Presented by :

1. Toroi Saut J.S

(03101005091)

2. Josua Batubara

(03101005074)

3. Erwin Sipayung

(03091005077)

1. Active Voice
The active voice is the normal voice. This is the voice that we use most
of the time. You are probably already familiar with the active voice. In the active
voice, the object receives the action of the verbs.
2. Passive Voice
The passive voice is less usual. In the passive voice the subject receives
the action of the verbs. The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the
passive verb.
Example :
Active

Passive

Subject

Verb

Object

Adverb

Mrs. Eviliana

Helps

the students

In the classroom

Cats

Eat

Fish

In the garage

The students

Are helped

By Mrs. Eviliana

In the classroom

Fish

Are eaten

By cats

In the garage

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 in 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 thee fact that a mistake was made, but i do not blame
anyone (e.g you have made a mistake)

In the writing sentences in form of passive voice. We needed to know the general
form is :
Subject + fenite form of to be + past participle (3rd column of irreguler verbs)
Example : A letter was written
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following :
a.The object of the active sentence become the subject of the passive sentence

b.The fenite form of the verb is changed (to be+past participle)

c. The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence

Tense

Form

Subject

Verb

Object

Adverb

Simple Present

Active

Tia

Sings

a song

Every Tuesday

Passive

A song

Is sung

By Tia

Every Tuesday

Active

Tia

Is singing

A song

now

Passive

A song

Is being sung

By Tia

Now

Active

Rita

Has Written

A letter

3 weeks ago

Passive

A letter

Has been written

By Rita

3 weeks ago

Active

Rita

wrote

A letter

yesterday

Passive

A letter

Was written

By Rita

yesterday

Active

Tia

Was singing

A song

When i came

Passive

A song

Was being sung

By Tia

When i came

Active

Tia

Is going to sing

A song

tomorrow

Passive

A song

Is is going to be
sung

By Tia

tomorrow

Present
Continous

Present perfect

Simple Past

Past Continous

Simple future

Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive form means that one
of the two objects become the subject , the other one remains an objects.
Which object to tranform into a objects depends on what you want to put the
focus on.
Example :
Form

Subject

Verb

Object 1

Object 2

Active

Rita

Wrote

A letter

To me

Passive

A letter

Was written

To me

By Rita

Passive

Was Written

A Letter

By Rita