Passive voice class XI SMK

Passive voice adalah kegiatan atau tindakan tanpa menyebut kan pelaku

Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)

Example: A letter was written.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

·       the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence

·       the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)

·       the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

Tense		Subject	Verb	Object
Present Progressive	Active:	Rita	is writing	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	is being written	by Rita.
Past Progressive	Active:	Rita	was writing	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	was being written	by Rita.
Past Perfect	Active:	Rita	had written	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	had been written	by Rita.
Future II	Active:	Rita	will have written	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	will have been written	by Rita.
Conditional I	Active:	Rita	would write	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	would be written	by Rita.
Conditional II	Active:	Rita	would have written	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	would have been written	by Rita.

Examples of Passive

Tense Subject Verb Object Simple Present        Active:           Rita             writes        a letter.       Passive:           A letter                       is written       by Rita. Simple Past      Active:           Rita            wrote       a letter.     Passive:           A letter            was written       by Rita. Present Perfect     Active:           Rita            has written       a letter.    Passive:          A letter            has been written       by Rita. Future I   Active:          Rita                  will write       a letter.   Passive:         A letter            will be written       by Rita.

As you can see in the examples, adding by Rita does not sound very elegant. That’s why it is usually dropped.

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