PASSIVE VOICE

Diajukan Untuk Memenuhi Mata Kuliah Bahasa Inggris Yang

Diampu Oleh Niswatin Nurul Hidayati, S.S., M.A.

Oleh :

1. Tenia (22-0201-163)
2. Bima Lintang Ramadhan (22-0201-164)
3. A’an Yahdi Nanda (22-0201-165)
4. Aris Mawan Ramadhon (22-0201-166)

PROGRAM STUDI SISTEM INFORMASI

INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI DAN BISNIS TUBAN 2022

 TABLE OF CONTENS

Preface .........................................................................................................

Table of contens ..........................................................................................

A. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1. Background of Problem ....................................................................
2. Formulation Of Problems .................................................................
3. Purpose ..............................................................................................

B. CHAPTER II DISCUSSION
1. Definition of Passive Voice ..............................................................
2. Function of Passive Voice ................................................................
3. Pattern of Passive Voice in simple paste tense .................................
4. 16 tenses Passive Voice ....................................................................
5. Example of Passive Voice in simple paste tense ..............................

C. CHAPTER III CLOSING

I. Conclusion ........................................................................................
II. Suggest ..............................................................................................

BIBLIOGRAPHY
 PREFACE

Praise be to god almighty for the blessing of his grace, and that we
were given the opportunity to be able to complete a working paper entitled
” Passive Voice Simple Paste Tense” is properly and correctly, and on
time.
On this occasion we would like to thank profusely to all those who
have helped us in completing the writing of this paper, to Mrs. Niswatin
Nurul hidayati,S.S. M.A, Dosen Bahasa Inggris Institut Teknologi Dan
Bisnis Tuban, for his guidance to complete it and also to friends who have
contributed their ideas and motivation for writing this paper. This English
paper provides the reader about the Passive Voice Simple Paste Tense. The
writer realizes that this paper is far from perfect in the arrangement or in
the content of the paper. The writer hopes that the suggestions from the
reader can be a support to make her better in the next paper project.
Finally, the writer expects that it can be a medium for the reader to
deepen the knowledge about the passive voice simple past tense, its
application.

Tuban, 25 September 2022

Bima Lintang Ramadhan

The Writer
 A. CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1. Background of Problem

With master English well, then we will be able to communicate with

other nations in the world. In addition, we will be able to add insight and
knowledge we are for the progress of our nation and state, because we will
be able to read literature in English, listening to radio broadcasts abroad,
as well as watching films science others. Thus, in the end we can master
the knowledge-knowledge in all fields.

And passive voice is a one part of english grammar. Voice refers to

the characteristics of a verb that tells whether the subject of the verb is
performing the action of the verb (active voice) or whether the subject of
the verb is acted upon (passive voice). The subject in an active voice will
be the object or argent in passive voice. That is why only sentences with
transitive verb whose voice can be transformed into active or passive. So
with this papers we will explaint about passive voice simple past tense.

2. Formulation Of Problems

1. What is definition of passive voice ?

2. What is function of passive voice?
3. What is simple past Tense of passive voice ?
4. What example of passive voice simple past tense?

3. Purpose

1. For understand definition of passive voise

2. For understand about function of passive voice.
3. For understand about simple past tense of passive voice
4. For understand about example of passive voice simple past tense.
 B. CHAPTER II

DISCUSSION

1. Definition

Passive voice is a form of verb to performance that the subject is a

suffering sentence because work or action1. Passive voice is that form of
verb how that something is done to the person or thin denoted by the
subject. In passive voice the person not rather interesting to performs.2
There are two kinds of verbs, transitive and intransitive. the verbs that need
objects are called transitive3, while others are intransitive. It is only
transitive verbs are used passive4. In changing a sentence from the active
to the passive, the accusative becomes nominative, and the nominative is
put into the accusative after by.

The “passive voice” is a grammatical construction in which the

subject of a sentence or clause denotes the recipient of the action rather
than the performer. Active voice is a more regular used in life everyday
rather than passive voice. Passive voice is used because the object of active
voice is more important rather than the subject. Many language critics and
language-usage manuals discourage use of the passive voice. Because
character it, passive voice rare use in daily conversation and much can we
found In official document or scientific write. But knowledge about
passive voice still important to study TOEFL .Example:

– Active : We fertilize the plants every 3 months

– Passive : The plants is fertilized by us every 3 months

1
Silvester Goridus Sukur, Complete English Grammar For The Toefl Test (Yogyakarta : Indonesia
Cerdas 2007) H. 230
2
Panca Prastowo, Tebas Grammar Toefl Setuntas Tuntasnya (Jogjakarta : DIVA Press 2011), h. 49
3
Imam Baehaqi,A Handbook Of English Grammar (Yogyakarta :Media Ilmu 2009), h. 52.
4
Marta yuliani, yuniarti dwi arini ,Inti Sari Bahasa Inggris SD-SMP-SMA (klaten : PT IntanPariwara
2011) , h.183
According to the example above, we can see that:

• The object in active voice (the plants) become subject in passive

voice.5
• The subject in active voice (we) become object in passive voice.
And there is change from subject pronoun ‘we’ become object
pronoun ‘us’.
• Verb1 (fertilize) in active voice become verb3 (fertilized) in
passive voice.6
• Added tobe ‘is’ in front of verb3. Tobe that used depend on the
subject in passive voice and tenses that used.
• Added ‘by’ after verb3. but, if the object in passive voice assumed
unimportant or not known, so the object is usually not used and so
is ‘by’.7
• Special for progressive sentences (all continuous tenses) necessary
add ‘being’ in front of verb3, if not added “being”, the tenses will
change, not progressive/continuous anymore.

According to the six above, the pattern of passive voice is:

Subject + Tobe + Verb 3 (Past Participle) + by + Object

2. Function

The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that
experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the

5
Silvester Goridus Sukur, Complete English Grammar For The Toefl Test (Yogyakarta : Indonesia
Cerdas 2007) Hal230

6
Walidi,Tenses(Klaten: Pt Intan Sejati 2007) Hal43
7
Silvester Goridus Sukur, Complete English Grammar For The Toefl Test (Yogyakarta : Indonesia
Cerdas 2007) Hal230
action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the
subject of the sentence.

3. Pattern of Passive Voice in simple paste tense

• Simple Past Tense, use tobe: ‘was’ or ‘were’.

No Subject Tobe Verb III

1 I
2 You
Was
3 We
4 They called
5 He
6 She Were
7 It

Passive Voice in simple paste tense Formula :

Subject + was/were + Verb 3 (Past Participle)

4. 16 Tenses Passive Voice

1. Simple Present Tense
Aktif : S + do/does + V1
Pasif : S + to be (am, are, is) + V3 + by + O

Contoh:
Aktif : Toni speak Javanese
Pasif : Javanese is spoken by Toni
2. Present Continuous Tense
Aktif : S + to be (am, are, is) + V1-ing + O
Pasif : S + to be (am, are, is) + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : Rudi is speaking Sundanese
Pasif : Sundanese is being spoken by Rudi

3. Present Perfect Tense

Aktif : S + have/has + V3 + O
Pasif : S + have/has + been + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : Marni and Murni have spoken Acehnese
Pasif : Acehnese has been spoken by Marni and Murni

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + have/has + been + V1-ing + O
Pasif : S + have/has + been + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : Upin and Ipin have been speaking Malay
Pasif : Malay has been being spoken by Upin and Ipin

5. Simple Past Tense

Aktif : S + V2 + O
Pasif : S + to be (was, were) + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : Dodit spoke Chinese
Pasif : Chinese was spoken by Dodit

6. Past Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + to be (was, were) + V1-ing + O
Pasif : S + to be (was, were) + being + V3 + by + O
Contoh :
Aktif : Tono dan Tini were speaking English
Pasif : English was being spoken by Tono and Tini

7. Past Perfect Tense

Aktif : S + had not + V3 + O
Pasif : S + had + been + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : American had spoken English
Pasif : English had been spoken by American

8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + had + been + V1-ing + O
Pasif : S + had + been + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh:
Aktif : Edwin had been speaking Greece
Pasif : Greece had been being spoken by Edwin

9. Simple Future Tense

Aktif : S + will not + V1 + O
Pasif : S + will be + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : My Friends will speak English
Pasif : English will be spoken by My Friends

10. Future Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + will + be + V1-ing + O
Pasif : S + will + be + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : My Friends will be speaking English
Pasif : English will be being spoken by My Friends
11. Future Perfect Tense
Aktif : S + will + have + V3 + O
Pasif : S + will + have + been + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : Students will have spoken English
Pasif : English will have been spoken by students

12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + will + have + been + V1-ing + O
Pasif : S + will + have + been + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : My Classmates will have been speaking English
Pasif : English will have been being spoken by My Classmates

13. Simple Future Past Tense

Aktif : S + would + V1 + O
Pasif : S + would + be + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : My sister would speak Taiwanese
Pasif : English would be spoken by My Sister

14. Future Past Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + would + be + V1-ing + O
Pasif : S + would + be + being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : Dodi would be speaking English
Pasif : English would be being spoken by Dodi

15. Future Past Perfect Tense

Aktif : S + would + have + V3 + O
Pasif : S + would + have + been + V3 + by + O
 Contoh :
Aktif : My Brothers would have spoken English
Pasif : English would have been spoken by My Brothers

16. Future Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Aktif : S + would + have + been + V1-ing + O
Pasif : S + would + have + been +being + V3 + by + O

Contoh :
Aktif : My students would have been speaking English
Pasif : English would have been being spoken by My students

5. Example Passive Voice in simple paste tense

Active : He met them yesterday.

Passive : They were met by him yesterday.
Active : Juna studied English.
Passive : English was spoken by many people.
Passive : This plant was watered by her this morning
Active : Peter washed the car yesterday
Passive : The car was washed by peter yesterday
Active : My mother washed the plates last night
Passive : The plates were washed by mother last night
Active : He sent the letter yesterday
Passive : The letter was sent yesterday.
Active : We learned the reports yesterday
Passive : The reports were learned yesterday
Active : A thief broke the window last night
Passive : The window was broken by a thief last nigt
Active : Charles typed the report yesterday
Passive : The report were typed by Charles yesterday
 C. CHAPTER III

CONCLUSION

I. Conclusion

Passive voice is a form of verb to performance that the subject is a

suffering sentence because work or action. Passive voice is that form of
verb how that something is done to the person or thin denoted by the
subject. There are two kinds of verbs, transitive and intransitive. the verbs
that need objects are called transitive, while others are intransitive. It is
only transitive verbs are used passive. In changing a sentence from the
active to the passive, the accusative becomes nominative, and the
nominative is put into the accusative after by. Simple Past Tense, use tobe:
‘was’ or ‘were’. So , Formula Passive Voice in simple paste tense :

Subject + was/were + Verb 3 (Past Participle) + by + object

Ex : Active : Peter washed the car yesterday

Passive : The car was washed by peter yesterday

II. Suggest

As a student active and modern it is appropriate that we are able to

speak English correctly, with this paper is expected to be more friends
know and understand about passive and can apply it in everyday life
We are as the writer want to apology for the shortage of this paper.
We know that this paper is still far from perfect. So that we need the
suggest from the rider for the perfection of this paper. Thank you very
much for the reader.
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