BAB 1.

Passive Voice
To change an active sentence into passive, we can do the
following :
1. Move the direct object of the active sentence into the
subject of the passive.
2. Change the finite form of the verb into be + past
participle.
3. Move the subject of the active sentence into the object
by adding prepositionsl “by” (sometimes it is dropped).
4. The pattern of passive voice
Subject + to be + being + past participle/ verb 3 + By +
Objek .
(present/past continuous tense)

Rumus passive voice tergantung pada jenis tense yang di

gunakan, artinya masing- masing tense pada bahasa inggris
mempunyai rumus passive voice yang berbeda.
Example
 Positive sentences:
Dona is reading a health magazine. (active)
A health magazine is being read by Dona. (passive)
 Negative sentences:
Tania is not drinking the soft drink
The soft drink is not being drunk by Tania
NOTE
Penggunaan atau perubahan kalimat aktif menjadi kalimat
pasif hanya berlaku untuk kata kerja (verb) tidak berlaku untuk
kata sifat (adjective), kata benda (noun) dan kata keterangan
(adverb)
Task 1. Change into passive sentences

Positive sentences

1.   I am writing the letter

2.   I was kicking the ball
3.  You are spelling the alphabet
4.   you were calling me
5.   they are studying English
6.   they were using the sun glasses
7.   we are making a new recipe
8.   we were saving three cats
9.   He is sending the gift
10.  he was trying a new challenge
11.  she is sewing the dress
12.  she was teaching mathematic
13.   it was shocking me
14.   it is wasting the time

Negative sentences:

15. Miko is not digging the holes

16. A cat is not breaking the window
17. I am not collecting the homework duty
18. You are not cutting the grass
19. Fairuz and Nadina are not entering the annual
meeting
20. My family and I are not have a big party
TASK 2. Arrange into Question in passive voice!
1. were – caught – the – thieves?

2. written – in – the – language – lab – the – tests – are – always?

3. accepted – will – be – my – apology?

4. found – are – in – Alaska – eagles?

5. for – the – World – Exhibition – in – 1889 – the – Eiffel – Tower –

was – built?

6. the – workers – will – by – computers – replaced – be?

7. be – can – cooked – beans – and – carrots – together?

8. the – accident – was – by – the – police – seen – yesterday?

9. opened – where – was – the – first – underground – railway?

10. the – books – are – going – to – be – returned – to – the – school?

11. are – cars – in – Hong – Kong – made?

12. been – the – has – to – hospital – she – taken?

13. can – in – five – minutes – the – potatoes – roasted – be?

14. for – the – exam – be – will – prepared – the – students?

15. when – be – served – tea – will?

16. is – lunch – today – provided – being?

17. last – week – given – were – laptops – to – them?

18. broadcasted – the – videos – may – be?

19. for – repairs – been – closed – the – road – has?

20. was – by – the – teacher – asked – yesterday – he?

Task 1. Change into passive sentences of using

present/past continuous tense
1.   I am writing the letter

2.  You are spelling the alphabet

3.  They were using the sun glasses

4.  We were saving three cats

5.  He was trying a new challenge

6. Miko is not digging the holes

7. A cat is not breaking the window

8. I was not collecting the homework duty

9. You are not cutting the grass

10.Fairuz and Nadina are not entering the annual meeting

TASK 2. Arrange into Question in passive voice!

1. written – in – the – language – lab – the – tests – are – always?

2. for – the – World – Exhibition – in – 1889 – the – Eiffel – Tower –

was – built?

3. the – workers – will – by – computers – replaced – be?

4. be – can – cooked – beans – and – carrots – together?

5. the – accident – was – by – the – police – seen – yesterday?

6. the – books – are – going – to – be – returned – to – the – school?

7. can – in – five – minutes – the – potatoes – roasted – be?

8. for – the – exam – be – will – prepared – the – students?

9. last – week – given – were – laptops – to – them?

10. was – by – the – teacher – asked – yesterday – he?

21. were – caught – the – thieves?
Correct is: Were the thieves caught?
22. written – in – the – language – lab – the – tests – are – always?
Correct is: Are the tests always written in the language lab?
23. accepted – will – be – my – apology?
Correct is: Will my apology be accepted?
24. found – are – in – Alaska – eagles?
Correct is: Are eagles found in Alaska?
25. for – the – World – Exhibition – in – 1889 – the – Eiffel – Tower – was – built?
Correct is: Was the Eiffel Tower built for the World Exhibition in 1889?
26. the – workers – will – by – computers – replaced – be?
Correct is: Will the workers be replaced by computers?
27. be – can – cooked – beans – and – carrots – together?
Correct is: Can beans and carrots be cooked together?
28. the – accident – was – by – the – police – seen – yesterday?
Correct is: Was the accident seen by the police yesterday?
29. opened – where – was – the – first – underground – railway?
Correct is: Where was the first underground railway opened?
30. the – books – are – going – to – be – returned – to – the – school?
Correct is: Are the books going to be returned to the school?
31. are – cars – in – Hong – Kong – made?
Correct is: Are cars made in Hong Kong?
32. been – the – has – to – hospital – she – taken?
Correct is: Has she been taken to the hospital?
33. can – in – five – minutes – the – potatoes – roasted – be?
Correct is: Can the potatoes be roasted in five minutes?
34. for – the – exam – be – will – prepared – the – students?
Correct is: Will the students be prepared for the exam?
35. when – be – served – tea – will?
Correct is: When will tea be served?
36. is – lunch – today – provided – being?
Correct is: Is lunch being provided today?
37. last – week – given – were – laptops – to – them?
Correct is: Were laptops given to them last week?
38. broadcasted – the – videos – may – be?
Correct is: May the videos be broadcasted?
39. for – repairs – been – closed – the – road – has?
Correct is: Has the road been closed for repairs?
40. was – by – the – teacher – asked – yesterday – he?
Correct is: Was he asked by the teacher yesterday?
1.   I am writing the letter
1.  the letter is being written by me
2.   I was kicking the ball
2.  The ball was being kicked by me
3.  you are spelling the alphabet
3.  the alphabet is being spelt by you
4.   you were calling me
4.  I was being called by you
5.   they are studying English
5.  English is being studied by them
6.   they were using the sun glasses
6.  the sun glasses was being used by them
7.   we are making a new recipe
7.  a new recipe is being made by us
8.   we were saving three cats
8.  three cats were being saved by us
9.   He is sending the gift
9.  the gift is being sent by him
10.  he was trying a new challenge
10.  a new challenge was being tried by him
11.  she is sewing the dress
11.  the dress is being sewed by her
12.  she was teaching mathematic
12.  mathematic was being taught by her
13.   it was shocking me
13. I was being shocked by it.  
14. it is wasting the time
14.  the time is being wasting by it
1. Miko is not digging the holes
1. the holes are not being dug by Miko
2. A cat is not breaking the window
2. the window is not being broken by a cat
3. I am not collecting the homework duty
3. the homework duty is not being collecting by me
4. You are not cutting the grass
4. the grass is not being cut by you
5. Fairuz and Nadina are not entering the annual meeting
5. the annual meeting is not being entered by Fairuz and Nadina
6. My family and I are not have a big party
6. a big party is not being had by my family and me