Rumus Tenses
a. Jika active voice dalam simple present tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah is, am atau are.
Contoh:
- Active : He meets them everyday.
- Passive : They are met by him everyday.
- Active : She waters this plant every two days.
- Passive : This plant is watered by her every two days.
b. Jika active voice dalam simple past tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah was atau were
Contoh:
- Active : He met them yesterday
- Passive : They were met by him yesterday
- Active : She watered this plant this morning
- Passive : This plant was watered by her this morning
c. Jika active voice dalam present perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary has atau have, sehingga menjadi ‘has been’ atau ‘have been’
Contoh:
- Active : He has met them
- Passive : They have been met by him
- Active : She has watered this plant for 5 minutes.
- Passive : This plant has been watered by her for 5 minutes.
d. Jika active voice dalam past perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary had, sehingga menjadi had been
Contoh:
- Active : He had met them before I came.
- Passive : They had been met by him before I came.
- Active : She had watered this plant for 5 minutes when I got here
- Passive : This plant had been watered by her for 5 minutes when I got here
e. Jika active voice dalam simple future tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah be
Contoh:
- Active : He will meet them tomorrow.
- Passive : They will be met by him tomorrow.
- Active : She will water this plant this afternoon.
- Passive : This plant will be watered by her this afternoon.
- Active : The farmers are going to harvest the crops next week
- Passive : The crops are going to be harvested by the farmers next week.
f. Jika active voice dalam future perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary will have, sehingga menjadi ‘will have been’
Contoh:
- Active : He will have met them before I get there tomorrow.
- Passive : They will have been met by him before I get there tomorrow.
- Active : She will have watered this plant before I get here this afternoon.
- Passive : This plant will have been watered by her before I get here this afternoon.
g. Jika active voice dalam past future perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary would have, sehingga menjadi ‘would have been’.
Contoh:
- Active : He would have met them.
- Passive : They would have been met by him.
- Active : She would have watered this plant.
- Passive : This plant would have been watered by her.
h. Jika active voice dalam present continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah (is, am atau are) + being.
Contoh:
- Active : He is meeting them now.
- Passive : They are being met by him now.
- Active : She is watering this plant now.
- Passive : This plant is being watered by her now.
i. Jika active voice dalam past continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah (was atau were) + being.
Contoh:
- Active : He was meeting them.
- Passive : They were being met by him.
- Active : She was watering this plant.
- Passive : This plant was being watered by her.
j. Jika active voice dalam perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah (has/have) been + being.
Contoh:
- Active : He has been meeting them.
- Passive : They have been being met by him.
- Active : She has been watering this plant.
- Passive : This plant has been being watered by her.
k. Jika active voice dalam past perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah had been + being.
Contoh:
- Active : He had been meeting them.
- Passive : They had been being met by him.
- Active : She had been watering this plant.
- Passive : This plant had been being watered by her.
l. Jika active voice dalam future continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah will be + being.
Contoh:
- Active : He will be meeting them.
- Passive : They will be being met by him.
- Active : She will be watering this plant.
- Passive : This plant will be being watered by her.
m. Jika active voice dalam past future continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah would be + being.
Contoh:
- Active : He would be meeting them.
- Passive : They would be being met by him.
- Active : She would be watering this plant.
- Passive : This plant would be being watered by her.
n. Jika active voice dalam future perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah will have been + being.
Contoh:
- Active : He will have been meeting them.
- Passive : They will have been being met by him.
- Active : She will have been watering this plant.
- Passive : This plant will have been being watered by her.
o. Jika active voice dalam past future perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah would have been + being.
Contoh:
- Active : He would be meeting them.
- Passive : They would be being met by him.
- Active : She would be watering this plant.
- Passive : This plant would be being watered by her.
Present Continuous Tense
Nick is helping Merry. (Kalimat Aktif)Merry is being helped by Nick. (Kalimat Pasif)
Present Perfect Tense
Nick has helped Merry. (Kalimat Aktif)Merry has been helped by Nick. (Kalimat Pasif)
Simple Past Tense
Nick helped Merry. (Kalimat Aktif)Merry was helped by Nick. (Kalimat Pasif)
Past Continuous Tense
Nick was helping Merry. (Kalimat Aktif)Merry was being helped by Nick. (Kalimat Pasif)
Past Perfect Tense
Nick had helped Merry. (Kalimat Aktif)Merry had been helped by Nick. (Kalimat Pasif)
Simple Future Tense
Nick will help Merry. (Kalimat Aktif)Merry will be helped by Nick. (Kalimat Pasif)Nick is going to help Merry. (Kalimat Aktif)Merry is going to be helped by Nick. (Kalimat Pasif)
Future Perfect Tense
Nick will have helped Merry. (Kalimat Aktif)Merry will have been helped by Nick. (Kalimat Pasif)
Who is John biting?Who is being bitten by John?
3) Present perfect Aktif
John has bitten Mary John hasn’t bitten Mary Has John bitten Mary? What has John done? Who has bitten Mary? Who has John bitten?
Pasif
Mary has been bitten by JohnMary hasn’t been bitten by JohnHas Mary been bitten by John? What has been done by John? Who has Mary been bitten by? Who has been bitten by John?
4) Present perfect continuous Aktif
John has been biting Mary John hasn’t been biting Mary Has John been biting Mary? What has John been doing? Who has been biting Mary? Who has John been biting?
Pasif
Mary has been being bitten by JohnMary hasn’t been being bitten by JohnHas Mary been being bitten by John? What has been being done by John? Who has Mary been being bitten by? Who has been being bitten by John?
5) Simple past Aktif
John bit Mary John didn’t bite Mary Did John bite Mary? What did John do? Who bit Mary? Who did John bite?
Pasif
Mary was bitten by JohnMary wasn’t bitten by John Was Mary bitten by John? What was done by John? Who was Mary bitten by? Who was bitten by John?
6) Past continuous Aktif
John was biting Mary John wasn’t biting Mary Was John biting Mary? What was John doing? Who was biting Mary? Who was John biting?
Pasif
Mary was being bitten by JohnMary wasn’t being bitten by John Was Mary being bitten by John? What was being done by John? Who was Mary being bitten by? Who was being bitten by John?
7) Past perfect Aktif
John had bitten Mary
Pasif
Mary had been bitten by John
John hadn’t bitten Mary Had John bitten Mary? What had John done? Who had bitten Mary? Who had John bitten?Mary hadn’t been bitten by JohnHad Mary been bitten by John? What had been done by John? Who had Mary been bitten by? Who had been bitten by John?
Past perfect continuous Aktif
John had been biting Mary John hadn’t been biting Mary Had John been biting Mary? What had John been doing? Who had been biting Mary? Who had John been biting?
Pasif
Mary had been being bitten by JohnMary hadn’t been being bitten by JohnHad Mary been being bitten by John? What had been being done by John? Who had Mary been being bitten by? Who had been being bitten by John?
9) Future Aktif
John will bite Mary John won’t bite Mary Will John bite Mary? What will John do? Who will bite Mary? Who will John bite?
Pasif
Mary will be bitten by JohnMary won’t be bitten by John Will Mary be bitten by John? What will be done by John? Who will Mary be bitten by? Who will be bitten by John?
10) Future continuous Aktif
John will be biting Mary John won’t be biting Mary Will John be biting Mary? What will John be doing? Who will be biting Mary? Who will John be biting?
Pasif
Mary will be being bitten by JohnMary won’t be being bitten by John Will Mary be being bitten by John? What will be being done by John? Who will Mary be being bitten by? Who will be being bitten by John?
11) Future perfect Aktif
John will have bitten Mary John won’t have bitten Mary Will John have bitten Mary? What will John have done? Who will have bitten Mary?
Pasif
Mary will have been bitten by JohnMary won’t have been bitten by John Will Mary have been bitten by John? What will have been done by John? Who will Mary have been bitten by?
Who will John have bitten?Who will have been bitten by John?
12) Future perfect continuous Aktif
John will have been biting Mary John won’t have been biting Mary Will John have been biting Mary? What will John have been doing? Who will have been biting Mary? Who will John have been biting?
Pasif
Mary will have been being bitten by JohnMary won’t have been being bitten by John Will Mary have been being bitten by John? What will have been being done by John? Who will Mary have been being bitten by? Who will have been being bitten by John?
Active : He would be meeting them.
Passive : They would be being met by him.
2.
Active : She would be watering this plant.
Passive : This plant would be being watered by her.
3.
Active : He is meeting them now.
Passive : They are being met by him now.
4.
Active : She will have watered this plant before I get here this afternoon.
Passive : This plant will have been watered by her before I get here this afternoon.
5.
Active : She had watered this plant for 5 minutes when I got here
Passive : This plant had been watered by her for 5 minutes when I got here
- Active : We fertilize the soil every 6 months
- Passive: The soil is fertilized by us every 6 months
I.
Change each sentence into passive voice
1
My father has already washed the car.2
The men are repairing the roof.3
The wind will blow away the smoke.4
People usually eat rice in Singapore.5
We make butter from milk.6
The guards will close the gate at six.7
The police have warned them on several occasions.8
Plants absorb water through their roots.9
Singapore has attracted many tourists around theworld.10
The principal will hold the meeting tomorrow.11
The rich man already bought most shares in thecompany.12
The committee has appointed me the chairman.13
The doctor will give me a prescription next Sunday14
The paper boy went home after he had delivered thenewspaper15
They discussed their lesson while I was watching TV16
We had been watching TV for half an hour when youcame
II.
Change each sentence into active voice
1
The Washington Monument is visited by hundreds ofpeople every day.2
In recent riots, a lot of shop windows were broken bythe mob.3
About ten percent of the earth’s
land area, or nearly5.8 million square miles, is covered by glacial ice.4
Potatoes, now a major source of food worldwide, hadbeen brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 16
th
century.5
When you go through the customs, your luggage willbe checked by customer officer.6
They didn’t realize that their conversation was
recorded by someone.7
Several people involved in the scandal have beenarrested by the police officer.8
The biggest office in this city will be designed by awell-known architect.9
The painting will be exhibited by the team tomorrow.10
The window pane was broken by one of the studentshas not been repaired
a. Jika active voice dalam simple present tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah is, am atau are.
Active : He meets them everyday.
Passive : They are meet by him everyday.
b. Jika active voice dalam simple past tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah was atau were
Active : She watered this plant this morning
Passive : This plant was watered by her this morning
c. Jika active voice dalam present perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary has atau have, sehingga menjadi ‘has been’ atau ‘have been’
Active : She has watered this plant for 5 minutes.
Passive : This plant has been watered by her for 5 minutes.
d. Jika active voice dalam past perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary had, sehingga menjadi had been
Active : She had watered this plant for 5 minutes when I got here
Passive : This plant had been watered by her for 5 minutes when I got here
e. Jika active voice dalam simple future tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah be
Active : He will meet them tomorrow.
Passive : They will be met by him tomorrow.
f. Jika active voice dalam future perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary will have, sehingga menjadi ‘will have been’
Active : He will have met them before I get there tomorrow.
Passive : They will have been met by him before I get there tomorrow.
g. Jika active voice dalam past future perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary would have, sehingga menjadi ‘would have been’.
Active : He would have met them.
Passive : They would have been met by him.
h. Jika active voice dalam present continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah (is, am atau are) + being.
Active : He is meeting them now.
Passive : They are being met by him now.
i. Jika active voice dalam past continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah (was atau were) + being.
Contoh:
Active : He was meeting them.
Passive : They were being met by him.
j. Jika active voice dalam perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah (has/have) been + being.
Active : He has been meeting them.
Passive : They have been being met by him.
k. Jika active voice dalam past perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah had been + being.
Active : He had been meeting them.
Passive : They had been being met by him.
l. Jika active voice dalam future continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah will be + being.
Contoh:
Active : He will be meeting them.
Passive : They will be being met by him.
m. Jika active voice dalam past future continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah would be + being.
Contoh:
Active : He would be meeting them.
Passive : They would be being met by him.
n. Jika active voice dalam future perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah will have been + being.
Contoh:
Active : He will have been meeting them.
Passive : They will have been being met by him.
o. Jika active voice dalam past future perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah would have been + being.
Active : He would be meeting them.
Passive : They would be being met by him.
*Active Voice in Simple Present Tense
1. I make cakes every week.
2. He does not take the dog out twice a day.
3. Does he expect us to offer him the job ?
4. They do not make these artificial flowers of silk.
5. We use this room only on special occasions.
6. Does Mrs. Ida ask you to attend the meeting ?
7. Everyone do not respect him.
8. Does not The New Arts Gallery exhibit my paintings for the first time ?
9. The coach does not include me in this players list.
*Passive Voice in Simple present Tense
1. The cakes are made by me every week.
2. The dog is not taken out by him twice a day.
3. Are we expected to offer him the job by him ?
4. These artificial flowers of silk are not made by them.
5. This room is used by us only on special occasions.
6. Are you asked to attend the meeting by Mrs. ida ?
7. He is not respected by everyone.
8. Are not my paintings exhibited for the first time by New Arts Gallery ?
9. I am not included in this players list by the coach.