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Active Sentences
Active Sentences indicates that the subject of the verb is acting Because the subject does or "acts upon" the verb in such sentences, the sentences are said to be in the active sentences.
Passive Sentences
In a passive sentence, the subject and object flip-flop. The subject becomes the passive recipient of the action.
Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is passive), such sentences are said to be in the passive sentences.
ILLUSTRATION
Here is an active verb in the present simple: Everybody
Subject
likes
Now lets change the sentence to the passive. When we make an active sentence passive, the object becomes subject. The film The Lion King is liked
Subject
by everybody.
Object
Present
Past
Future
Past Future
Perfect = ( S + Would/Should + Have + Been + V3 ) Perfect Continous = ( S + Would/Should +Have + Been + Being + V3 )
Simple present tense = ( S + Be1 (is, am, are) + V3 ) Example : Active : Once a week, Tom cleans the house Passive : Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom.
Present Perfect Tense = ( S + Have/Has + Been + V3 ) Example : Active : Many tourists have visited that castle. Passive : That castle has been visited by many tourists.
Simple Past Tense = ( S + Be2 (was, were) + V3 ) Example : Active Sam repaired the car. Passive :The car was repaired by Sam.
Past Perfect = ( S + Had + Been + V3 ) Example : Active : George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license. Passive : Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license.
Simple Future Tense = ( S + Will/Shall+ Be + V3 ) Example : Active : Someone will finish the work by 5:00 PM. Passive : The work will be finished by 5:00 PM.
Future Perfect Tense = ( S + Will/Shall + Have + Been + V3 ) Example : Active : They will have completed the project before the deadline. Passive : The project will have been completed before the deadline.
Simple future in the past tense = ( S + Would/Should + Be + V3 ) Example : Active : They will have completed the project before the deadline. Passive : The project will have been completed before the deadline.
The Differences
Active Passive
. .
Simple Future
WILL
Simple Future
BE GOING TO
Future Continuous
WILL
Future Continuous
BE GOING TO
Future Perfect
WILL
Future Perfect
BE GOING TO
They are going to have completed the project before the deadline.
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.
Jerry used to pay the bills. My mother would always make the pies.
The bills used to be paid by Jerry. The pies would always be made by my mother.
These examples show that the subject is doing the verb's action.
The dog jumped onto the boy.
The dog (subject) is doing the jumping (verb).
These examples show the subject being acted upon by the verb. The boy was jumped on by the dog.
o Boy (subject) was being jumped on (verb)
A book report will be given by Kristy to the class. oReport (subject) will be given (verb). My paper was eaten by the computer. oPaper (subject) was being eaten (verb).
Kalimat pasif atau yang biasa dikenal dengan Passive Voice atau Passive Sentence dan ada juga yang menyebutnya Passive Forms merupakan salah satu bentuk kalimat dalam Bahasa Inggris. Dalam definisi singkatnya Passive Voice berarti suatu bentuk kata kerja transitif dimana secara tata Bahasa Inggris subjek dari kalimat berpelaku sebagai pasien, yaitu yang menerima aksi dari sebuah pekerjaan. Kalimat Pasif umumnya kontras dengan Kalimat Aktif atau yang biasa dikenal dengan Active Voice, kalimat ini bermakna suatu bentuk kata kerja transitif dimana subjek dari kalimat berpelaku sebagai agen, yaitu yang melakukan aksi dari sebuah pekerjaan.