PASSIVE VOICE - LENGKAP, MUDAH TINGGAL BALIK AJA!!!

Summary

This lesson on passive voice in English explains the fundamental differences between active and passive sentences and provides clear guidelines for converting between the two. The instructor walks students through various tenses (Simple Present, Simple Past, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, and Future Tense) and how they affect the structure of passive sentences. With numerous examples and practical steps, students are taught to identify the subject, verb, and object in active sentences, and how to form passive ones. The session concludes with a recap of the rules and a strong emphasis on mastering tense-specific passive voice structures.

Takeaways

• 😀 Passive voice in English is explained by comparing it to the active and passive sentence structures in Indonesian.
• 😀 In Indonesian, active sentences use the prefix 'me' while passive sentences use 'di.' In English, passive voice is formed by changing the object to the subject position.
• 😀 The instructor explains the importance of identifying the subject, verb, and object in a sentence to determine the correct tense and form of passive voice.
• 😀 Simple Present Tense: The verb takes the form of the base verb + 's/es,' and passive construction uses 'is/are.'
• 😀 Simple Past Tense: The verb is in the past form (verb 2), and passive construction uses 'was/were.'
• 😀 Present Continuous Tense: The verb takes the '-ing' form, and passive voice uses 'is/are being' + verb 3.
• 😀 Present Perfect Tense: The verb uses 'have/has' + past participle, and passive voice uses 'have/has been' + past participle.
• 😀 Future Tense: The verb uses 'will,' and passive voice uses 'will be' + verb 3.
• 😀 To transform an active sentence into passive voice, the object moves to the subject position, and the verb changes to its past participle form (verb 3).
• 😀 The subject in an active sentence moves to the end of the passive sentence, usually introduced by 'by.'
• 😀 Examples demonstrate the process of converting sentences like 'My mother mixes ice' (active) into 'Ice is mixed by my mother' (passive) and others for each tense.

Q & A

What is passive voice in English?

Passive voice in English emphasizes the action or the object receiving the action rather than the subject performing the action. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in a passive sentence.

How is a sentence in the active voice transformed into the passive voice?

To transform an active sentence into a passive one, you move the object to the subject's position, change the verb to its passive form, and place the original subject after the verb with the word 'by.'

Can you provide an example of an active sentence converted to passive voice?

Sure! Active: 'She reads the book' → Passive: 'The book is read by her.'

What are the main components of a sentence in passive voice?

A passive sentence typically consists of the object, the verb 'to be' (such as is, am, are, was, were), the past participle of the main verb, and the subject (optional, after 'by').

How does the tense of a sentence affect its passive voice form?

The tense determines the form of the verb 'to be' in the passive sentence. For example, in present simple tense, 'is' or 'are' is used, while in past simple tense, 'was' or 'were' is used.

What is the structure for forming passive voice in the present simple tense?

In the present simple tense, the structure is: Object + is/am/are + past participle of the verb + (by + subject). Example: 'The book is read by him.'

How do you form passive voice in the past simple tense?

In the past simple tense, the structure is: Object + was/were + past participle of the verb + (by + subject). Example: 'The letter was written by her.'

What changes in the passive voice when the sentence is in present continuous tense?

In the present continuous tense, the structure is: Object + is/am/are + being + past participle of the verb + (by + subject). Example: 'The article is being written by Ryan.'

What is the passive voice structure for present perfect tense?

In the present perfect tense, the structure is: Object + have/has + been + past participle of the verb + (by + subject). Example: 'The task has been completed by them.'

How do you form passive voice in the future tense?

In the future tense, the structure is: Object + will + be + past participle of the verb + (by + subject). Example: 'The letter will be sent by him.'