Passive Voice

Passive Voice

Passive voice is a type of sentence or clausa in which the subject receives the action of the verb.

Formula of Passive Voice

1. Simple Present Tense

Aktif : S + do/does + V1

Pasif : S + to be (am, are, is) + V3 + by + O

Contoh:

Aktif : Students speak English

Pasif : English is spoken by students

2.Present Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + to be (am, are, is) + V1-ing + O

Pasif : S + to be (am, are, is) + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students is speaking English

Pasif : English is being spoken by students

3. Present Perfect Tense

Aktif : S + have/has + V3 + O

Pasif : S + have/has + been + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students have spoken English

Pasif : English has been spoken by students

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + have/has + been + V1-ing + O

Pasif : S + have/has + been + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students have been speaking English

Pasif : English has been being spoken by students

5. Simple Past Tense

Aktif : S + V2 + O

Pasif : S + to be (was, were) + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students spoke English

Pasif : English was spoken by students

6. Past Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + to be (was, were) + V1-ing + O

Pasif : S + to be (was, were) + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students were speaking English

Pasif : English was being spoken by students

7. Past Perfect Tense

Aktif : S + had not + V3 + O

Pasif : S + had + been + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students had spoken English

Pasif : English had been spoken by students

8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + had + been + V1-ing + O

Pasif : S + had + been + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh:

Aktif : Students had been speaking English

Pasif : English had been being spoken by students

9. Simple Future Tense

Aktif : S + will not + V1 + O

Pasif : S + will be + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students will speak English

Pasif : English will be spoken by students

10. Future Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + will + be + V1-ing + O

Pasif : S + will + be + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students will be speaking English

Pasif : English will be being spoken by students

11. Future Perfect Tense

Aktif : S + will + have + V3 + O

Pasif : S + will + have + been + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students will have spoken English

Pasif : English will have been spoken by students

12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + will + have + been + V1-ing + O

Pasif : S + will + have + been + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students will have been speaking English

Pasif : English will have been being spoken by students

13. Simple Future Past Tense

Aktif : S + would +  V1 + O

Pasif : S + would + be + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students would speak English

Pasif : English would be spoken by students

14.   Future Past Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + would + be + V1-ing + O

Pasif : S + would + be + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students would be speaking English

Pasif : English would be being spoken by students

15.   Future Past Perfect Tense

Aktif : S + would + have + V3 + O

Pasif : S + would + have + been + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students would have spoken English

Pasif : English would have been spoken by students

16.   Future Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + would + have + been + V1-ing + O

Pasif : S + would + have + been +being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :

Aktif : Students would have been speaking English

Pasif : English would have been being spoken by students

Task 5 - Passive Voice

PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES + KEY

Turn the verbs in the following sentences into the passive, but do not change the tenses! The original subject disappears because it is not important.

E.g.: Somebody fetched a chair for Mrs Dixon. => A chair was fetched for Mrs Dixon.

1)        They speak French at this shop.

2)        Somebody stole my car.

3)        They have sent the books to the wrong address.

4)        Somebody will bring the beer.

5)        Somebody has bought this fur coat.

6)        Somebody has left this umbrella behind.

7)        They haven't caught the robbers yet.

8)        They don't drink ice-cold beer in England.

9)        They eat a lot of fish.

10)   They drink tea with milk at least five times a day.

11)   They discuss the weather every day.

12)   Some men robbed the Glasgow-London mail train in 1961.

13)   They stopped the train between two stations.

14)   They disconnected the engine and the first two coaches.

15)     They drove them to a lonely bridge.

16)   People discussed the mail robbery all over the world.

17)   The police caught some of the robbers and found part of the money..

18)   The court sentenced the men in January 1964.

19)   Somebody will look after their children.

20)   You have not paid for the car.

KEY

1.          French is spoken at this shop.

2.          My car was stolen.

3.          The books have been sent to the wrong address.

4.          The beer will be brought.

5.          This fur coat has been sold. (This fur coat has been bought.)

6.          This umbrella has been left behind.

7.          The robbers haven't been caught yet.

8.          Ice-cold beer is not drunk in England.

9.          A lot of fish is eaten.

10.     Tea with milk is drunk at least five times a day.

11.     The weather is discussed every day.

12.     The Glasgow-London mail train was robbed in 1961.

13.     The train was stopped between two stations.

14.     The engine and the first two coaches were disconnected.

15.     They were driven to a lonely bridge.

16.     The mail robbery was discussed all over the world.

17.     Some of the robbers were caught and part of the money was found.

18.     The men were sentenced in January 1964.

19.     Their children will be looked after.

20.     The car has not been paid for.