ACTIVE - PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE VOICE and PASSIVE VOICE.

​We can change active sententes to passive sentences if the verb in active sentence is followed by an object.

Active	Passive
The hunter killed the lion.	The lion was killed by the hunter.
Someone has cleaned the windows.	The windows have been cleaned.

​The formula of Passive Voice:

Subject + be + Past Participle (V3)

Subject	be	Past participle	Adverbial
English	is	spoken	all over the world.
The windows	have been	cleaned.
Lunch	was being	served.
The work	will be	finished	soon.
They	might have been	invited	to the party.

​If we want to show the person or thing doing the action, we use by:

She was attacked by a dangerous dog.
The money was stolen by deceitful person.

​The passive infinitive is made up of to be with a past participle:

The doors are going to be locked at ten o'clock.

We sometimes use the verb get with a past participle to form the passive:

Be careful with that glass. It might get broken.
Peter got hurt in a crash.

We can use the indirect object as the subject of a passive verb:

Active	Passive
I gave him a book for his birthday.	He was given a book for his birthday.
Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand euros.	She was sent a cheque for a thousand euros.

​We can use phrasal verbs in the passive: 

Active	Passive
They called off the meeting.	The meeting was called off.
His grandmother looked after him.	He was looked after by his grandmother.
They will send him away to school.	He will be sent away to school.

​Some verbs which are very frequently used in the passive are followed by the to-infinitive:

be supposed to	be expected to	be asked to	be told to
be scheduled to	be allowed to	be invited to	be ordered to

John has been asked to make a speech at the meeting.
You are supposed to wear a uniform.
The meeting is scheduled to start at seven.

Multiple Choice

" He opens the door."

The passive form of the sentence above is ...

• The door was opened by her.

• The door is being opened by him.

• The door is opened by him.

• The door is opened by her.

Multiple Choice

" My father is washing the new motorcycle."

The passive form of the sentence is ...

• The motorcycle is being washed by my father.

• The motorcycle is washed by my father.

• The new motorcycle is washed by my father.

• The new motorcycle is being washed by my father.

Multiple Choice

" The salt has been taken by me."

The active form of the sentence above is ...

• I have taken the salt.

• The salt has taken me.

• I am taken by the salt.

• I take the salt.

Multiple Choice

Yandi is looking forward to his birthday because he ..... a new laptop.

• had been promising

• being promised

• has been promised

• has been promising

Multiple Choice

It is a rule that only students who bring their ID cards ................... to enter the examination class.

• is admitted

• are admitted

• to be admitted

• are admitting

Multiple Choice

The items at Yogya Department Store ........ at reasonable prices.

• sell

• sold

• are sold

• is sold

Multiple Choice

Aji: " When did the accident happen?"

Ijah: " When the goods ........................ from the truck."

The correct answer is :

• is loaded

• are loaded

• was being loaded

• were being loaded

Multiple Choice

" The teacher will explain about Passive Voice next week."

The Passive Form of the sentence is ...

• Passive Voice will be explained by the teacher next week.

• Passive Voice is explained by the teacher next week.

• Passive Voice was explained by the teacher last week.

• Passive Voice is being explained by the teacher now.

Multiple Choice

Koko: Where is your laptop?

Kiki: Oh, it ....................... now.

• is being repaired

• repaired

• has been repaired

• was being repaired

Multiple Choice

" Wahyudi eats toast and omelette every morning."

The Passive Form is ....

• Toast and omelette has been eaten by Wahyudi every morning.

• Wahyudi has been eaten by toast and omelette every morning.

• Wahyudi is being eaten by toast and omelette every morning.

• Toast and omelette are eaten by Wahyudi every morning.

Multiple Choice

This clock ________in 1750

• is made

• was made

• is making

• will be made

Multiple Choice

The first cellphone ___________ in 1973.

• invents

• is invented

• invent

• was invented

Multiple Choice

The newspaper ___________ by my father now

• read

• were read

• is being read