Passive Voice

 

Hello everyone so here i want to explain about Passive Voice.

 

 

Definition of Passive Voice Sentences

Passive voice is a form of sentence where the subject of the sentence takes action, not takes action. Unlike active voice which focuses on the party doing the action (doer of action), this form focuses more on the party or object that receives the result of an action (receiver of action).

 

Example :

Active : My parents plant some flowers
(Performer action)
Passive : Some flowers are planted by my parents
(Receiver action)

 

Generally, active sentences that can be transformed into passive sentences are in the form of active sentences containing transitive verbs (verbs that require a direct object) such as make, bring, buy, write and so on. Conversely, passive sentences that contain intransitive verbs (verbs that don't require a direct object) such as cry, swim, go, arrive, and die cannot be converted into passive sentences.

However, if the intransitive verbs is followed by a preposition, there is a possibility that the sentence can be turned into a passive sentence but the passive sentence will be very stiff.

Passive Voice Sentence Formulas of Various Tenses

 

Simple Present

Rumus : Object + Is/am/are +  past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	IS/AM/ ARE	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
The decision	Is	Made	by Mr. Tony Stark
The babies	Are	Kept	inside the babysitting home
I	Am	Chosen	as the next Chairman of the student council
She	Is	Taken	by Matthew
They	Are	Brought	here by Mom and Dad

 

Simple Past

Rumus : Object + was/were + past participle (+complement)

Example:

OBJECT	WAS/WERE	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
He	Was	given	the name by his foster father
Their voices	were	Heard	through this wall
It	Was	Doubted	there would be a big tsunami in this city
You	Were	Attracted	to Logan when we were still 12 years old
They	Were	Amused	by your performance

 

Simple Future

Rumus : Object + will/would + be + past participle (+complement)

Example:

OBJECT	WILL/WOULD	BE	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
He	Will	be	loved	by someone, someday
I	Will		called	after Logan
The thief	Will		caught	soon
They	Would		led	by Adi
The fund	Would		distributed	through the social foundation

 

Present Continuous

Rumus : Object + is/am/are + being + past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	IS/AM/ARE	BEING	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
Amelia	is	being	helped	by Azlan
I	am		avoided	for now
It	is		told	that the theory was wrong
You	are		loved	but you don’t feel it
We	are		protected	by the government

 

Past Continuous

Rumus : Object + was/were + being + past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	WAS/WERE	BEING	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
The party	was	being	held	on a cruiser
The bike	was		stolen	at the dawn
You	were		scolded	but you didn’t realize it
She	was		bullied	until he came and saved her
They	were		awarded	a gold medal when I watched them

 

Future Continuous

Rumus : Object + will/would + be + being + past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	WILL/WOULD	BE BEING	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
He	will	be being	driven	to here when we get back
They	will		questioned	Before you came
We	will		killed	if you don’t kill them first
I	would		examined	by the doctor in that time
The demonstrator	would		arrested	by the police before dawn

 

Present Perfect

Rumus : Object + has/have + been + past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	HAS/HAVE	BEEN	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
The breakfast	has	been	served	since an hour ago
The robbers	have		arrested	this morning
The cure for corona virus	Has		found	some days ago
I	Has		accompanied	by him for years
We	Have		told	about it by Dad

 

Past Prefect

Rumus : Object + had + been + past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	HAD BEEN	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
The breakfast	Had been	served	since an hour ago
The robbers		arrested	this morning
The cure for corona virus		found	some days ago
I		accompanied	by him for years
We		told	about it by Dad

 

Future Perfect

Rumus : Object + will + have + been + past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	WILL HAVE BEEN	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
It	will have been	closed	when we get there
Sherly		defeated	before I login the game
The cafe		opened	at five o’clock
The decision		made	before you can make an object
You		taken	by another man before I take you first

 

Present Perfect Continuous

Rumus : Object + has/have + been + being + past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	HAS/HAVE	BEEN BEING	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
The house	has	been being	watched	for 4 days
My brother	has		hospitalized	since yesterday
They	have		jailed	without a chance to defend themselves
She	has		locked	in her room for 2 hours
We	have		fooled	by him for months

 

Past Perfect Continuous

Rumus : Object + had + been + being + past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	HAD BEEN BEING	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
I	had been being	stalked	for a week
She		gossiped	to have an affair with the director
Lucas		scolded	by his Mom
We		called	as a superb team through the year
The virus		examined	for 4 months last year

 

Future Perfect Continuous

Rumus : Object + will + have + been + being + past participle (+ complement)

Example:

OBJECT	WILL HAVE BEEN BEING	PAST PARTICIPLE	COMPLEMENT
The wounded animals	Will have been being	treated	by the Australian government
The gifts		brought	in the middle of December
The victims		entered	to the hospital by now
You		killed	by the judges when I attend your show tonight
He		tested	by the lecturers in the next 2 hours

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