Subjek pada passive voice merupakan objek pada active voice dengan was
untuk subjek tunggal, sedangkan were
untuk subjek jamak. Adapun agent pada passive
voice merupakan subjek pada active
voice.
1. Simple Past Tense
Active Voice
|
Passive Voice
|
S +
verb-2 + direct object
|
S
(direct object) + was/were + past participle +/- by … (agent)
|
Contoh :
Active Voice
|
Passive Voice
|
Sunmark Press printed the
first book in 2005
|
The first book was
printed in 2005 by Sunmark Press.
|
Someone left the
letter when he was away from his desk
|
The letter was left when
he was away from his desk
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Tio ate sardines and rice for dinner
|
Sardines and rice were eaten for dinner by Tio
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2. Past Continuous Tense
Active
Voice
|
Passive
Voice
|
S + was/were + present
participle + direct object
|
S (direct object) +was/were + being +
past participle +/- by … (agent)
|
Contoh :
Active Voice
|
Passive Voice
|
My friend was baking bread when
I came
|
Bread were being baked when
I came
|
Some workers was
maintaining the toll road at this time yesterday
|
The toll road was being
maintained at this time yesterday.
|
She was cleaning the
kitchen floor while the children were playing in the living room
|
The kitchen floor was
being cleaned while the children were playing in the living room
|
3. Past Perfect Tense
Active
Voice
|
Passive
Voice
|
S + had + past participle + direct
object
|
S (direct object) + had + been + past
participle +/- by … (agent)
|
Contoh :
Active Voice
|
Passive Voice
|
They had used poison
gas in World War I
|
Poison gas had been used in
World War I
|
Sally had read two
hundred books before graduating from the college
|
Two hundred books had
been read by Sally before graduating from the college
|
He had helped you so
many times
|
You had been helped so
many times
|