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Kalimat bisa berupa kalimat aktif dan pasif. Kalimat aktif adalah kalimat yang subjeknya
melakukan perbuatan. Jadi, subjeck kalimat tersebut merupakan Pelaku perbuatan.
Examples of Active sentences.
1. Alex posts a letter once a month.
2. He did an experiment at the laboratory last week.
3. They have finished their tasks on time.
4. we will have done the assignment at library for an hour.
“ PASSIVE VOICE “
Secara umum, kalimat pasif dibentuk oleh to be yang diikuti kata kerja bentuk
ketiga ( verb 3 )
Ada beberapa rules atau aturan utk mengubah kalimat aktif dan pasif.
1. Object kalimat aktif berubah menjadi subject kalimat pasif
2. Tense dari kalimat pasif mengikuti tense kalimat aktifnya.
3. Verb 3 dalam kalimat pasif dibentuk oleh verb pada kalimat aktif.
4. Hanya kalimat aktif berobject yang bisa diubah menjadi kalimat pasif.
Berikut ini adalah rumus / pola kalimat pasif untuk beberapa tenses
SIMPLE PRESENT OR SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Am
Is
Are + ( Verb 3 ( past participle )
Was
Were
Active : Andri drinks a glass of coffee every morning
Passive : A glass of coffee is drunk by Andri every morning.
Active : The tornado destroyed thirty houses.
Passive : Thirty houses were destroyed by the tornado.
“PRESENT PROGRESSIVE AND PAST
PROGRESSIVE TENSE”
Am
Is + being + ( verb 3/ past participle )
Are
Was
Were.
MODALS + PERFECT
Modal + have + been + ( Verb in past participle )
Active : Rendy should have taken the medicine this morning.
Passive : The medicine should have been taken by Rendy this-
morning.
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
Modals :
1. Can
2. Could
3. May
4. Might + be + ( Verb 3 / past participle )
5. Will
6. Would
7. Must
” BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY “