What Is the Active Voice?

We've all heard this before from our English teachers: 'You should always write in
the active voice.' But what exactly does this mean? Here are two different ways to
construct a similar sentence.

1. Henry threw the ball.

2. The ball was thrown by Henry.

Let's take a look at the first sentence. The subject of the sentence is 'Henry,' and
'ball' is the object, which receives the action of the verb 'threw'.

Now moving onto the second sentence, we can see that 'ball' is the subject of the
sentence, and 'Henry' is now the object that receives the action of the verb 'was
thrown'.

The grammatical term active voice refers to a sentence in which the subject
performs an action indicated by the verb. The first sentence is written in active
voice, because Henry is the subject and he is performing the action.

By comparison, the second sentence is written in passive voice, because Henry is

no longer the subject; now, he's just the object at the end of the sentence. In
grammar, the passive voice refers to sentences in which the verb acts upon a noun
or subject, which receives instead of initiates the action.
And These are some Tenses and some exsamples of active voice sentences:

1. Simple Present Tense

Rumus:

S + V-1

Penggunaan:

Simple present tense untuk menyatakan fakta, kebiasaan, dan kejadian yang terjadi
pada saat sekarang ini.
I read some books every day, Yeah because I love studying
(Saya membaca beberapa buku setiap hari, yeah karena saya sangat senang
belajar)
We agree with the speakers opinion.
(Kami setuju dengan opini pembicara.)
She is so beautiful.
(Dia sangat cantik.)
She likes writting
(Dia suka menulis)

Keterangan waktu :
Now
Rightnow etc

2. Present Continuous Tense

Rumus:

S + am/is/are(tobe) + present participle/V-ing

Penggunaan:

Present continuous tense untuk membicarakan aksi yang sedang berlangsung

sekarang atau rencana dimasa depan.

Im driving a car to Bandung now.

(Saya sedang menyetir mobil ke Bandung sekarang.)
The buses are arriving in an hour.
(Bus-bus tersebut tiba dalam satu jam.)

Keterangan waktu:
Now
In a hour etc

3. Present Perfect Tense

Rumus:

S + have/has + past participle/V-3

Penggunaan:

Present perfect tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu aktivitas atau situasi
yang telah dimulai di masa lalu dan telah selesai pada suatu titik waktu tertentu di
masa lalu atau masih berlanjut sampai sekarang.

Ive read this book.

(Saya sudah membaca buku ini.)
I have lived in Cilegon for 3 months.
(Saya telah tinggal di Cilegon selama 3 bulan.)

Keterangan waktu:
Since

4. Simple Past Tense

Rumus:

S + V-2

Penggunaan:

Simple past tense untuk menunjukkan bahwa suatu kejadian terjadi di masa
lampau.

I played the ball yesterday

(Saya bermain bola kemaren)

Keterangan waktu:
Yesterday
That nigth
Days ago etc

5. Simple Future Tense

Rumus:

S + will + infinitive
S + be (is/am/are) + going to + infinitive)

Penggunaan:

Simple future tense untuk menyatakan bahwa suatu aksi terjadi dimasa depan,
secara spontan atau terencana.

You will win the game.

(Kamu akan memenangkan permainan tersebut.)
I am going to meet him tomorrow.
(Saya akan menemuinya besok.)

Keterangan waktu:
Tomorrow
The day after tomorrow etc