PASSIVE VOICE

Passive voice adalah suatu bentuk kalimat dimana subjek kalimat menerima aksi, bukan melakukan
aksi. Tidak seperti active voice yang fokus terhadap pihak yang melakukan aksi (doer of action),
bentuk ini lebih berfokus kepada pihak atau objek yang menerima hasil dari suatu aksi tersebut
(receiver of action).

CONTOH :
My parents plant some flowers
Active (Pelaku aksi)
Some flowers are planted by my parents
Passive (Penerima aksi)

 Indonesian independence was proclaimed on August 17, 1945.

(Kemerdekaan Indonesia diproklamasikan pada tanggal 17 Agustus 1945)
 “Indonesia Raya” was composed in 1945.
(Lagu Indonesia Raya dikarang pada tahun 1945).
Formula Passive Voice

Formula kalimat pasif berbeda dengan kalimat aktif. Untuk membentuk kalimat dengan passive
voice dengan benar, terdapat formula yang disesuaikan dengen tenses yang kita gunakan, yaitu:

Subjek + to be (yang sudah disesuaikan) + past participle / V3 + keterangan

1. Simple Present

Subjek + is/am/are + past participle / V3 + keterangan

Contoh:
 The jacket is made by him.
 All items are sold within 10 minutes.

2. Present Continuous

Subjek + is/am/are + being + past participle / V3 + keterangan

Contoh:
 All the rooms in that hotel are being renovated at the moment.
 Please wait. The letter is being written.
3. Present Perfect

Subjek + has/have + been + past participle / V3 + keterangan

Contoh:
 The road has been repaired.
 All the assignments have been done by him.

4. Simple Past

Subjek + was/were + past participle / V3 + keterangan

Contoh:
 The cookies were made by my mother.
 My phone was stolen yesterday.

5. Past Continuous

Subjek + was/were being + past participle / V3 + keterangan

Contoh:
 Their bicycles were being repaired.
 The meal was being prepared by the time she arrived.

6. Past Perfect

Subjek + had been + past participle / V3 + keterangan

Contoh:
 An important announcement had been made by the president.
 This motorcycle hadn’t been used much.

7. Simple Future

Subjek + will be + past participle / V3 + keterangan

Contoh:
 The garden will be cleaned regularly starting next week.
 The students will be taken to the park.

8. Future Perfect

Subjek + will have been + past participle / V3 + keterangan

Contoh:
 The theme park will have been built by then.
 The food will have been eaten by the children.