Semua Tentang Passive Voice

FUNCTIONS OF THE PASSIVE VOICE

The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.


EXAMPLES
  1. The passive voice is used frequently. (= we are interested in the passive voice, not in who uses it.)
  2. The house was built in 1654. (= we are interested in the house, not in who built it.)
  3. The road is being repaired. (= we are interested in the road, not in the people who are doing the repairs.)
  4. Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or do not want to express who performed the action.


EXAMPLES
  1. I noticed that a window had been left open.
  2. Every year thousands of people are killed on our roads.
  3. All the cookies have been eaten.
  4. My car has been stolen!


The passive voice is often used in formal texts. Switching to the active voice will make your writing clearer and easier to read.

Passive
  1. A great deal of meaning is conveyed by a few well-chosen words.
  2. Our planet is wrapped in a mass of gases.
  3. Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways.


Active
  1. A few well-chosen words convey a great deal of meaning.
  2. A mass of gases wrap around our planet.
  3. The city disposes of waste materials in a variety of ways.


If we want to say who or what performs the action while using the passive voice, we use the preposition by. When we know who performed the action and are interested in him, it is always better to switch to the active voice instead.

Passive
Active
"A Hard Day's Night" was written by the Beatles.
The Beatles wrote "A Hard Day's Night".
The movie ET was directed by Spielberg.
Spielberg directed the movie ET.
This house was built by my father.
My father built this house.

FORMING THE PASSIVE VOICE
The passive voice in English is composed of two elements:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Negative Interrogative
The house was built in 1899.
The house wasn't built in 1899.
Was the house built in 1899?
Wasn't the house built in 1899?
These houses were built in 1899.
These houses weren't built in 1899.
Were these houses built in 1899?
Weren't these houses built in 1899?

PASSIVE VOICE WITH INFINITIVES

The infinitive passive voice is used after modal verbs and other most verbs normally followed by an infinitive.

EXAMPLES
  1. You have to be tested on your English grammar.
  2. John might be promoted next year.
  3. She wants to be invited to the party.
  4. I expect to be surprised on my birthday.
  5. You may be disappointed.
PASSIVE VOICE WITH GERUNDS

Gerunds are used after prepositions and verbs normally followed by a gerund.

EXAMPLES
  1. I remember being taught to drive.
  2. The children are excited about being taken to the zoo.
  3. The children are excited to be taken to the zoo.
  4. Most film stars hate being interviewed.
  5. Most film stars hate to be interviewed.
  6. Poodles like to be pampered.
  7. Poodles like being pampered.
USING "TO BE BORN"

"To be born" is an passive form and is most commonly used in the past tense. However, in some cases, the present or future tense is appropriate.

EXAMPLES
  1. I was born in 1976.
  2. Where were you born?
  3. Around 100 babies are born in this hospital every week.
  4. We don't know on exactly which day the baby will be born.
VERSI INDONESIA

A. Pengertian.
Passive Voice dalam bahasa Indonesia dikenal dengan istilah kalimat pasif (kebalikan dari kalimat aktif). Dalam hal ini subjek dalam kalimat passive voice dikenai atau menderita atas sebuah pekerjaan. Dalam bahasa Indonesia kalimat pasif biasanya diikuti prefix berupa di- atau ter-. Contohnya kalau kalimat aktifnya menginjak maka kalimat pasifnya menjadi diinjak atau terinjak.

B. Rumus Passive Voice.
 
Rumus Dasar Dari Passive Voice adalah:  TO BE + V3. Berikut ini adalah rumus passive voice dalam semua tenses. Setelah mempelajari dan memahami semua rumusan di bawah ini, pelajari juga rumus praktis cara memahami passive voice pada 16 tense.
Cara memahami tabel di bawah ini adalah dengan melihat warna subjek dan to be nya yang

Tenses
Contoh Subject
To be/+Auxiliary
Verb 3
Tunggal
Jamak
Tunggal
Jamak
Simple Present
I
they
am
are
warned
Present perfect
he
we
has been
have been
told
Present Continuous
she
you
is being
are being
taught
Present perfect Continuous
it
these
has been being
have been being
arranged
Simple Past
I
they
was
were
warned
Past continuous
he
we
was being
were being
told
Past perfect
she
you
had been
*
taught
Past perfect
continuous
it
these
had been being
*
arranged
Simple Future
I
they
will be
*
warned
Future Continuous
he
we
was being
were being
told
Future perfect
she
you
will have been
*
taught
Future perfect
continuous
it
these
will have been being
*
arranged
Pastfuture
I
they
would be
*
warned
Past future Continuous
he
we
would be being
*
told
Past future perfect
she
you
would have been
*
taught
Past future perfect continuous
it
these
would have been being
*
arranged
*) bentuk tunggal dan jamak sama.

C. Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice.
Active Voice

Passive Voice
Andy has washed his car just now
Andy’s car has been washed just now by him self
My mother is cooking fried chicken
The fried chicken is being cooked by my mother
I purchased this house yesterday
This house was purchased by me yesterday
Miss. Janet teaches us everyday
We are taught by Miss. Janet everyday
Tyson knocked down Chris John easily
Chris John is knocked down by Tyson easily
I will always love you
You will be always loved by me
You may pay the bill by credit card
The bill may be paid by credit card

Exercises

Make this sentences into passive!

1. Julia has recued three cats.

2. The students will receive the reports.

3. Maria drove the blue car.

4. Alex learned the poem.

5. Steven has forgotten the book.

6. the maid has not wined the windows.

7. Theya are playing smackball.

8. Sue puts the rudsack on the floor.

9. The girl has lost her keys.

10. The teacher is not going to open the window.

11. Mr. Jones watches the film.

12. The people speak English.

13. He was reading some comics.

14. We play volleyball.

15. They are singing the song.

16. I take the photos.

17. She does the housework.

18. The policeman help the children.

19. He writes text messages.

20. Mother is watering the flowers.

21. She bought four apples.

22. We joined the match last month.

23. The man stole the red car.

24. The polices have arrested the thieves.

25. Jack will sweep the floor.

26. The dog bit the old lady.

27. tom and Max ate five hamburgers.

28. Oliver taught the childrenn. 

29. Victoria was riding the brown horse.

30. Grandmother told good stories.

31. They don't speak English in this shop.

32. Maria asked Dennis a question.

33. somebody willl build the house next year.

34. Jenice gives us a bar of chocolate.

35. We must look after her.

36. the servant brought me a glass of milk.

37. Somebody entered our house last Friday.

38. The teacher told us a spooky story.

39. We will meet Gllian at the airport.

40. Tiffany hs not sent me an email. 

Guess whether the sentences are passive voice or active voice!

1. She lost her car last night.
a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

2. My motorcycle was stolen in the parking area.
a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

3. I am listening to the dialogue.
a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

4. She doesn’t like playing tennis.
a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

5. The book was written by my father.
a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice!

6. My sister is washing dishes.

7. The teacher closes the door.

8. Diana opened the window.

9. The dog did not bite your mouse.

10. Sandra took the bottle.

Choose the correct form!

11. In the 1990’s, this car ______.
a. is manufactured
b. was manufactured
c. will be manufactured

12. His first book _____ tomorrow morning.
a. is launched
b. was launched
c. will be launched

13. Last year, this child _____.
a. is adopted
b. was adopted
c. will be adopted

14. She _____ to my birthday party.
a. are invited
b. have been invited
c. has been invited

15. They _____ killed in the same place.
a. were
b. was
c. has been

Choose the right tenses of these following sentences!

16. By the guide, Diana had been warned.
a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect

17. You will be picked up by the police.
a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect

18. My computer was used.
a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect

19. The salary has been paid.
a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect

20. She had been taught by my father for two meetings
a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect

Change these sentences into passive voice!

21. Daniel asked a question to Mahendra.

22. The worker built the house.

23. They have given me a useful advice.

24. She will buy my phone.

25. The teacher is telling us a joke.

Jawaban:

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. b
6. The dishes is being washed by my sister.
7. The door is closed by the teacher.
8. The window was opened by Diana.
9. Your mouse was not bitten by the dog.
10. The bottle was taken by Sandra.
11. b
12. c
13. b
14. c
15. a
16. c
17. b
18. a
19. d
20. c
21. Maendra was asked a question by Daniel.
22. The house was built by the worker.
23. A useful advice have been given by them.
24. My phone will be bought by her.
25. A joke is being told by the teacher.

20 Soal Bahasa Inggris Tentang Passive Voice dan Jawaban

1. Our bookselves _____ by the carpenter when you came.
a. Is being repaired
b. Was being repaired

2. The compressor _____ by that guy.
a. Has been sold
b. Has been being sold

3. She can’t be _____ by this gun.
a. force
b. forced

4. Ubahlah kalimat berikut ke passive voice – He will change the password.
a. The password will be changed by him
b. The password would be changed by him

5. I didn’t recognize when the room _____.
a. Was being painted
b. Is being painted

6. Ubahlah kalimat berikut ke passive voice – I have taken the sauce.
a. The sauce has been taken by me
b. The sauce have been taken by me

7. The unique doll _____ by Mr. Sukirman last week.
a. was already bought
b. already Is bought

8. He is now _____ by the headmaster now.
a. Being punished sadistically
b. Been punished sadistically

9. The next year grammar examination _____.
a. would be passed perfectly
b. should be passed perfectly

10. Ubahlah kalimat berikut – He took the medical care for his illness.
a. The medical care for his illness is taken by him
b. The medical care for his illness was taken by him

11. What is the formulation of passive voice for simple present tense?
a. Subject + Is/am/are + Verb1.
b. Subject + Is/am/are + Verb3.

12. What is the formulation of passive voice for present perfect tense?
a. Subject + Have/has + Been + Being + Verb3.
b. Subject + Have/has + Been + Verb3.

13. We are going to watch Insidious tonight.
a. Insidious was going to be watched by us tonight.
b. Insidious are going to be watched by us tonight.

14. I will clean the house every Saturday afternoon.
a. The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday afternoon.
b. The house will cleaned by me every Saturday afternoon.

15. Agus painted the car amazingly.
a. The car was painted by Agus amazingly.
b. The car were painted by Agus amazingly.

16. The two kings are encountering the treaty.
a. The treaty is been encountered by the two kings.
b. The treaty are being encountered by the two kings.

17. The cleaning crew vacuums and dusts the office every morning.
a. Every morning, the office are vacuumed and dusted by the cleaning crew.
b. Every morning, the office is vacuumed and dusted by the cleaning crew.

18. Kemenangan itu akan dirayakan oleh Team minggu depan.
a. The victory will have been being celebrated by the team next week.
b. The victory will be celebrated by the team next week.

19. Saat makan tadi malam, enam bakso udang dimakan oleh Budi.
a. At dinner last night, six shrimpball was eaten by Budi.
b. At dinner last night, six shrimpball were eaten by Budi.

20. Seorang teknisi telah memotong kabel listrik.
a. The electricity wire has been cutted by an engineer.
b. The electricity wire has been cut by an engineer.

Jawaban:
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. a
8. a
9. b
10. b
11. b
12. b
13. b
14. a
15. a
16. a
17. b
18. b
19. b
20. b

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