ACTIVE / PASSIVE VOICE EXPLANATION. Tugas 2 Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Berbantuan Komputer



Active voice

The active voice is a style of writing where the subject completes the action of the sentence.These examples show that the subject is  doing the verb's action.
Examples of Active Voice:
  • Lexi mows the lawn.
  • Corinne makes pancakes every Sunday.
In each of these sentences, the subject comes before the verb and object. The subject is “doing” the verb in the sentence. This is called the active voice.


One can change the normal word order of many active sentences (those with a direct object) so that the subject is no longer active, but is, instead, being acted upon by the verb - or passive.Note in these examples how the subject-verb relationship has changed.Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is passive), such sentences are said to be in the passive voice.
Examples of Passive Voice:
·         John painted the house last week.
Subject / verb / object
  • The house was painted last week.
    Subject / verb

Active and Passive Overview

Tense
Active
Passive
Simple Present
Once a week, Tom cleans the house.
Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom.
Present Continuous
Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.
Right now, the letter is being writtenby Sarah.
Simple Past
Sam repaired the car.
The car was repaired by Sam.
Past Continuous
The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.
The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
Present Perfect
Many tourists have visited that castle.
That castle has been visited by many tourists.
Present Perfect Continuous
Recently, John has been doing the work.
Recently, the work has been being done by John.
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 preparingthe 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
Someone will finish the work by 5:00 PM.
The work will be finished by 5:00 PM.
Simple Future
be going to
Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.
A beautiful dinner is going to be madeby Sally tonight.
Future Continuous
will
At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washing the dishes.
At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will be being washed by John.
Future Continuous
be going to
At 8:00 PM tonight, John is going to be washing the dishes.
At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are going to be being washed by John.
Future Perfect
will
They will have completed the project before the deadline.
The project will have been completedbefore the deadline.
Future Perfect
be going to
They are going to have completedthe project before the deadline.
The project is going to have been completed before the deadline.
Future Perfect Continuous
will
The famous artist will 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.
Future Perfect Continuous
be going to
The famous artist is going to have been painting the mural 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.
Used to
Jerry used to pay the bills.
The bills used to be paid by Jerry.
Would Always
My mother would always make the pies.
The pies would always be made by my mother.
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 makea beautiful dinner tonight.
I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be made by Sally tonight.



Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.

1. He teaches English. / English ................... by him.

taught
is taught
was taught

2. The child is eating bananas. / Bananas .................... by the child.

are eaten
are being eaten
have been eaten

3. She is writing a letter. / A letter ....................... by her.

is written
is being written
has been written

4. The master punished the servant. / The servant ......................... by the master.

is punished
was punished
has punished

5. He was writing a book. / A book ....................... by him.

was written
had written
was being written







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