Passive Voice

1. Definition (Pengertian)
Kalimat Pasif yaitu kalimat yang ‘subjek-nya’ dikenai pekerjaan. Kalimat ini biasanya kata kerjanya
diartikan “di” atau “ter”.
Contoh :
Aktif : Ahmad cleans the room everyday.
(Ahmad membersihkan ruangan itu setiap hari)
Pasif : The room is cleaned by Ahmad everyday
(Ruangan itu dibersihkan Ahmad setiap hari.

2. Basic pattern (Pola dasar)

Subj + to be + V3

Bentuk to be tergantung pada “Tenses” dan “Subjek”.
Bentuk to be: Present : is, am, are
                     Past : was, were
                     Cont. : being
                     Perfect : been
                     future/modal : be
Contoh:
                   Aktif (me/ber)                                                                           Pasif (di/ter)
1. They clean the room everyday                                           1. The room is cleaned by them everyday
2. They cleaned the room yesterday                                      2. The room was cleaned by them yesterday
3. They are cleaning the room now                                        3. The room is being cleaned by them now
4. They have cleaned the room                                              4. The room has been cleaned by them
5. They will clean the room tomorrow                                    5. The room will be cleaned by them tomorrow
6. They must clean the room                                                  6. The room must be cleaned by them

sumber : haarrr.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/passive.pdf