Senin, 28 April 2014

Passive voice

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Example: My bike was stolen.
In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.
Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:
Example: A mistake was made.
In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).
Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)
Example: A letter was written.
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
  • the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
  • the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
  • the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)
Rumus Passive Voice
1.      Passive Voice (Simple Present Tense)

Pattern = subject + to be + verb 3

Contoh :
• They buy a book everyday (active)
• A book is bought buy them (passive)


2.      Passive voice (present continous tense)

Pattern = subject + to be + being + verb 3

Contoh :
• She is drinking a glass of milk (active)
• A glass of milk is being drunk by her (passive)

3.      Passive Voice (present perfect tense)

Pattern = subject + have/has + been + verb 3

Contoh :
• We have done our homework (active)
• Our homework have been done by us (passive)

4.      Passive Voice (Present perfect Continuous tense)

Pattern = subject + have/ has + not + been + being + verb 3 + by + object

Contoh :
• She hasn’t been reading the book (active)
• The book hasn’t been being read by her (passive)

5.      Passive Voice (simple past tense)

Pattern = subject + to be + (was – were) + verb 2

Contoh :
• I swept the floor yesterday (active)
• The florr was swept by me (passive)

6.      Passive Voice (past continous tense)

Pattern = subject + to be (was – were ) + verb 3

Contoh :
• We were typing a letter (active)
• A letter was been typed by us (passive)

7.      Past perfect tense

Pattern = subject + had + not + been + verb 3 + by + object

Contoh
• She hadn’t washed the car (active)
• The car hadn’t been washed by her (passive)

8.      Past perfect continuous tense

Pattern = subject had + not + been + being + verb 3 + by + object

Contoh :
• She hadn’t been washing the car (active)
• The car hadn’t been being washed by her (passive)

9.      Simple future tense

Pattern = subject + will + not + be + verb 3 + by + object

Contoh :
• She won’t wash the car (active)
• The car wont’t be washed by her (passive)

10.  Future continuous tense

Pattern = subject + will + not + be + being + verb 3 + by + object

Contoh :
• She won’t be washing the car (active)
• The car won’t be being washed by her (passive)

11.  Future perfect tense

Pattern = subject + will + not + have + been + verb 3 + by + object

Contoh :
• She won’t have washed the car (active)
• The car won’t have been washed by her (passive)

12.  Future perfect continuous tense

Pattern = subject + will + not + have + been + being + verb 3 + by + object

Contoh :
• She won’t have been washing the car (active)
• The car won’t have been being washed by her (passive)




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