Passive Voice

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Bagus Kastubandoro
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Brainy Tawadhu Imani Zein
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Kevin Rifaldi (1441150079)
Siti Zhakiyah (1441150025)

What is passive voice?

The passive voice is used when we
want to emphasize the action (the verb)
and the object of a sentence rather than
subject. This means that the subject is
either less important than the action
itself or that we dont know who or what
the subject is.

Passive Voice Formula

Present
1. Simple Present Tense
S + to be (IS/AM/ARE) + V 3

2. Present Continuous Tense

S + AM/IS/ARE + BEING + V 3

Passive Voice Formula

3. Present Perfect Tense
S + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + V 3

4. Present Perfect Continuous

Tense
S + HAS/HAVE + BEEN +
BEING + V 3

Example of Present Tense

Simple present tense
EXAMPLE:
Active: She writes the letter.
Passive: The letter is written by her.
Present continuous tense
EXAMPLE:
Active: She is writing the letter.
Passive: The letter is being written by her.
Present perfect tense
EXAMPLE:
Active: She has written the letter.
Passive: The letter has been written by her.

Passive Voice Formula

Past
1. Simple Past Tense
S + WAS/WERE + V 3

2. Past Continuous Tense

S + WAS/WERE + BEING + V 3

Passive Voice Formula

3. Past Perfect Tense
S + HAD + BEEN + V 3

4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HAD + BEEN + BEING + V 3

Example of Past Tense

Simple past tense
EXAMPLE:
Active: She wrote the letter.
Passive: The letter was written by her.
Past continuous tense
EXAMPLE:
Active: She was writing the letter
Passive: The letter was being written by her.
Past perfect tense
EXAMPLE:
Active: She had written the letter.
Passive: The letter had been written by her.

Passive Voice Formula

Future
1. Simple Future Tense
S + WILL + BE + V 3

2. Future Continuous Tense

S + WILL + BE + BEING + V 3

Passive Voice Formula

3. Future Perfect Tense
S + WILL + HAVE + BEEN + V 3

4. Future Perfect Continuous

Tense
S + WILL + HAVE + BEEN +BEING + V 3

Example of Future Tense

Simple future tense
EXAMPLE:
Active: She will write the letter.
Passive: The letter will be written by her.
Future perfect tense
EXAMPLE:
Active: She will have written the letter
Passive: The letter will have been written
by her.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES
In negative sentences not is used after the to be verb.
Simple present tense:
He does not write a letter.
A letter is not written by him.
Past indefinite tense:
He didnt write a letter.
A letter was not written by him.
Future indefinite tense:
He will not write a letter.
A letter will not be written by her.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Present continuous tense:
He is not writing a letter.
A letter is not being written by him.
Past continuous tense
He was not writing a letter.
A letter wan not being written by him.
Future continuous tense:
(Normally the passive voice of Future Continuous Tense is not
used but if a sentence is given the exams you can use it as
follow:
He will not be writing a letter.
A letter will not be being written by him.)

NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Present perfect tense:
He has not written a letter.
A letter has not been written by him.
Past perfect tense:
He had not written a letter.
A letter had not been written by him.
Future perfect continuous tense:
He will have written a letter.
A letter will not have been written by him.

INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES
An interrogative sentence in active
voice will remain interrogative in
passive voice. The following example
show how the voice of interrogative
sentences is changed.

INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES
Present indefinite tense:
Does he write a letter?
Is a letter written by him?
Past indefinite tense:
Did he write a letter?
Was a letter written by him?
Future indefinite tense
Will he write a letter?
Will a letter be written by him?

INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES
Present continuous tense:
Is he writing a letter?
Is a letter being written by him?
Past continuous tense:
Was he writing a letter?
Was a letter being written by him?
Future continuous tense:
(Normally the passive voice of Future Continuous Tense is not
used but if a sentence is given the exams you can use it as
follow:
Will he be writing a letter?
Will a letter be being written by him?)

INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES
Present perfect tense:
Has he written a letter?
Has a letter been written by him?
Past perfect tense:
Had he written a letter?
Had a letter been written by him?
Future perfect tense:
Will he have written a letter?
Will a letter have been written by him?

CONCLUSION
Passive voice is often used in technical English.
An active sentence when changed to a passive sentence
conveys the same meaning. The only difference is that the
object in an active sentence is repositioned to become the
subject in a passive sentence, and the subject in the active
sentence becomes the object in the passive sentence.
We need to be sure of what we are saying. If we are not
sure of our facts, we can exercise caution by saying: It is
said that he is the culprit. / He is said to be the culprit.
It is possible to use 'get' instead of 'to be', especially so in
our everyday conversation.

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