Passive Voice

1. How many persons are there in the dialog ? Who are they?

2. Where did Freya find her wallet?

3. Who were locked in one of the rooms?

4. Was Steve chosen as the prince in the school drama?

​Observing
1. I will be picked up at 07.00
2. My bag is bought in tme market
3. Our parents were called by the teacher yesterday
4. The house was built in 1989
5. The lunch is being ordered by Lisa
6. The project has been completed recently
7. The building was painted by my uncle
8. She is always invited in the party
9. The grand Canyon is visited by thousands of tourists every year
10. The new English Course will be openend next month

• ​Passive voice merupakan bentuk gramatikal (grammatical construction) dimana subjek pada kalimat tidak melakukan suatu aksi, melainkan sebagai receiver of action atau menerima aksi. Aksi disini ditindaklanjuti oleh agent lain atau sebagai pelaku aksi yang dapat disebutkan ataupun tidak. Hal ini berbeda pada bentuk kalimat active, dimana subjek berhubungan secara langsung dengan verb (kata kerja) dengan bertindak sebagai pelaku aksi.

​Passive Voice (Kalimat Pasif)
1. The crab was eaten by the woman (Kepiting dimakan oleh wanita itu)
2. The dirty shoes were washed by me (Sepatu kotor dicuci oleh saya)

Active Voice (Kalimat Aktif)
1. The woman ate the crab (Wanita itu memakan kepiting)
2. I wash the dirty shoes (Saya mencuci sepatu kotor)

​ The form of Passive Voice
A. Simple Present Tense
Subject + to be (am/is/are) + Verb 3
B. Simple Past Tense
Subject + was/were + Verb 3
C. Present Continuous Tense
Subject + am/is/are + being + Verb 3
D. Past Continious Tense
Subject + was/were + being + Verb 3
E. Simple Future Tense
Subject + will + be + Verb 3 atau

Subject + am/is/are going to + be + Verb 3