Passive Voice

By: Ahmad Riyadi

XI GB 3
 Passive voice is used when
the focus is on the action,
What is not on the actor.
passive voice?
Passive voice is used to say
what happens to the
object.
  Be (is/was/have been, etc) + Past participle

General
Structure  Sb.stole my bike My bike was stolen (by sb)
 We made a mistake A mistake was made (by us)
 Sb.wrote a letter A letter was written (by sb.)
 PRESENT SIMPLE

MainVerb Is/are + Past Participle

Verb Tenses Somebody cleans this room everyday

This room is cleaned everyday (by sb)

 PAST SIMPLE

MainVerb Was/were + Past Participle

Verb Tenses Somebody cleaned this room yesterday

This room was cleaned yesterday

 SIMPLE FUTURE

Will + MainVerb Will + be + Past Participle

Verb Tenses
Somebody will clean this room tomorrow

This room will be cleaned tomorrow

 MODAL INFINITIVE (Should, could, may,
might…)
Modal + Have + Verb (participle)

Verb Tenses Modal + Have + Been + Past Participle

Somebody should have cleaned this room

This room should have been cleaned

 PRESENT PERFECT

Have/has + Verb (participle)

Have/has + Been + Past Participle

Verb Tenses
This room looks nice. Somebody has cleaned
this room

This room looks nice. It has been cleaned

 PAST PERFECT

Had + Verb (participle)

Had + Been + Past Participle

Verb Tenses
This room looks nice.
Somebody had cleaned this room

This room looks nice. It had been cleaned

 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Is/are + Verb(ing)

Is/are + Being+ Past Participle

Verb Tenses
Somebody is cleaning this room at the moment

This room is being cleaned at the moment

 PAST CONTINUOUS
Was/were + Verb(ing)

Was/were + Being+ Past Participle

Verb Tenses

Somebody was cleaning this room when I arrived

This room was being cleaned when I arrived


Questions:
1. My Mother fixed the car yesterday.
Passive voice is:
A)    My mother was fixed the car yesterday.
B)    My mother was being fixed the car yesterday.
C)    The car was fix by my mother yesterday.
D)    The car was fixed by my mother yesterday.
2. He fixes the broken bikes every day.
Turn it into passive form:
A)    The broken bikes are fixed by him every day.
B)    The broken bikes are fixed by her every day.
C)    The broken bikes are fixed by he every day.
D)    The broken bikes are fixed by him.
3. The students are using the computers now.
Passive voice is:
A) The computers are used by them now.
B) The computers were used by them now.
C) The computers is being used by them now.
D) The computers are being used by the students now.
4. Usep has taken an English course.
Turn it to passive form:
A) English courses have taken by Usep.
B) An English course has been taken by Usep.
C) An English course taken by Usep.
D) Usep has been taken an English course.
5. In the 1970’s, this car ‘__’.
A)    Will be manufactured.
B)    Is manufactured.
C)    Was manufactured.
D)    Not be manufactured.
6. His first book ‘__’ tomorrow morning.
A)    Was launched.
B)    Will be launched.
C)    Is launched.
D)    Launched.
7. Janitor cleans the class room every day.
The passive form of that sentence’s are…
A)    The class room is cleaned by janitor every day.
B)    The class room is clean by janitor every day.
C)    The Janitor is cleaned the room every day.
D)    The room was clean by the janitor every day.
8. She _____ to my wedding party.
A) are invited
B) have been invited
C) has been invited
D) am invited
9. Mommy cleans the room every day.
Passive voice is:
A) The room was clean by mommy every day
B) The room is clean by mommy every day
C) The room is cleaned by mommy every day
D) Mommy is cleaned the room every day
10. Joe has taken a Mandarin course.
Passive voice is:
A) Joe has been taken a Mandarin course
B) A Mandarin course taken by Joe
C) A Mandarin course has been taken by Joe
D) Mandarin courses have taken by Joe
 1. D 6. B
2. A 7. A
Answers 3. D 8. C
4. B 9. C
5. C 10. C
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