Pengertian Passive Voice

​“A passive voice occurs when you make the object of an action into the subject of a sentence”

Passive voice adalah kalimat yang subjeknya dikenai suatu perbuatan atau aktivitas. Dalam bahasa Indonesia, passive voice atau kalimat pasif biasanya diawali oleh awalan imbuhan ter- atau di-.

Passive Voice in Simple Present

Pattern: Be (am, is, are) + V3 (Past Participle)

Contoh:

-          Mother eats a banana. (Active)

A banana is eaten by mother. (Passive)

-          They always feed the cats.

The cats are always fed by them.

Passive Voice in Present Continous

Pattern: Be (am, is, are) + being + V3

Contoh:

-          We are cutting the trees now.

The trees are being cut by us now.

-          Father is reading a newspaper at the moment.

A newspaper is being read by father at the moment.

Passive Voice in Past Tense

Pattern: Be (was/were) + V3

Contoh:

-          He played football yesterday.

Football was played by him yesterday.

-          She cooked two plates of rice last night.

Two plates of rice were cooked by her last night.

Passive Voice in Present Perfect

Pattern: has/have + been + V3

Contoh:

-          I have written a letter.

A letter has been written by me.

-          Nissa Sabyan has already sung Ya Maulana and Deen Assalam

Ya Maulana and Deen Assalam have already been sung by Nissa Sabyan.

Passive Voice in Modal Auxiliaries

Pattern: Can/will/must + be + V3

Contoh:

- Puja Syarma can sing Ya Nabi Salam Alaika very well.

Ya Nabi Salam Alaika can be sung Puja Syarma very well.

- Unce and Aunt will visit Grandma.

Grandma will be visited by Uncle and Aunt.

- The students must obey the school rules.

The school rules must be obeyed by the students.