PASSIVE VOICE

By. Celine and Sofia XI MIA 5

Past TenseThe past tense is a grammatical

tense whose principal function is to place an action or situation in past time.

Simple Past

Past Perfect

Past Continuous

Past Future

Modal Past

Active VoiceS + V2 + O

Passive VoiceS + was/were + V3

He sang a beautiful song last night.

A beautiful song was sung by him last night.

Mary helped the boy. The boy was helped by Mary.

A hurricane destroyed the small fishing village.

The small fishing village was destroyed by a

hurricane.

Simple Past

For actions starting and ending in the past.

Active VoiceS + had + V3

Passive VoiceS + had + V3

He had visited the city several times.

The city had been visited by him several times.

We had cleaned the house before Mr. Budi

came.

Before Mr. Budi came, the house had been cleaned

by us.They had done an

exercise.An exercise had been

done by them.

Past PerfectFor actions that started and ended in the past before another action that is also in the past.

Active VoiceS + was/were + Ving

Passive VoiceS + was/were + being + V3

Last night at 6 p.m., I was eating dinner.

Dinner was being eaten by me at 6 p.m.

Aunt Sara was looking through an old picture at

the moment.

An old picture was being looked by Aunt Sara.

They were studying Mathematics in the

library.

Mathematics was being studied by them in the

library.

Past ContinuousFor actions starting in the past and continuing

to the present.

Active VoiceS + would + V1

Passive VoiceS + would + be + V3

He would send an email from Egypt.

An email would be sent by him from Egypt.

I would help my mother next day.

My mother would be helped by me next day.

Mira would prepare her presentation well.

The presentation would be prepared by Mira.

Past Future

Active VoiceS + would/should/could/might + V1

Passive VoiceS + would/should/could/might/had to

+ be + V3

She would take her book on the table.

The book would be taken by her on the table.

You should give the tasks at 9 o’clock.

The tasks should be given at 9 o’clock.

I would read the book several times.

The book would be read by me several times.

Modal Past

Present TenseThe present tense is a grammatical

tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in present time.

Simple Present

Present PerfectPresent Continuous

Present Future

Modal Present

Active VoiceS + V1 + O

Passive VoiceS + is + V3

Once a week, Tom writes letter for his mother.

Every one year, a letter is written by Tom for his

mother.Mark repairs the

computer.The computer is

repaired by Mark.Repoters write news

reports.News reports are written

by reporters.

Simple PresentTo express habits and general truths.

Active VoiceS + have/has + V2

Passive VoiceS + have/has + been + V3

Many tourists have visited Lake Toba.

Lake Toba has been visited by many tourists.

Sofia has improved her english.

Sofia’s english has been improved by herself.

Celine has recorded a song.

A song has been recorded by Celine.

Present PerfectFor repeated actions, actions where the time is not important, and actions that began in the

past but are not finished yet.

Active VoiceS + is/am/are + Ving

Passive VoiceS + is/am/are + being +

V3Thomas is learning

Indonesian.Indonesian is being learned by Thomas.

Hanna is teaching Math on the playground.

Math is being teached by Hanna on the

playground.They are discussing the

book now.The book is being discussed by them

now.

Present Continuous

To talk about an action happening now.

Active VoiceS + going to + V1

Passive VoiceS + going to + be + V3

I am going to wipe your tears.

Your tears are going to be wiped by me.

Steven is going to tell the secret of us.

The secret of us is going to be told by Steven.

They are going to sing “Skyfall” by

Adele.

“Skyfall” by Adele is going to be sung by

them.

Present Future

Active VoiceS + must/may/obey/will +

V1

Passive VoiceS + must/may/obey/will +

be + V3I must mishear your

words.Words must be

misheard by me.Our English teacher may give an exam

today.

An exam may be given by our English teacher

today.

You must obey the traffic rules.

The traffic rules must be obeyed.

Modal Present