PASSIVE VOICE

Subject Be Verb 3 Object

(is/am/are/was/were) (Past Participle)

1. PRESENT TENSE (Keg sehari-hari, kebiasaan) S + is/am/are + Verb3 + O

ACTIVE PASSIVE
Tina writes a letter A letter IS WRITTEN (by Tina)
S P(Verb1) O S be Verb3 O
Tina menulis sebuah surat Sebuah surat ditulis oleh Tina

Mother buys some apples Some apples ARE BOUGHT (by mother)
S P (Verb1) O S be Verb3 O
Ibu membeli bbrp apel
Beberapa apel dibeli oleh ibu

2. PAST TENSE (Keg wkt lampau) S + was / were + Verb3 + O

ACTIVE PASSIVE
Tina wrote a letter A letter WAS WRITTEN (by Tina)
S Verb2 O S be Verb3

Mother bought some apples Some apples WERE BOUGHT (by mother)
S Verb2 O S be Verb3

TASK:
1. Read the texts in English Text Book on page 149 – 150.
2. Complete the paragraph using the suitable verbs (on page 153).

PENGAYAAN (ENRICHMENT)

3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS (sedang-skrg) S + IS/AM/ARE + BEING + VERB3 + O

ACTIVE PASSIVE
Tina is writing a letter A letter IS BEING WRITTEN (by Tina)
S is + Verb-ing O S is being Verb3
Tina sedang menulis sebuah surat Sebuah surat sedang ditulis oleh Tina

Mother is making two birthday cakes Two birthday cakes ARE BEING MADE (by mother)
Ibu sedang membuat dua kue ulangtahun Verb3
Dua kue ulangtahun sedang dibuat oleh ibu
4. PAST CONTINUOUS (sedang-lampau) S + WAS/WERE + BEING + VERB3

ACTIVE PASSIVE
Tina was writing a letter when I came A letter WAS BEING WRITTEN when I came (by Tina)
S O S Verb3
sedang menulis sedang ditulis

Mother was making two birthday cakes Two birthday cakes WERE BEING MADE when the
when the phone rang. phone rang (by mother) Verb3

5. PRESENT PERFECT (telah…) S + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERB3 + O

ACTIVE PASSIVE
Edo HAS SENT a letter A letter HAS BEEN SENT (by Edo)
S Verb3 O S Verb3
Edo telah mengirim sebuah surat Sebuah surat telah dikirim oleh Edo

Father HAS REPAIRED his car twice Father’s car HAS BEEN REPAIRED twice (by father)
Verb3 O Verb3
Telah memperbaiki Telah diperbaiki

6. MODALS : CAN, MAY, MUST, SHOULD, WILL S + MODALS + BE + VERB3 + O

ACTIVE PASSIVE
Edo WILL SEND a letter tomorrow A letter WILL BE SENT (by Edo)
S Modal Verb1 O S modal+be Verb3
Edo akan mengirim sebuah surat besok Sebuah surat akan dikirim oleh Edo

The students CAN ANSWER the questions easily The questions CAN BE ANSWERED easily (by
Modal Verb1 O students) Modal+be Verb3

PRACTICE
Please do the Exercise and the Quiz of Passive Voice from the Macro Media Flash I share in
WhatsApp group.