PASSIVE VOICE

Passive voice is :
1. used when the focus is on the action. It is not
important or not known, however, who or what is
performing the action.
2. The object of an active sentence becomes the subject
of passive verb.
Example: Mary helps the boy (Active)
The boy is helped by Mary (Passive)
3. The subject of an active verb follows (by) in a
passive sentence. The noun that follows by is
called the agent. Mary in the agent.
4. Only transitive verbs ( verbs that can be
followed by an object) are used in the passive. It
is not possible to use intransitive verb (such as
happen, sleep, come, seem) in the passive. (an
accident happened)
5. Perubahan dari kalimat aktif ke pasif sesuai
dengan bentuk tensesnya kalimat aktifnya.
THE PASSIVE FORMS
PRESENT SIMPLE
Am/Is/Are + V3
Active: Somebody cleans this room every day.
(S) (Verb) (O) (Adv.)
Passive: This room is cleaned every day by somebody
(S) (to be) (V3) (Adv.) (Adv.)
THE PASSIVE FORMS
PAST SIMPLE
Was/Were + V3
Active: Somebody cleaned this room yesterday.
(S) (Verb) (O) (Adv.)
Passive: This room was cleaned every day by somebody
(S) (to be) (V3) (Adv.) (Adv.)

THE PASSIVE FORMS
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Am/Is/Are being + V3
Active: Somebody is cleaning this room at the moment
(S) (to be) (Verb-ing) (O) (Adv.)
Passive: This room is being cleaned at the moment.
(S) (to be) (being) (V3) (Adv.)

Mary helps the boy (Simple
present)
Mary is helping the boy
(Present Continuous)
Mary has helped the boy
(Present Perfect)
Mary Helped the boy (past
tense)
Mary had helped the boy
(past perfect)
Mary will help the boy
(simple future)
The boy is helped by
Mary
The boy is being helped
by Mary
The boy has been helped
by Mary
The boy was helped by
Mary
The boy had been helped
by Mary
The boy will be helped by
Mary
Note:

We use the infinitive after modal verb (will,
can, must, have to, should)
Example:
The big company will open the new hotel
next month.
The new hotel will be opened by the big
company next month.
1. Tom opens the door
The door __________ by Tom
2. Tom is opening the door
The door __________ by Tom
3. Tom has opened the door
The door __________ by Tom
4. Tom opened the door
The door __________ by Tom
5. Tom was opening the door
The door __________ by Tom
6. Tom had opened the door
The door __________ by Tom

7. Tom will open the door
The door _________ by Tom
8. Tom is going to open the door
The door _________ by Tom
9. Tom will have opened the door
The door _________ by Tom
10. Is Tom opening the door ?
_____ the door _____ by Tom ?
11. Did Tom open the door ?
____ the door _____ by Tom ?
12. Has Tom opened the door ?
____ the door _____ by Tom ?
1. My grandfather built this house in 1995.
2. Someone called me last night .
3. Somebody stole my bag in a shop.
4. The bill includes service .
5. People dont use this road very often.
6. People watch the reality show in
television program.
7. My lecturer is teaching us passive voice.
8. We are doing the observation in the
laboratory.
9. She is writing a letter to her parents.