Passive Sentence

PASSIVE SENTENCE

A sentence is written in passive voice when the subject of the sentence has an action done to it by someone or something else.

Rules To Remember

When rewriting active sentences in passive sentence, 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 by Agent in the passive sentence (or is 

dropped)

¢Only active sentence containing object which can be changed into passive form

The two forms should have the same tenses

THE PASSIVE :

•       The Passive is not a tense.
•       You will find it easier to understand the passive if you already know the basic English verb tenses.

PRESENT

A. Simple Present Tense

Active : S + V1 (s/es) + O/comp

Passive : S + To Be (am, is, are) + V3 + by + O/comp

B. Present Continous Tenses

Active : S + To Be + Ving+ O

Passive : S + To Be (am, is, are) + Being + V3 + by + O/comp

C. Present Perfect tenses

Active : S + has/have + V3 + O/comp.

Passive : S + has/have + been + V3 + by + O/comp

D. Present Perfect Continous Tense

Active : S + has/have + been + Ving + O/comp

Passive : S + has/have+ been + being + V3 + by + O/comp

EXAMPLE :

Active     : Bowo helps Gita to clean classroom.

Passive   : Gita is helped by Bowo to clean classroom.

PAST

A. Simple Past Tense

Active : S + V2 + O/comp

Passive : S + To Be (was, were) + V3 + by + O/comp

B. Past Continous Tense

Active : S + To Be(was, were) + Ving + O/comp

Passive : S + To Be (was, were) + being + V3 + by + O/comp

C. Past Perfect Tense

Active : S + Had + V3 + O/comp

Passive : S + Had + been + V3 + by + O/comp

D. Past Perfect Continous Tense

Active : S + had been+ving + O/comp

Passive : S + had+been +being + V3 + by + O/comp

EXAMPLE :

Active :

Ridho was Studying matemathic all time yesterday.

Passive :  

Matemathic was being studied by Ridho all time yesterday.

FUTURE

A. Simple Future Tense

Active : S + WILL + V1 + O/comp

Passive : S + WILL BE + V3 + by + O/comp

B. Future Continous Tense

Active : S + WILL BE+ VING + O/comp.

Passive : S + WILL BE + BEING + V3 + by + O/comp.

C. Future Perfect Tense

Active : S + WILL HAVE+V3 + O/comp

Passive : S + WILL HAVE + BEEN + V3 + by + O/comp

D. Future Perfect Continous Tense

Active : S +WILL HAVE BEEN+VING + O/comp

Passive : S + WILL HAVE + BEEN + BEING + V3 + by + O/comp

E. Past Future Tense

Active : S +WOULD + VERB 1 + O/comp

Passive : S + WOULD BE+ V3 + by + O/comp

F. Past Future Continous

Active : S +WOULD BE+VING + O/comp.

Passive : S + WOULD BE + BEING + V3 + by + O/comp.

G. Past Future Perfect

Active : S +WOULD HAVE + V3 + O/comp.

Passive : S + WOULD HAVE + BEEN + V3 + by + O/comp.

H. Past Future Perfect Continous Tense

Active : S +WOULD HAVE BEEN+VING + O/comp

Passive : S + WILL HAVE + BEEN + BEING + V3 + by + O/comp

EXAMPLE :

Active : Mega will have been studying biology at SMA for three years.

Passive : Biology will have been being studied by Mega at SMA for three years.

MODALS

Active : S +MODALS + V1+ O/comp.

Passive : S + MODALS BE+ V3 + by + O/comp.

EXAMPLE :

Active : Ade  will meet JKT 48 1^st Generation.

Passive : JKT 48 1^st Generationa will be  met  by Ade.