inggris dibentuk dengan menambahkan
tobe sebelum V3 atau be + V3.
Bandingkan kalimat-kalimat berikut:
Aktif : Susi mengetik surat ini kemarin
Pasif : Surat ini diketik oleh Susi kemarin
Aktif : Kucingku membunuh seekor tikus
Pasif : Seekor tikus dibunuh oleh kucingku
Catatan:
*Gunakan bentuk pasif jika pelaku tindakan tidak begitu penting.
Contoh:
The road is being repaired (Jalan itu sedang diperbaiki)
*Kalau kita perlu menyebut siapa pelaku suatu tindakan, gunakan kata, oleh (by)
Contoh:
The road is being repaired by Jack (Jalan itu sedang diperbaiki oleh Jack)
Rumus umum untuk membentuk suatu kalimat Pasif
Aktif : S + Verb (Kata Kerja) + Objek.....
Pasif : Objek + to be + Verb 3 (Kata Kerja Bentuk III) (+ by subjek)
To be yang digunakan :
Present : is, am, are
Past : was, were
Perfect : been (di depan have, has, atau had)
Future : be (setelah modals)
Continuous : being (di depan salah satu dari 7 to be di atas)
contoh :
Jack sings a song (active)
A song is sung by Jack (Passive)
Jack sang a song yesterday (active)
A song was sung by Jack yesterday (passive)
Jack has sung a song (active)
A song has been sung by Jack (passive)
Jack will sing a song (active)
A song will be sung by Jack (passive)

Jack is singing a song (active)

A song is being sung by Jack (passive)
Jack can sing a song (active)
A song can be sung by Jack (passive)
Rumus Passive Voice
1. Passive Voice [Simple Present Tense]
-Pattern = Subject + to be + Verb3
Example :
They buy a book everyday [active]
A book is bought buy them [passive]
2. Passive Voice [Present Continous Tense]
-Pattern = Subject + to be + being + Verb3
Example :
She is drinking a glass of milk [active]
A glass of milk is being drunk by her [passive]
3. Passive Voice [Present Perfect Tense]
-Pattern = Subject + have/has + been + Verb3
Example :
We have done our homework [active]
Our homework have been done by us [passive]
4. Passive Voice [Simple Past Tense]
-Pattern = Subject + to be (was were) + Verb 2
Example :
I swept the floor yesterday [active]
The florr was swept by me [passive]

5. Passive Voice [Past Continous Tense]

-Pattern = Subject + to be (was were) + Verb3
Example :
We were typing a letter [active]
A letter was been typed by us [passive]
6. Passie Voice [Past Perfect Tense]
-Pattern = Subject + had + been + Verb3
Example :
He had done his homework [active]
His homework had been done by him [passive]
7. Passie Voice [Simple Future Tense]
-Pattern = Subject + will + be + Verb3
Example :
They will buy a book tomorrow [active]
A book will be bought by them [passive]
8. Passive Voice [Future Continous Tense]
-Pattern = Subject + will be + being + Verb3
Example :
We will be typing a letter [active]
A letter will be being typed by us [passive]
9. Passive Voice [Future Perfect Tense]
-Pattern = Subject + will have + been + Verb3
Example :
He will have done his homework [active]

His homework will have been done by him [passive]