THE PASSIVE VOICE THE PASSIVE VOICE

In the passive, the object of an active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb. Only Transitive Verbs In the passive, the object of an active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb. Only Transitive Verbs
are used in the passive. are used in the passive.
For example: For example:
ACTIVE PASSIVE ACTIVE PASSIVE
SIMPLE PRESENT Robin helps Alexa. Alexa is helped by Robin. SIMPLE PRESENT Robin helps Alexa. Alexa is helped by Robin.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS Robin is helping Alexa Alexa is being helped by Robin PRESENT CONTINUOUS Robin is helping Alexa Alexa is being helped by Robin
PRESENT PERFECT Robin has helped Alexa Alexa has been helped by Robin PRESENT PERFECT Robin has helped Alexa Alexa has been helped by Robin
SIMPLE PAST Robin helped Alexa Alexa was helped by Robin SIMPLE PAST Robin helped Alexa Alexa was helped by Robin
PAST CONTINUOUS Robin was helping Alexa Alexa was being helped by Robin PAST CONTINUOUS Robin was helping Alexa Alexa was being helped by Robin
PAST PERFECT Robin had helped Alexa Alexa had been helped by Robin PAST PERFECT Robin had helped Alexa Alexa had been helped by Robin
SIMPLE FUTURE Robin will help Alexa Alexa will be helped by Robin SIMPLE FUTURE Robin will help Alexa Alexa will be helped by Robin
BE Going To Robin is going to help Alexa Alexa is going to be helped by Robin BE GOING To Robin is going to help Alexa Alexa is going to be helped by Robin
FUTURE PERFECT Robin will have help Alexa Alexa will have been helped by Robin FUTURE PERFECT Robin will have help Alexa Alexa will have been helped by Robin

Terdapat beberapa hal yang harus diperhatikan dalam mengubah pola aktif ke dalam pola pasif, antara lain:
a. Subjek pada kalimat pasif berasal dari objek pada kalimat aktif.
b. be……..ing dalam kalimat aktif menjadi being dalam bentuk pasif.
c. Tense pada kalimat pasif mengikuti bentuk kalimat aktifnya.
d. Verb 3 pada kalimat pasif dibentuk oleh verb pada kalimat aktifnya.
e. Hanya kalimat transitif kalimat yang mengandung objek yang biasa dirubah kedalam bentuk pasif dan
atau kalimat pasif hanya berlaku bagi kata kerja transitif.
f. Kalimat pasif digunakan tatkala ingin menpnjolkan hasil tindakan daripada pelaku tindakan tersebut.
Example:
 Active : My mother cooks the meal every day.
Passive : The meal is cooked by mother every day.
 Active : My mother will have cooked the meal when the children come from school this afternoon.
Passive : The meal will have been cooked by mother when the children come from school
 Active : My mother will have been cooking the meal for an hour when father comes from school.
Passive : The meal will have been being cooked by mother for an hour when father comes from school.
 Active : We can solve the problem.
Passive : The problem can be solved.
Terdapat beberapa hal yang harus diperhatikan dalam mengubah pola aktif ke dalam pola pasif, antara lain:
a. Subjek pada kalimat pasif berasal dari objek pada kalimat aktif.
b. “be verb-ing” dalam kalimat aktif menjadi “being verb3” dalam bentuk pasif.
c. Tense pada kalimat pasif mengikuti bentuk kalimat aktifnya.
d. Verb 3 pada kalimat pasif dibentuk oleh verb pada kalimat aktifnya.
e. Hanya kalimat transitif kalimat yang mengandung objek yang biasa dirubah kedalam bentuk pasif dan
atau kalimat pasif hanya berlaku bagi kata kerja transitif.
f. Kalimat pasif digunakan tatkala ingin menpnjolkan hasil tindakan daripada pelaku tindakan tersebut.
Example:
 Active : My mother cooks the meal every day.
Passive : The meal is cooked by mother every day..
 Active : My mother will have cooked the meal when the children come from school this afternoon.
Passive : The meal will have been cooked by mother when the children come from
 Active : My mother will have been cooking the meal for an hour when father comes from school.
Passive : The meal will have been being cooked by mother for an hour when father comes from school.
 Active : We can solve the problem.
Passive : The problem can be solved.

Exercise: Change into passive. Exercise: Change into passive.

1. The bill includes the service. 1. The bill includes the service.
2. People don’t use this road very often. 2. People don’t use this road very often.
3. They cancelled all flights because of the fog. 3. They cancelled all flights because of the fog.
4. Somebody accused me of stealing the money. 4. Somebody accused me of stealing the money.
5. They are building a new ring-road round the city. 5. They are building a new ring-road round the city.
6. I didn’t realize that someone was recording our conversation. 6. I didn’t realize that someone was recording our conversation.
7. They have changed the date of the meeting. 7. They have changed the date of the meeting.
8. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street. 8. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street.
9. People should send their complaints to the head office. 9. People should send their complaints to the head office.
10. Somebody might have stolen your car if you had left they key in it. 10. Somebody might have stolen your car if you had left they key in it.
11. An electrical fault could have caused the fire. 11. An electrical fault could have caused the fire.
12. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco. 12. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco.
13. They should not have played the football match in such bad weather. 13. They should not have played the football match in such bad weather.