PASSIVE VOICE

  • Active             : the subject does the action of verb. ( melakukan/ me ).
  • Passive          : the subject receives the action of the verb. ( menerima / di ).

The ways to change the active  to passive :

  1. Harus punya object.
  2. Be  +  Verb.3

@  Present          ( is, am , are ) 

@ Continuous   ( Be being ). 

@  Past                ( Was, Were ).

@  Future / be     ( can be, must be , will be, should be, etc ).

@  Perfect           ( Have been, Has been, Had been ).

Examples :

PRESENT

1. Simple Present Tense

Aktif      : Dewi buys a car.

Pasif: A car is bought by Dewi.

2. Present Continuous Tense

Aktif : Dewi is buying a house.

Pasif: A house is being bought by Dewi

3. Present Perfect Tense

Aktif : Dewi has bought a house.

Pasif: A house has been bought by Dewi

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : Dewi has been buying a house.

Pasif: A house has been being bought by Dewi

PAST

1. Simple Past Tense

Aktif : Dewi bought a car.

Pasif: A car was bought by Dewi.

2. Past Continuous Tense

Aktif : Dewi was buying a car.

Pasif: A car was being bought by Dewi.

3. Past Perfect Tense

Aktif : Dewi had bought a car.

Pasif: A car had been bought by Dewi.

4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : Dewi had been buying a car.

Pasif: A car had been being bought by Dewi.

3. FUTURE

1. Simple Future Tense

Aktif : Dewi will buy a car.

Pasif: A car will be bought by Dewi.

2. Future Continuous Tense

Aktif : Dewi will be buying a car.

Pasif: A car will be being bought by Dewi.

3. Future Perfect Tense

Aktif : Dewi will have bought a car.

Pasif: A car will have been bought by Dewi.

4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : Dewi will have been buying a car.

Pasif: A car will have been being bought by De

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