Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.
The rules for forming the passive voice,
(1) The sentence should have Object (Transitive Verb).
(2) Object in the active sentence becomes the subject in passive sentences.
(3) said his work should form the III (Past Participle) preceded by a to be (am, is, are, was, were the resource persons, been) and
(4) The structure of the sentence by tenses.
A. Simple Past Tense
Struktur —> Subject + was/were + Past Participle
Contoh :
(A) Fire destroyed the house. —> (P) The house was destroyed by fire.
B. Simple Present Tense
Stuktur —> Subject + am/is/are + Past Participle
Contoh :
(A) People all over the world speak English. —> (P) English is spoken all over the world.
C. Present Perfect Tense
Struktur —> Subject + have/has been + Past Participle
Contoh :
(A) The students have copied the lesson. —> (P) The lesson has been copied by the students.
D. Present Continuous Tense
Struktur —> Subject + am/is/are + being + Past Participle
Contoh :
(A) She is typing the letter. —> (P) The letter is being typed.
E. Simple Future Tense
Struktur —> Subject + shall/will be + Past Participle
Contoh :
(A) They will sign the contract next week. —> (P) The contract will be signed next week.
F. Passive Voice with Auxiliaries
Struktur —> Subject + aux + be + Past Participle
Contoh :
(A) He must finish the work today. —> (P) The work must be finished today.
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