PASSIVE VOICE

By Rini Agustyowati, S.Pd.

• Mother cooks some food in the kitchen.
• The girl helps her mother cooking.
• The girl chops the vegetables.

• Some food are cooked by mother.
• The mother is helped by the girl cooking.
• The vegetables are chopped by the girl.

Subject + To Be + Verb 3

• Talk about the general truth.
• Talk about habitual

• The teachers teach the students.
• Father reads the newspaper everyday.

Subject + To Be (is, am, are) + Verb 3

• The students are taught by the teachers.
• The newspaper is read by father everyday.

Subject + Verb 1 (s/es)

• Talk about something in

the past.

Subject + Verb 2

• Susi ironed the clothes yesterday.
• Tyson and Ali watched horor movie last night.

Subject + To Be (was/were) + Verb 3

• The clothes were ironed by Susi yesterday.
• The horor movie was watched by Tyson and Ali last night.

• Talk about something in the future

Subject + will + Verb 1
Subject + to be (is,am,are) + going to + Verb 1

• I will turn on the fan.
• Father is going to build a new house.

Subject + will + be + Verb 3
Subject + to be (is,am,are) going to + be + Verb 3

• The fan will be turned on by me.
• A new house is going to built by father.

• Talk about something in

progress / still going on this
moment.

Subject + to be (is,am,are) + Verb ing

• Uncle is watering the flower now.
• They are playing the toys car right now.

• The flower is being watered by uncle now.
• The toys car are being played by them right now.

Subject + to be (is,am,are) + being + Verb 3

• Talk about action/s that has taken place in the

past but has a connection with the present.

Subject + has/have + Verb 3

• Pam has bought a new ring recently.
• He has turned off the TV set.

Subject + has/have + been + Verb 3

• A new ring has been bought by Pam recently.
• The Tv set has been turned off by him.

Simple Present Tense

Active
I clean my room every day.

That museum was visited by them yesterday.

Passive

Simple PastTense

A beautiful song will be sung by Fatin
Passive

Simple FutureTense

I am playing the piano now.
Active
Present ContinuousTense

The keys has been found in the table by Didik.
Passive

Present PerfectTense

Tim sent an SMS to his friend.
Active

Simple PastTense

Frence is taught by Helen at school.
Passive
Simple Present Tense

The volley-ball are being played by us now.

Passive

Present ContinuousTense

Subject + To Be + Past Participle

Knowledge is the pillar of life.