Name : Gerald Pratama S.

Class : XI-MIPA-2

Passive Voice

1. Use of Passive

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.

Example: My bike was stolen.

In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did
it.

Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:

Example: A mistake was made.

In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made
a mistake.).

2. Form of Passive

Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)

Example: A letter was written.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence

the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)

the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

Examples of Passive Level 2

Tense Subject Verb Object

Simple Present Active: Rita writes a letter.

Passive:A letter is written by Rita.

Simple Past Active: Rita wrote a letter.

Passive:A letter was written by Rita.

Present Perfect Active: Rita has written a letter.

Passive:A letter has been written by Rita.

Future I Active: Rita will write a letter.

Passive:A letter will be written by Rita.

Hilfsverben Active: Rita can write a letter.

Passive:A letter can be written by Rita.

Examples of Passive Level 4

Tense Subject Verb Object

Present Progressive Active: Rita is writing a letter.

Passive:A letter is being written by Rita.

Past Progressive Active: Rita was writing a letter.

Passive:A letter was being written by Rita.

Past Perfect Active: Rita had written a letter.

Passive:A letter had been written by Rita.

Future II Active: Rita will have written a letter.

Passive:A letter will have been written by Rita.

Conditional I Active: Rita would write a letter.

Passive:A letter would be written by Rita.

Conditional II Active: Rita would have written a letter.

Passive:A letter would have been written by Rita.

 Exercise
1. A: I would like to book one VIP room for tomorrow, please!

B: I am so sorry Sir, The rooms . . . until the end of the week.

a. Have already booked fully

b. Has already booked fully

c. Booking it fully

d. To be booked fully

e. Is booked fully

2. George doesn’t want to clean the room. He doesn’t want to . . . .

a. Ordered

b. Be Ordered

c. Order

d. Ordering

e. Is ordering

3. A: Why can’t I find my script files on this laptop?

B: It already gone because the laptop . . . . yesterday.

a. Be fixed

b. Fixed

c. Was fixed

d. Are fixed

e. Were fixed
4. A: Why are you so hurry?

B: I have arrive there on time because I . . . by my fiends there.

a. Waited

b. To be waited

c. Am waiting

d. Am waited

e. Waits

5. A: The room is so dark. I think the lamps is broken.

B: You are right! The lamps . . . a long time ago.

a. Repairs

b. Repaired

c. To be repaired

d. Should have been repaired

e. Would have been repaired

6. A: Why does he panic?

B: He is panic because his name . . . by the principal.

a. is called

b. was called

c. are called

d. were called

e. to be called
7. The window . . . since three days ago.

a. Is cleaned

b. Has not been cleaned

c. Have not been cleaned

d. To be cleaned

e. Are cleaned

8. Do you know that the new rules about smoking . . . by government for the time being.

a. Are discussing

b. Are discussed

c. Is being discussed

d. It is discussed

e. Be discussed

9. He is still waiting . . . for job interview.

a. To be calling

b. Are being called

c. Is called

d. Called

e. To be called

10. The chair is not here anymore. It must have . . .

a. Have been taking away

c. Have taken away

d. Should have been taking away

e. Should have taken away