THE PASSIVE VOICE


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ACTIVE : (a) Budi Helped the boy.
PASSIVE : (b) The boy was helped by Budi.

  • Form of the passive : be + past participle
  • In the passive, the object of an active verb become the subject of the passive verb: The boy in (a) becomes the subject of the passive verb in (b).
  • And (b) have the same meaning.
  • Only transitive verbs (verbs that are followed by an object) are used in the passive. It is not possible to use verbs scuh as happen, sleep, come, and seem (intransitive verbs) in the passive.

ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Simpel present
Wati
Helps
Budi
Budi
Is helped
By wati
Present continuous

Is helping


Is being helped

Present perfect

Has helped


Has been helped

Simple past

Helped


Was helped

Past progressive

Was helping


Was being helping

Past perfect

Had helped


Had been helped

Simple future

Will helped


Will be helped

Be going to

Is going ti help


Is going to be helped

Future perfect

Will have helped


Will have been helped



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