- Active Voice
In the active voice, Something action is the subject
of the sentence and something that receives the action is the object. Most
sentences in English is an active sentence.
[Subject / Something action] + [Verb / verb] + [Object
/ Something accept measures]
For example:
The teacher (Subject) teachs (Verb) the students
(Object)
- Passive Voice
In the passive voice, something that receives the
action is the subject of the sentence and something action (optional, can be
written or not) written near the end of a sentence. We can use the passive form
if we think that something that receive merukanan actions that are more
important or should be emphasized to the listener. we can also use the passive
form if we do not know who is doing the action or if we do not want to mention
who is doing the action.
[Something that receives the action] + [be] + [past
participle (verb 3) of the verb] + [by] + [something actions]
For example:
The students (Subject) are (be) taught (verb3) by the
teacher.
Examples of active and passive sentences in all forms of tenses
Active
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Passive
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Simple Present
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Twice a month, Tony cleans the room.
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Twice a month, the room is cleaned by Tony.
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Present Continuous
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Right now, Sally is cleaning the floor.
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Right now, the floor is being cleaned by Sally.
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Simple Past
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Samadi repaired the radio.
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The radio was repaired by Samadi.
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Past Continuous
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The security was helping the customer when the thief came into the bank.
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The customer was being helped by the security when the thief came into
the bank.
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Present Perfect
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Many peoples have visited that cemetery.
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That cemetery has been visited by many peoples.
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Present Perfect Continuous
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Recently, Joshua has been doing the job.
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Recently, the job has been being done by Joshua.
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Past Perfect
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Gerry had repaired many computers before he received his license.
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Many computers had been repaired by Gerry before he received his license.
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Past Perfect Continuous
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The Chef had been preparing the dinners for three years before he moved
to Swiss.
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The dinners had been being prepared by the Chef for three years before he
moved to Swiss.
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Simple Futurewill
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Sam will finish the work by 7:00 PM.
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The work will be finished by 7:00 PM.
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Simple Futurebe going to
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Sally is going to make a dinner tonight.
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A dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
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Future Continuouswill
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At 9:00 PM tonight, Josh will be cleaning the desk.
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At 9:00 PM tonight, the desk will be being cleaned by Josh.
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Future Continuous be going to
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At 9:00 PM tonight, Josh going to be cleaning the desk.
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At 9:00 PM tonight, the desk are going to be being cleaned by Josh.
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Future Perfectwill
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Peoples will have completed the job before the deadline.
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The job will have been completed before the deadline.
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Future Perfectbe going to
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Peoples are going to have completed the job before the deadline.
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The job is going to have been completed before the deadline.
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Future Perfect Continuouswill
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Andi will have been painting the building for over six months by the time
it is finished.
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The building will have been being painted by Andi for over six months by
the time it is finished.
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Future Perfect Continuous be going to
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Andi is going to have been painting the building for over six months by
the time it is finished.
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The building is going to have been being painted by Andi for over six
months by the time it is finished.
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Used to
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Jeremy used to close the window.
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The window used to be closhed by Jeremy.
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Would Always
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My father would always make the telescope.
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The telescope would always be made by my father.
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Future in the Past Would
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You knew Nathan would finish the job by 4:00 PM.
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You knew the job would be finished by 4:00 PM.
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Future in the Past Was Going to
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We thought Sarah was going to make a dinner tonight.
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We thought a dinner was going to be made by Sarah tonight.
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