PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY

PROGRAM STUDY OF AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING
UDAYANA UNIVERSITY
2014

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1. I Gusti Putu Angga Wira Dananjaya (1411305021)

Passive and Active Voice

Passive voice is a grammatical voice common in many of
world's languages. In a clause with passive voice,
grammatical subject expresses the theme or patient of
main verb that is, the person or thing that undergoes
action or has its state changed.

the
the
the
the

Active voice is a grammatical voice common in many of the

world's languages. It is the unmarked voice for clauses
featuring
a transitive
verb in nominativeaccusative
languages, used in a clause whose subject expresses
the agent of the main verb. That is, the subject does the action
designated by the verb.

Formula of Passive and Active Voice :

1. Present Tense
Active : S + V1 + O
Passive: O + to be (is,am,are) + V3 + S
Example :
Active : The farmer irrigate the land
Passive: The land is irrigated by the farmer
2. Past Tense
Active : S + V2 + O
Passive: O + to be (was,were) + V3 + S
Example :
Active : The farmer irrigated the land
Passive: The land was irrigated by the farmer
3. Present Continuous Tense
Active : S + to be (is,am,are) + Ving + O
Passive: O + to be (is,am,are) + being + V3 + S
Example :
Active : The farmer is irrigating the land
Passive: The land is being irrigated by the land

4.
Past Continuous Tense
Active
: S + to be (was,were) + Ving + O
Passive : O + to be (was,were) + being + V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer was irrigating the land
Passive : The land was being irrigated by the farmer
5.
Present Perfect Tense
Active
: S + has/have + V3 + O
Passive : O + has/have + been + V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer has irrigated the land
Passive : The land has been irrigated by the farmer
6.
Past Perfect Tense
Active
: S + had + V3 + O
Passive : O + had + been + V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer had irrigated the land
Passive : The land had been irrigated by the farmer

7.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Active
: S + has/have + been + Ving + O
Passive : O + has/have + been + being + V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer has been irrigating the land
Passive : The land has been being irrigated by the farmer
8.
Past Perfect Continuous tense
Active
: S + had + been + Ving + O
Passive : O + had + been + being + V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer had been irrigating the land
Passive : The land had been being irrigated by the farmer
9.
Present Future tense
Active
: S + will+ V1 + O
Passive : O + will + be+ V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer will irrigate the land
Passive : The land will be irrigated by the farmer

10. Past Future Tense

Active
: S + would + V1 + O
Passive
: O + would + be+ V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer would irrigate the land
Passive
: The land would be irrigated by the farmer
11. Future Present Continuous Tense
Active
: S + will + be + Ving + O
Passive
: O + will + be + being + V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer will be irrigating the land
Passive
: The land will be being irrigated by the farmer
12. Future Past Continuous Tense
Active
: S + would + be + Ving + O
Passive
: O + would + be + being + V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer would be irrigating the land
Passive
: The land would be being irrigated by the farmer

13. Future Present Perfect Tense

Active
: S + will + have + V3 + O
Passive : O + will + have + been + V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer will have irrigated the land
Passive : The land will have been irrigated by the farmer
14. Future Past Perfect Tense
Active
: S + would + have + V3 + O
Passive : O + would + have + been + V3 + S
Example :
Active
: The farmer would have irrigated the land
Passive : The land would have been irrigated by the farmer

15. Future Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Active : S + will + have + been + Ving + O
Passive : O + will + have + been + being + V3 + S
Example :
Active : The farmer will have been irrigating the land
Passive : The land will have been being irrigated by the farmer
16. Future Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Active : S + would + have + been + Ving + O
Passive : O + will + have + been + being + V3 + S
Example :
Active : The farmer will have been irrigating the land
Passive : The land would have been being irrigated by the farmer

Find passive and active voice in the text.

Body Found in Black River

The body of woman of about 40 years of age was found
floating in the Black River yesterday afternoon.
A travelling salesman reported the find at the four in the
morning. He called the police and the body was taken to the
country morgue where it will be examined by forensic
scientists. The victim hasnt been identified yet.
This is the third body that has been found in the Black
River since the beginning of the year. There are theories that
organized crime has been using the river to get rid of
unwanted competition.
Similar occurrences have been reported recently in other
nearby towns. However, many people think it was suicide.

1. Past Tense
The body of woman of about 40 years of age was found floating in the Black River
yesterday afternoon. (Passive)
In the Black River, floating body of woman of about 40 years of age found
yesterday afternoon. (Active)
2. Past Tense
A travelling salesman reported the find at the four in the morning. (Active)
The find was reported by a travelling salesman at the four in the morning. (Passive)
3. Past Tense
He called the police. (Active)
The police was called by him. (Passive)

4. Past Tense
The body was taken to the country morgue. (Passive)
To the country morgue took the body . (Active)
5. Future Present Tense
It will be examined by forensic scientists. (Passive)
Forensic scientists will examine it. (Active)
6. Present Perfect Tense
The victim hasnt been identified yet. P
Hasnt identified the victim yet.

7. Present Perfect Tense

This is the third body that has been found in the Black River
since the beginning of the year. (Passive)
Has found in the Black River, this is the third body since the
beginning of the year. (Active)
8. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
There are theories that organized crime has been using the
river to get rid of unwanted competition. (Active)
There are theories that the river has been being used
organized crime to get rid of unwanted competition. (Passive)

9. Present Perfect Tense

Similar occurrences have been reported recently in
other nearby towns.
Have reported similar occurrences recently in other
nearby towns.
10. Present Tense
Many people think it was suicide.
It was suicide are thought by many people.

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