Kalimat aktif (active voice) adalah kalimat dimana subject-nya melakukan
pekerjaan, sebaliknya, kalimat
pasif (passive voice) adalah kalimat dimana subject-nya dikenai pekerjaan oleh
object kalimat. Active voice lebih sering digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari
dibandingkan dengan passive voice.
Rumus passive voice adalah sebagai berikut di bawah
ini:
S + Auxiliary Verb +
Past Participle
·
Auxiliary verb dapat
berupa primary
auxiliary verb be (is, are, am, was, were, be,
been, being) maupun kombinasi antara dua primary (is/are
being, was/were being, has/have been) maupun antara primary dan modal auxiliary verb (will
be, will have been).
·
Kombinasi auxiliary digunakan
pada bentuk pasif pada tenses.
·
Past participle yang
digunakan berupa kata kerja transitive (memiliki direct
object).
Contoh Passive
Voice pada tenses:
1. Simple Present Tense
Pattern : Subject
+ to be + Verb3
Active :
He meets them everyday.
Passive :
They are met by him everyday.
2. Present Continous Tense
Pattern : Subject
+ to be + being + Verb3
Active :
We are decorating the hall.
Passive : The
hall is being decorated by us.
3. Present Perfect Tense
Pattern : Subject + have/has + been + Verb3
Active :
We have done our homework.
Passive : Our
homework have been done by us.
4. Simple Past Tense
Pattern :
Subject + to be (was – were) + Verb 2
Active : She
faxed her application for a new job.
Passive : The
application for a new job was faxed by her.
5. Past Continous Tense
Pattern :
Subject + to be (was – were) + Verb3
Active : We
were typing a letter.
Passive : A
letter was been typed by us.
6. Past Perfect Tense
Pattern :
Subject + had + been + Verb3
Active : He
had met them before I came.
Passive : They
had been met by him before I came.
7. Simple Future Tense
Pattern :
Subject + will + be + Verb3
Active : I
will clean the house every Saturday.
Passive : The
house will be cleaned by me every Saturday
8. Future Continous Tense
Pattern :
Subject + will be + being + Verb3
Active : We
will be watching a movie.
Passive : A movie
will be being watched by us.
9. Future Perfect Tense
Pattern :
Subject + will have + been + Verb3
Active : He
will have eaten an apple.
Passive : An apple
will have been eaten by him.
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