PASSIVE VOICE

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ACTIVE Verb 1 My father drinks a glass of coffee (am,is,are) +Verb-ing My father is drinking a glass of coffee (have,has) + V3 My father has drunk a glass of coffee Verb 2 My father drank a glass of coffee (was,were) +Verb-ing My father was drinking a glass of coffee. had + V3 My father had drunk a glass of coffee Modals +V1 My father will drink a glass of coffee.
Exercises! Change into passive voice! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

PASSIVE (am,is,are) + V3 A glass of coffee is drunk by my father . (am,is,are)+being + V3 A glass of coffee is being drunk by my father. (have,has)+ been + V3 A glass of coffee has been drunk by my father. (was,were) + V3 A glass of coffee was drunk by my father. (was,were)+being + V3 A glass of coffee is being drunk by my father. had+ been + V3 A glass of coffee had been drunk by my father. Modals +be +V1 A glass of coffee will be drunk by my father.

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Andi opens the door. My mother is cooking soup in the kitchen. Dika has finished his assignments. Mahesa wrote a letter to his father. Adinsa was wathing a movie last night. My neighbor had left the house 6 years ago. Jhon should prepare the presentation now. Waitress and waiters serve customers.

By Yusuf Satriyono (yusufsatriyono.wordpress.com)