Exercise

Auxiliaries
To be + Verb 3

To be
To be
Subject
Present Past
I Am Was
You Are Were
They Are Were
We Are Were
He Is Was
She Is Was
It Is Was

Verb (Kata Kerja)

Regular
Verb 1 Verb 2 Verb 3 Verb 1 + ing

Clean Cleaned Cleaned Cleaning

Membersihkan Membersihkan Dibersihkan sedang membersihkan

Amuse Amused Amused Amusing

Menhibur Menghibur Dihibur sedang menghibur

Irregular
Verb 1 Verb 2 Verb 3 Verb 1 + ing

Eat Ate Eaten Eating

Makan Makan Dimakan sedang makan

Drink Drank Drunk Drinking

Minum Minum Diminum sedang minum

To be + Verb 3 (kata kerja ke 3)

Kalimat yang mengandung to be + kata kerja ke 3 (verb 3) adalah kalimat pasif.
Kalimat pasif adalah kalimat yang kata kerjanya diawali oleh imbuhan di-
 Contoh:
Aktif (verb 1) Pasif (verb 3)
write written
menulis ditulis
study studied
belajar dipelajari
clean cleaned
membersihkan dibersihkan

Contoh dalam kalimat:

 Present
Aktif : I write the answer (Saya menulis jawaban itu)
Pasif : The answer is written by us (Jawaban itu ditulis oleh saya)

The answer is written by us

Subject + to be + verb 3

 Past
The room was cleaned yesterday
Ruangan itu dibersihkan kemarin
The room was cleaned yesterday
Subject + to be + verb 3 + keterangan waktu lampau

Conto lain:
Aktif
She cleans the room (Dia membersihkan ruangan itu)
Pasif
The room is cleaned by her (Ruangan itu dibersihkan oleh dia)

Another example:
Aktif
I eat the cake (Saya memakan kue itu)
Pasif
The cake is eaten by me (Kue itu dimakan oleh saya)
Exercise:
Read the explanation and example above. Then, write active and passive sentences and
translate them into Indonesia!
1. Aktif
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Pasive
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2. Aktif
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Pasive
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3. Aktif
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Pasive
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