PASSIVE VOICE
Passive voice atau kalimat pasif merupakan kalimat dimana subjek pada kalimat tersebut menerima aksi bukan melakukan aksi.
Example (Contoh)
| Active | My parents plant some flowers (Pelaku aksi) |
| Passive | Some flowers are planted by my parents (Penerima aksi) |
Forming Passive Voice
| TENSE | PATTERNS | EXAMPLE |
| Present Simple | IS/AM/ARE + V3 | The painting is made by her. |
| Present Continuous | IS/AM/ARE + BEING + V3 | The book is being sent right now |
| Present perfect | HAVE/HAS + BEEN + V3 | The copyrights of the book have been sold |
| Past Simple | WAS/WARE + V3 | He was invited by Carla |
| Past Continuous | WAS/WARE + BEING + V3 | Their bikes were being washed while they were running in the park. |
| Past Perfect | HAD + BEEN + V3 | All the employees had been hired before the school started. |
| Simple Future | WILL/SHALL + BE + V3 | A contract will be signed by her |