1. The document discusses the passive voice, which forms sentences where the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. For example, "She reads a book" becomes "A book is read by her". 2. The passive voice is used when the active object is more important than the subject, or when the active subject is unknown. Certain verbs cannot be changed to the passive voice. 3. The document provides examples of forming the passive voice for various tenses, including present, past, and future. The passive voice focuses on the action rather than who or what is performing the action.

1. PASSIVE VOICE
By : Second group
1. Delsi Ayu
2. Dina Fitri R
3. Dwi Kurnia Sari
4. Krisnawati Hidayah
5. Lia Agustini
6. Pujiati
7. Zahirwan
Ministry of Education and Culture
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Chemistry Education Study Program

2. 2012
Passive Voice
The meaning of passive voice
Passive voice is a sentence that the object of active sentence becomes the subject
of the passive sentence.
Example : She reads a book
A book is read by she
‘she’ as a subject in active voice becomes an object in the passive voice.
Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the
following example shows:
Example : A mistake was made.
In this case, It focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but It do not blame
anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake).
Use of the Passive Voice
We use the passive when:
• we want to make the active object more important
• we do not know the active subject
subject verb Object
give importance to active object
(President Kennedy)
President
Kennedy
was killed
by Lee Harvey
Oswald.
active subject unknown My wallet has been ?

3. stolen.
Note that we always use by to introduce the passive object.
Construction of the Passive Voice
Only transitive verb (those that take object) can be transformed into passive
construction. Furthermore, active sentence containing certain verb cannot be transformed
into passive structure.
The structure of the passive voice is very simple:
subject + auxiliary verb (be) + V3 (past participle)
Look at these examples:
Subject
auxiliary verb (to
be)
V3 (past
participle)
Water Is drunk by everyone.
100 people Are employed by this company.
I Am paid in euro.
We Are not paid in dollars.
Are They paid in yen?
Active / Passive Overview
Active Passive
Simple Present
Tense
Once a week, Tom cleans the
house.
Once a week, the house is
cleaned by Tom.
Present Continuous
Tense
Right now, Sarah is writing
the letter.
Right now, the letter is being
written by Sarah.
Present Perfect Many tourists have visited That castle has been visited by

4. that castle. many tourists.
Present Perfect
Continuous Tense
Recently, John has been
doing the work.
Recently, the work has been
being done by John.
Simple Past
Tense
Sam repaired the car.
The car was repaired by
Sam.
Past Continuous
Tense
The salesman was helping
the customer when the thief
came into the store.
Past Perfect
George had repaired many
cars before he received his
mechanic's license.
Many cars had been repaired
by George before he received
his mechanic's license.
Past Perfect
Continuous
Chef Jones had been
preparing the restaurant's
fantastic dinners for two years
before he moved to Paris.
The restaurant's fantastic dinners
had been being prepared by
Chef Jones for two years before
he moved to Paris.
Simple Future
will
Simple Future
be going to
Someone will finish the work
by 5:00 PM.
Sally is going to make a
beautiful dinner tonight.
The work will be finished by
5:00 PM.
A beautiful dinner is going to be
made by Sally tonight.
Future Continuous
will
Future Continuous
be going to
At 8:00 PM tonight, John will
be washing the dishes.
At 8:00 PM tonight, John is
going to be washing the
dishes.
At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes
will be being washed by John.
At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes
are going to be being washed
by John
Future Perfect They will have completed the The project will have been

5. will
Future Perfect
be going to
project before the deadline.
They are going to have
completed the project before
the deadline.
completed before the deadline.
The project is going to have
been completed before the
deadline.
Future Perfect
Continuous
will
Future Perfect
Continuous
be going to
The famous artist will have
been painting the mural for
over six months by the time it
is finished.
The famous artist is going to
have been painting the mural
for over six months by the
time it is finished
The mural will have been being
painted by the famous artist for
over six months by the time it is
finished.
The mural is going to have
been being painted by the
famous artist for over six months
by the time it is finished
Future in the Past
Would
I knew John would finish the
work by 5:00 PM.
I knew the work would be
finished by 5:00 PM.
Future in the Past
Was Going to
I thought Sally was going to
make a beautiful dinner
tonight.
I thought a beautiful dinner was
going to be made by Sally
tonight.
A sentence cast in the passive voice will not always include an agent of the action.
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known,
however, who or what is performing the action.
PRESENT
1. Simple Present Tense
S + IS/AM/ARE + V 3
Example :
1. I am called by the teacher
2. Mimy is bitten by a little dog
3. The house is sold by the owner.
2. Present Continuous Tense

6. S + AM/IS/ARE + BEING + V 3
Example :
1. I am being called by the teacher
2. Mimy is being bitten by a little dog
3. The house is being sold by the owner.
3. Present Perfect Tense
S + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + V 3
Example :
1. I have been called by the teacher
2. Mimy has been bitten by a little dog
3. The house has been sold by the owner.
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
S + HAS/HAVE + BEEN + BEING + V 3
Example :
1. I have been being called by the teacher
2. Mimy has been being bitten by a little dog
3. The house has been being sold by the owner.
PAST
1. Simple Past Tense
S + WAS/WERE + V 3
Example :
1. We were called by the teacher
2. Mimy was bitten by a little dog
3. The house was sold by the owner.
2. Past Continuous Tense
S + WAS/WERE + BEING + V 3

7. Example :
1. We were being called by the teacher
2. Mimy was being bitten by a little dog
3. The house was being sold by the owner.
3. Past Perfect Tense
S + HAD + BEEN + V 3
Example :
1. I had been called by the teacher
2. Mimy had been bitten by a little dog
3. The house had been sold by the owner.
4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
S + HAD + BEEN + BEING + V 3
Example :
1. I had been being called by the teacher
2. Mimy had been being bitten by a little dog
3. The house had been being sold by the owner.
FUTURE
1. Simple Future Tense
S + WILL + BE + V 3
Example :
1. I will be called by the teacher
2. Mimy will be bitten by a little dog
3. The house will be sold by the owner.
2. Future Continuous Tense
S + WILL + BE + BEING + V 3
Example :

8. 1. I will be being called by the teacher
2. Mimy will be being bitten by a little dog
3. The house will be being sold by the owner.
3. Future Perfect Tense
S + WILL + HAVE + BEEN + V 3
Example :
1. I will have been called by the teacher
2. Mimy will have been bitten by a little dog
3. The house will have been sold by the owner.
4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
S + WILL + HAVE + BEEN +BEING + V 3
Example :
1. I will have been being called by the teacher
2. Mimy will have been being bitten by a little dog
3. The house will have been being sold by the owner.
Conclusion
 We use the passive voice to good effect in a paragraph in which we wish to shift
emphasis from what was the object in a first sentence to what becomes the
subject in subsequent sentences.
 The passive voice is especially helpful (and even regarded as mandatory) in
scientific or technical writing or lab reports, where the actor is not really
important but the process or principle being described is of ultimate importance.
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