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1.Erin setiana
Passive sentences are sentences where the subject gets the action, gift, or treatment of certain
verbs in their activities.
Passive sentences or passive voice are used to show interest in the person or object that is being
acted on and not the person or object that is doing the action.
3.Passive sentence function
Aktive: My mother cleans the kitchen once a week. (Ibu saya membersihkan dapur seminggu sekali)
Passive: The kitchen is cleaned by mother once a week. (Dapur dibersihkan oleh ibu saya seminggu
sekali)
2. Present Continuous
Aktive: Anita is writing the letter right now. (Anita sedang menulis surat saat ini)
Passive: The letter is being written by Anita. (Surat tersebut sedang ditulis oleh Anita)
3. Simple Past
Aktive: My father repaired the car, yesterday. (Ayah saya memperbaiki mobil, kemarin)
Passive: The car was repaired by my father. (Mobil diperbaiki oleh ayah saya)
4. Past Continuous
Aktive: The police was asking the customer when the thief came into the store. (Polisi sedang
menanyai orang yang sedang belanja ketika pencuri masuk ke toko tersebut)
Passive: The customer was being asked by the police when the thief came into the store. (Orang
yang sedang belanja tersebut sedang ditanyai oleh polisi ketika pencuri masuk ketoko tersebut)
5. Present Perfect
Active: Many tourists have visited that beach. (Banyak turis telah mengunjungi pantai itu)
Passive: That beach has been visited by many tourists. (Pantai tersebut telah dikunjungi oleh
banyak turis)
6. Present Perfect Continuous
Active: Recently, Dono has been doing the work. (Akhir-akhir ini, Dono telah sedang mengerjakan
tugasnya)
Passive: Recently, the work has been being done by Dono. (Akhir-akhir ini, pekerjaan tersebut telah sedang
dikerjakan oleh Dono)
7. Past Perfect
Active: Those mechanics had repaired many cars before they received their licenses. (Para mekanik itu telah
memperbaiki banyak mobil sebelum mereka menerima surat izin resminya)
Passive: Many cars had been repaired by those mechanics before they received their licenses. (Banyak mobil telah
diperbaiki oleh para mekanik itu sebelum mereka menerima surat izin resminya)
Active: Chef Juna had been preparing the Warung Padang for three years before he moved to Bandung. (Koki Juna
telah sedang mempersiapkan Warung Padang selama tiga tahun sebelum dia pindah ke Bandung)
Passive: The Warung Padang had been being prepared by Chef Juna for three years before he moved to Bandung.
(Warung Padang telah sedang dipersiapkan oleh koki Juna selama tiga tahun sebelum ia pindah ke Bandung)