Jumat, 18 November 2011

Passive Voice

In Indonesian, passive voice is used to say "Di....."
i.g : Surat itu ditulis oleh Lia tadi malam
      The letter was written by Lia last night

The clues of making Passive Voice are
BE + V3(past participle)

Simple Present

is, am, are

V3 (PAST PARTICIPLE)
Present Continuous

is, am, are
being
Simple Past

was, were

Past Continuous

was, were
being
Present perfect
has/have
been

Past perfect
had
been

Modals

be



Be
Subjects
Present
Past
I
am
was
You
are
were
We
are
were
They
are
were
He
is
was
She
is
was
It
is
was


Modals
Present
Past
can
could
may
might
must
had to
will
would
shall
should
have/has to
had to

Exercise:
Change the following sentences into passive ones!
1. Lina writes a letter today
2. The peasants planted corn's seeds yesterday
3. They will analyze the result of the test tomorrow
4. We have understood your problem
5. My brother is cooking fried rice right now

Answer:
1. A letter is written by Lina today
2.Corn's seeds were planted by the peasants yesterday
3. The result of the test will be analyzed (by them) tomorrow
4. Your problem has been understood (by us)
5. Fried rice is being cooked by my mother right now

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